Response to Senate Order 15: Departmental and agency appointments and vacancies - October 2025

October 2025 portfolio response to the Senate Orders for departmental and agency appointments and vacancies.

Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio1

Amended on 22 October 20252

Appointments

Australian Bravery Decorations Council

NamePositionTermRemunerationState/Territory
Mr Peter Malley APMMember23/06/2025-22/06/2027-NT

Council for the Order of Australia

NamePositionTermRemunerationState/Territory
Ms Teresa Hart PSMMember11/05/2025-10/05/2027$13,210 per annumNT
Dr Craig EmersonMember12/08/2025-11/08/2027$13,210 per annumNSW

National Emergency Medal Committee

NamePositionTermRemunerationState/Territory
Mr Brendan Moon AMMember18/08/2025-17/08/2028-ACT
Ms Justine Saunders APMMember7/04/2025-6/04/2028-ACT

National Australia Day Council Limited (Board)

NamePositionTermRemunerationState/Territory
Dr Stepan Kerkyasharian AODeputy Chair1/04/2025-31/03/2027$464 per diemNSW
Ms Anna Meares OAMDirector/Non-Executive Director1/04/2025-31/03/2029$464 per diemQLD

Vacancies

Commonwealth BodyChairpersonDeputy ChairpersonDirector / Non-Executive DirectorCEO / Executive Director / Managing DirectorOther
Australian Bravery Decorations Council00002
Council for the Order of Australia00002
National Australia Day Council Limited (Board)00200

Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio

Office for Women, Workplace Gender Equality Agency, Australian Government Consulting and Australian Public Service Commission

Appointments

Nil

Vacancies

Nil

  1. Excluding the Office for Women, Workplace Gender Equality Agency, Australian Government Consulting, Australian Public Service Commission, National Indigenous Australians Agency, and Indigenous Portfolio Agencies. ↩
  2. The Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General has identified errors in the information they had previously provided relating to the new remuneration arrangements for members of the Council for the Order of Australia. ↩