The National Library Act (1960) provides that a Council shall conduct the affairs of the Library. The Council consists of 12 members including the Director-General, one senator elected by the Senate and one member of the House of Representatives elected by that House. Specific issues being addressed by Council and its advisory committees are documented in the Library's Annual Report.

Chair

Deputy Chair

Director-General and Executive Member

Members

Secretariat

To contact the Library's Council secretariat, the Governance team: governance@nla.gov.au

The National Library of Australia acknowledges Australia’s First Nations Peoples – the First Australians – as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and gives respect to the Elders – past and present – and through them to all Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Cultural Notification

Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this website contains a range of material which may be considered culturally sensitive including the records of people who have passed away.

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