About AMIC
Constitution, Board and Councils
Constitution
The Australian Meat Industry Council is an industrial organisation formed under the federal Workplace Relations Act 1996. It is required to operate under an approved Constitution, which amongst other matters includes provision for a Board and various Councils.
The Constitution and Rules, as adopted at 2 August 2007, are available for viewing and download .
Board
Under the Constitution and Rules, the Australian Meat Industry Council operates under and is governed by a Board. The National Industry Councils directly elect members to the Board thereby providing a close functional relationship between the operations of the Industry Councils and the management.
The Board has representation from the Retail, Processing and Smallgoods Industry Groups in the following numbers:
- Retail: 4 members
- Processors: 4 members
- Smallgoods: 2 members
The position of Chairman requires that a further representative be appointed from the same Industry Group.
For the years 2011 - 2015, the elected Board is as below:
| Member |
Industry Sector Represented |
Office Bearers |
| Frank Herd |
Processors |
Board Chairman |
| Brad Thomason |
Smallgoods |
Board Deputy Chairman |
| Robert Constable |
Retail |
Board National Treasurer |
| Gary Burridge |
Processors |
Export Chair/APC Chair
|
| Brian James |
Processors |
Chairman ELSGC
|
| Raymond Kelso |
Retail |
Retail Chairman |
| Franz P Knoll |
Smallgoods |
Smallgoods Chairman |
| Greg Maconachie |
Retail |
|
| James Ralph |
Processors |
|
| Kerry Melrose |
Retail |
|
| Terry Nolan |
Processors |
|
Industry Councils
AMIC operates through member elected Industry Councils:
- Retail and General Industry Council
- Meat Processors Council
- Export Meatworks (Beef) Processor Council
- Export Lamb, Sheep and Goat Council
Each of the above has Divisional (state) and National Industry Councils. In addition there are:
- National Smallgoods Council
-
Australian Processor Council
Each member of AMIC is assigned to an Industry Group which elects an Industry Council from its membership. Elections take place every four years and all financial members are eligible to be nominated for, or participate in, elections.
There is no Pork Processing Council at either Divisional or National level. However, every four years all the financial Pork Processor Industry Group members shall directly elect one member to the Australian Processor Council.
The structural layout of the Board and Councils is as below:
Details of Councillors are set out within each Industry Group. Click on a heading below to view the Industry Group Councils.
Retail Industry Group Council
Processor and Export Industry Group Council
Smallgoods Industry Group Council