Membership

The Commission is an eleven member tripartite body. Each member is appointed by the Governor-General. Members other than the Chairman and Comcare’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) may appoint a deputy, subject to the Minister’s approval. A member, other than Comcare’s CEO, holds office on a part-time basis for a term, not longer than three years, specified in the instrument of appointment. Members are eligible for reappointment.

The Chairman of the Commission is Mr Les Taylor. Mr Taylor was a former  Chief Solicitor and General Counsel for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

The Commission has the following other members

• the CEO of Comcare Mr Martin Dolan

• two people nominated by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) (Ms Sue Powell, Industrial Officer, Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) and Mr Burt Blackburne, Divisional Assistant Secretary, Communications Electrical Plumbing Union (CPEU))

• a person who represents the licensees (Mr Graham Rawstron, formerly, Head of Personnel, Reserve Bank of Australia)

• a person who represents the Commonwealth and Commonwealth authorities (Ms Sandra Parker, Group Manager, Workplace Relations Policy Group, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations)

• a person who represents the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (Ms Flora Carapellucci, Assistant Secretary, National Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation Policy Branch, Office of the Australian Safety and Compensation Council) 

• a person who represents the interests of members and former members of the Defence Force (Lt Gen David Hurley AO DSC, Vice Chief of the Defence Force)

• a person who represents the interests of the Australian Capital Territory public sector employers (Mr Don McCallum)

• two persons with qualifications or experience relevant to the Commission's functions, or the exercise of its powers (Mr Steve Somogyi and Mr Craig Bosworth).

Comcare is required to give the SRC Commission secretariat and other assistance and resources as the Commission may reasonably require for the performance of its functions.