Advisory Council membership
Composition
The Archives Act 1983 provides for a Council consisting of:
- a Senator chosen by the Senate;
- a member of the House of Representatives chosen by the House of Representatives; and
- eleven other members appointed by the Minister for the Arts and Sport.
Membership during the year
Mr Paul Santamaria, SC (Chairman) |
Ms Barbara Belcher |
Professor Graeme Davison |
Senator the Hon. John Faulkner |
Mr Peter Grant |
Mr Ian Hancock |
Mr Patrick Morgan |
Mr Robert Piper, AO |
Ms Nina Riemer |
Mr Tony Rutherford |
The Hon. Alex Somlyay, MP |
Dr Jane Wilson |
![]() The National Archives of Australia Advisory Council meeting, May 2005. From left to right: (back row) Mr Patrick Morgan, Mr Peter Grant, Mr Tony Rutherford, Senator the Hon. John Faulkner, The Hon. Alex Somlyay, MP, (front rows) Mr Ross Gibbs, PSM, Ms Barbara Belcher, Professor Graeme Davison, Ms Nina Riemer, Mr Robert Piper, AO, Mr Paul Santamaria, SC (Chairman), Dr Jane Wilson, Ms Belinda Hogarth-Boyd (Executive Officer). Mr Ian Hancock is absent. |

