• Contents
• Letter of transmittal
• User guide
• part 1: overview of the nba and the blood sector
• part 2: highlights of 2011–12
• NBA's Performance
  (PARTS 3,4, AND 5)
• part 3: performance: securing the supply of blood and blood products
• part 4: performance: improving the sector and its management of risk
• part 5: performance: supporting appropriate and safe use of blood and blood products
• part 6: Corporate management
• part 7: financial management and accountability
• part 8: appendices
  • A1 Blood sector stakeholders and governance
  • A2 The National Blood Agreement: objectives of governments
  • A3 NBA agency resource statement
  • A4 NBA Board Members
  • A5 Fresh blood components supplied under contract by the blood service 2011–12
  • A6 Plasma and recombinant products supplied under contract in 2011–12
  • A7 Units of red cells, platelets and IVIg issued per 1000 head of population by state and territory 2007–08 to 2011–12
  • A8 Responsibility and composition of governance committees
  • A9 Mandatory reporting
  • A10 Errata
  • A11 Glossary of terms and acronyms
  • A12 List of requirements

appendicies

APPENDIX 8. RESPONSIBILITY AND COMPOSITION OF GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES

Senior Executive Managers’ Committee

The Senior Executive Managers’ Committee is the NBA’s primary policy and process decision-making body and it supports the General Manager in matters relating to risk, compliance, stakeholder management, ethics and governance of the NBA. Members of the committee are the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer, deputy general managers, General Counsel and (until Dr Hogan’s resignation in January 2012) the NBA’s Principal Medical Officer.

The committee is responsible for:

• identifying, considering and agreeing on strategic directions for key emerging policy issues to ensure that the understanding, approach and communication on these issues are consistent
• maintaining an overview of the progress and development of the NBA and the environment in which it operates and translating this into NBA programs, projects and policies
• applying their collective experience and skills to the development of policies where more complex elements are involved—for example, where policies affect more than one program element—thus enhancing quality and commitment
• regularly considering key strategic planning, documentation and relationships.

The committee meets three times a month.

Executive Managers’ Committee

The Executive Managers’ Committee consists of all NBA officers at director level and above. It focuses on monitoring and improving performance and identifying and managing operational risks. It is also a forum in which major projects can be discussed and synergies and dependencies identified.

The committee is responsible for:

• identifying NBA performance issues that arise as a result of changes to processes, resourcing or other areas
• monitoring the effectiveness of performance measures and identifying improvements.

The committee meets once a month.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee advises the General Manager on strategies to enhance the organisation’s control framework, improve the objectivity and reliability of externally published financial information and comply with legislative requirements and obligations. Its membership is as follows:

• Ms Jennifer Morison (Chair)
• Mr Ken Barker
• Mr Mick Roche
• NBA Executive Member—currently vacant

Representatives from the ANAO and the NBA internal auditors also attend meetings as observers for most matters.

The Senior Executive Managers’ Committee considers the Audit Committee minutes and any findings from internal and other audits to confirm priorities and resourcing for any recommended changes or improvements.

Ms Jennifer Morison FCA, FCPA, FAIM—Chair, Audit Committee

Ms Jennifer Morison, the Chair of the Audit Committee, is a chartered accountant with 31 years of broad experience in the profession and in commerce. Her career has included audit, taxation, management consulting, corporate advisory work, and consulting to government. She is a leading consultant in the area of public sector financial management reform in Australia and is an independent member and chair of a number of Commonwealth and ACT government audit and risk committees. She was awarded the Centenary medal for services to the accounting profession in 2000.

Ms Morison was appointed Chair of the NBA’s Audit Committee in 2007, having been a member of the committee since 2004.