Australian Statistics Advisory Council



Membership

The Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975 provides that the Australian Statistics Advisory Council shall consist of a part-time Chair, the Australian Statistician (ex officio), and between ten and twenty-two part-time members, including one nominee from each State Premier or territory Chief Minister. The Chair and members are appointed by the responsible Minister for periods of five years and up to three years respectively, and are eligible for reappointment.

The Chair of ASAC is Geoff Allen AM, Director of The Allen Consulting Group. Mr Allen commenced his term on 1 March 2007.

All state and territory governments are represented on ASAC. The other Council members are chosen to represent a broad cross-section of perspectives, covering government, business, academic and community interests.

Membership as at October 2011
Mr Geoff Allen AM, The Allen Consulting Group (Chair)
Mr Brian Pink, Australian Statistician (ex officio)
Ms Glenys Beauchamp, Australian Government Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government
Ms Pam Davoren, Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister's Department
Mr Clem Doherty, Like Minded Individuals Pty Ltd
Ms Elaine Henry OAM
Professor Graeme Hugo, University of Adelaide
Dr James Moody, CSIRO
Mr Tony Stubbin, Northern Territory Treasury
Ms Louise Sylvan, Australian National Preventative Health Agency
Mr Peter Verwer, Property Council of Australia
Mr Peter Horn, New South Wales Treasury
Mr Michael Taylor, Gardiner Foundation
Mr Peter Yu, Chair, Nyamba Buru Yawuru Ltd
Ms Serena Wilson, Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Dr David Gruen, Australian Treasury
Dr David Johnson, Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance
Mr Saul Eslake, The Grattan Institute
Dr Gary Ward, Queensland Government Statistician Office of Economic & Statistical Research, Queensland Treasury
Mr Chris McGowan, South Australian Department of Premier and Cabinet
Mr Matt Cowgill, Australian Council of Trade Unions
Mr Michael Court, Western Australia Department of Treasury and Finance
Ms Alison Watt, Tasmanian Department of Treasury and Finance