State Records Board

The key functions of the Board are to determine State Records' policies and strategic plans and to grant approvals for issuing records management standards and for authorising the disposal of State records.

Section 69 of the State Records Act 1998 provides for a nine-member Board of whom:

• four are to be persons nominated by the Minister who administers the State Records Act, to represent: State law enforcement agencies; local government; the private sector; and the history profession
• two are to be nominated by the Minister who administers the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002, to represent departments
• one is to be nominated by the Minister who administers the State Owned Corporations Act 1989, to represent State owned corporations
• one is to be a member or officer of either House of Parliament nominated jointly by the President of the Legislative Council and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, and
• one is to be a judge of a court of the State nominated by the Chief Justice of New South Wales.

One of the members is to be appointed Chairperson of the Board and the members of the Board elect a Deputy Chairperson. Appointment is for a term of up to three years and members may hold office for no more than two consecutive terms.

Current Board Members

Professor Lucy Taksa, PhD

Professor and Head of the Department of Business at Macquarie University
Chairperson
Nominated by Minister administering State Records Act to represent history profession.

Mr Stephen Davies, BA, Dip. Ed. , Dip. T&CP, Dip. Cons. Studies

Director, Urbis
Nominated by Minister administering State Records Act to represent private sector.

The Hon Donald Harwin MLC

Nominated jointly by the President of the Legislative Council and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

Mr John O'Hearn, BComm, FCPA, GAICD

General Manager, Strategy and Communication, Hunter Water Corporation
Nominated by the Minister who administers the State Owned Corporations Act 1989 to represent State owned corporations.

Ms Zoe De Saram

Director Climate Change, Air and Noise
Department of the Environment and Climate Change
Nominated by Minister who administers the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002, to represent Departments

The Hon Justice Henric Nicholas

Nominated by the Chief Justice of New South Wales.

Ms Robyn Foster

General Manager, Internal Customer Services, NSW Police Force
Nominated by the Minister administering the State Records Act to represent State law enforcement agencies.

Ms Karen McKeown

Councillor, Penrith City Council
Nominated by Minister who administers the State Records Act to represent local government.

Mr Graeme Head

Director General, Department of Services, Technology and Administration