About the advisory board
The ACCC established the advisory board to support and inform the delivery of the National Anti-Scam Centre’s program of work.
The advisory board also enables partnerships and consultation across key industry sectors, consumer organisations, victim services and law enforcement.
In its first 6 months, the board meets once a month.
Membership
The ACCC Deputy Chair, Consumer is the chair of the advisory board.
The Minister responsible for the National Anti-Scam Centre, or their representative, attends advisory board meetings.
The advisory board has up to 12 members who are appointed by the chair. Up to 6 representatives are from relevant industry sectors, drawn from peak bodies and industry associations.
Members are:
- Anna Bligh, CEO, Australian Banking Association
- Andrew Williams, CEO, Australian Communications Consumer Action Network
- Scott Lee, Assistant Commissioner, Australian Federal Police
- Andy White, CEO, Australian Payments Network
- Simon Callaghan, CEO, Blockchain Australia
- Alan Kirkland, CEO, CHOICE representing Consumers’ Federation of Australia
- John Stanton, CEO, Communications Alliance
- Stephanie Tonkin, CEO, Consumer Action Law Centre
- Michael Lawrence, CEO, Customer Owned Banking Association
- Sunita Bose, Managing Director, Digital Industry Group Inc. (DIGI)
- Peter Gartlan, National Coordinator, Financial Counselling Australia
- David Lacey, Managing Director, IDCARE.
Role of the board in decision making
The board provides advice to the ACCC and regularly updates and briefs the responsible Minister on its work, progress and activity.
The ACCC takes advice from the advisory board into account when it makes decisions.
The ACCC isn’t bound by the board’s advice, and the board doesn’t have responsibility for decision making under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
Terms of reference
The advisory board is established and operates in line with the Terms of reference of the National Anti-Scam Centre advisory board ( PDF 463.79 KB ) .
Communiques from board meetings
Communique August 2023 - National Anti-Scam Centre advisory board ( PDF 122.14 KB )
Communique July 2023 - National Anti-Scam Centre advisory board ( PDF 233.93 KB )
See also
National Anti-Scam Centre brings together cross-sector leaders to stop scammers, media release 21 July 2023