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    Anti-Cyberbullying Advisory Committee
    Act or instrument The Committee is established administratively with members appointed by letter from the Premier and Minister for Trade. Establishment of the Committee is in accordance with the Adjust our Settings – Acommunity approach to address cyberbullying among children and young people in Queensland Report, recommendation 2.
    Functions The role of the Committee is to provide advice to Queensland Government on implementation of recommendations from the Taskforce Report – Adjust our Settings, consider development of a high-level evaluation plan and advocate with their communities and organisations the importance of the recommendations in Adjust our Settings.
    Achievements Between its establishment in February 2019 and 30 June 2019, the Committee has conducted three meetings and provided advice to government agency representatives on a range of issues, including the Tackle Cyberbullying Grants Program, the education and awareness campaigns, evaluation of implementation and policies and processes in educational settings.
    Financial reporting The Committee's costs are contained within the department's financial statement.
    Remuneration
    Position Name Meetings/
    sessions attendance     		Approved annual, sessional or daily fee Approved sub- committee fees if applicable Actual fees received
    Chair Mr Peter Blake 3 Meeting fee: $390 N/A $854.10
    Member Ms Karyn Healy 3 Meeting fee: $300 N/A $328.50
    Member Ms Emily de la Pena 3 Meeting fee: $300 N/A $328.50
    Member Mr Brent Neale 3 Meeting fee: $300 N/A $0.00
    Member Ms Annika David 2 Meeting fee: $300 N/A $328.50
    Member Ms Elloise Waite 3 Meeting fee: $300 N/A $328.50
    Member Mr Mark Breckenridge 3 Meeting fee: $300 N/A $0.00
    No. scheduled meetings/sessions 3
    Total out of pocket expenses $69.91
    Domestic and Family Violence Implementation Council
    Act or instrument The Council is established administratively with members appointed by letter from the Premier and Minister for Trade. Establishment of the Council is in accordance with the Not Now, Not Ever report, recommendation 3.
    Functions The role of the Domestic and Family Violence Implementation Council is to act as an oversight and advocacy body for the implementation of recommendations of the Not Now, Not Ever report and the Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Strategy.
    Achievements Between its establishment on 1 December 2015 and 30 June 2019, the Council has conducted 21 full meetings, including visits to Mount Isa, Toowoomba, Logan, Cairns, Mackay and the Torres Strait, and engaged with stakeholders through a range of out-of-session meetings, events and other activities as part of its oversight and advocacy role.
    Financial reporting The Council's costs are contained within the department's financial statements.
    Remuneration
    Position Name Meetings/
    sessions attendance [*]    		 Approved annual, sessional or daily fee Approved sub- committee fees if applicable Actual fees received
    Chair Kay McGrath 4 $390 daily N/A $8775
    Deputy Chair Lance Hockridge 4 $300 daily N/A $0 [#]
    Member Annabel Taylor 3 $300 daily N/A $1425
    Member Darren Lockyer 0 $300 daily N/A $900
    Member Denise Kostowski 3 N/A N/A $0 [+]
    Member Edward Mosby 3 $300 daily N/A $2250
    Member Faiza el-Higzi 3 $300 daily N/A $2025
    Member Ian Leavers 2 $300 daily N/A $1650
    Member Janette Phelan (resigned 20 February 2019) 2 $300 daily N/A $1200
    Member Karni Liddell 4 $300 daily N/A $3750
    Member Karyn Walsh 3 $300 daily N/A $1950
    Member Kathleen Baird 3 $300 daily N/A $450
    Member Kathryn McMillan 1 $300 daily N/A $0 [^]
    Member Samantha Wild
    (commenced 7 May 2019)    		 1 $300 daily N/A $0 [^]
    Member Wendell Rosevear 3 $300 daily N/A $450
    Ex-officio member Judge Ray Rinaudo
    Chief Magistrate of Queensland     		3 N/A N/A $0 [+]
    Ex-officio member Department of the Premier and Cabinet 4 N/A N/A $0 [+]
    Ex-officio member Department of Justice and Attorney-General representative 4 N/A N/A $0 [+]
    Ex-officio member Queensland Police Service representative 4 N/A N/A $0 [+]
    Ex-officio member Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women representative 4 N/A N/A $0 [+]
    No. scheduled meetings/sessions Four full Council meetings:
    • 13-14 August 2018 (regional visit to Mackay)
    • 7 November 2018
    • 20 February 2019
    • 23 May 2019.
    Council members have participated in a range of other out-of-session events and meetings to engage with government agencies and key stakeholder groups regarding the progress of domestic and family violence reforms including:
    • meeting with health stakeholders – 5 July 2018
    • meeting with the University of Queensland – 12 July 2018
    • attended Queensland Male Champions of Change meeting – 8 August 2018
    • meeting with Department of Housing and Public Works – 13 September 2018
    • meeting with Queensland Police Service – 21 September 2018
    • meeting with Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships – 4 October 2018
    • visit to Charleville with Beyond the Broncos – 13–14 November 2018
    • meeting with Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors and Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women – 19 December 2018
    • Survivor Open Conversation – 3 May 2019
    • visit to Thursday Island and Cairns – 16–20 June 2019.
    Total out of pocket expenses $680.39

    [*] Meeting attendance refers to full Council meetings and does not include out-of-session activities. Amounts paid to individual members vary based on attendance at Council meetings, participation in additional stakeholder engagement meetings and activities, and entitlements to 'significant travel fee'. Fees for some activities conducted during the 2017–18 financial year were processed in the 2018–19 financial year.

    [#] Member waived remuneration fees.

    [+] Member is a public sector employee and is not entitled to remuneration fees.

    [^] Member did not claim remuneration fees during reporting period.

    Queensland Advisory Committee for the Commemoration of the Anzac Centenary (QACCAC)
    Title Description
    Act or instrument QACCAC was established administratively with members appointed by letter from the Premier and Minister for Trade.
    Functions The role of QACCAC was to oversee the program of activities for the Centenary of the First World War across Queensland and to ensure the contribution made by Queenslanders is recognised with appropriate honour and dignity. QACCAC provided advice to the Premier on how Queensland commemorated the Anzac Centenary between 2014 and 2019.
    Achievements Reviewed and made recommendations on key elements of Queensland's Anzac Centenary commemorative program, such as multimillion-dollar legacy projects and key commemorative events.
    Provided advice on applications for the Queensland Anzac Centenary community grants programs and sponsorship applications for numerous major commemorative events.
    Represented QACCAC and the Queensland Government at commemorative events, project launches and other events for community activities that received funding from Queensland's Anzac Centenary commemorative program.
    Financial reporting QACCAC costs are contained within the department's financial statement
    Remuneration
    QACCAC members are not remunerated, however they are eligible to claim out of pocket expenses for costs incurred while on official business.
    Position Name Meetings/
    sessions attendance     		Approved annual, sessional or daily fee Approved sub- committee fees if applicable Actual fees received
    Position Name Meetings/
    sessions attendance    		 Approved annual, sessional or daily fee Approved sub- committee fees if applicable Actual fees received
    Chair Captain Andrew Craig RAN Retd 2 $0 $0 $0
    Vice Chair Colonel Chris Austin 1 $0 $0 $0
    Member Colonel David Smith AM 1 $0 $0 $0
    Member Leanne Cameron 1 $0 $0 $0
    Member Major Ross Eastgate OAM 1 $0 $0 $0
    Member Tony Ferris 2 $0 $0 $0
    Member Alex Garlin 2 $0 $0 $0
    Member Turgut Manli 2 $0 $0 $0
    Member Dr Jim Thompson 1 $0 $0 $0
    Member Danny O'Kearney 2 $0 $0 $0
    Member Bradley Saunders 1 $0 $0 $0
    Member Jason Scanes 2 $0 $0 $0
    Member Andrew King 1 $0 $0 $0
    Member Major General Justin Ellwood DSC (until 4 December 2018) 0 $0 $0 $0
    Member Major General Paul McLachlan (From 5
    December 2018)    		 0 $0 $0 $0
    Member Vicki McDonald 1 $0 $0 $0
    Member Mark Jamieson 0 $0 $0 $0
    Ex Officio Member Deputy Director- General, Corporate and Government Services, Department of the Premier and Cabinet 2 $0 $0 $0
    Ex Officio Member Executive Director, Anzac Centenary Coordination Unit, Department of the Premier and Cabinet 2 $0 $0 $0
    No. scheduled meetings/sessions 2
    Total out of pocket expenses $2808.09 [*]

    [*] Increase in expenses primarily due to travel claims for QACCAC members to attend meetings and official DPC Anzac Centenary commemorative events representing QACCAC and for travel, parking, mileage and printing expenses.

    Queensland Independent Remuneration Tribunal
    Title Description
    Act or instrument Queensland Independent Remuneration Tribunal Act 2013
    Functions The role, functions and responsibilities of the Tribunal are to review remuneration in connection with Members and former Members of the Legislative Assembly, and to make determinations about remuneration (salary, allowances and entitlements). In performing its functions, the Tribunal must act independently, impartially and fairly. The Tribunal is required to provide determinations and written reasons for each determination to the Clerk of the Parliament for tabling in the Legislative Assembly.
    Achievements Achievements are outlined in the Tribunal's Annual Report.
    Financial reporting The Tribunal's costs are contained within the department's financial statements. The Tribunal also prepares its own Annual Report, which was provided to the Clerk of the Parliament and tabled in the Legislative Assembly on 15 July 2019.
    Remuneration
    Position Name Meetings/
    sessions attendance     		Approved annual, sessional or daily fee Approved sub- committee fees if applicable Actual fees received
    Chairperson Anne Tiernan 4 Meeting fee: $520 N/A $2080
    Member Karyn Walsh 4 Meeting fee: $400 N/A $1600
    Member Walter Tutt 4 Meeting fee: $400 N/A $1600
    No. scheduled meetings/sessions 4
    Total out of pocket expenses $9 [*]

    [*] The Secretariat advised this was for a member's parking.

    Queensland Plan Ambassadors Council
    Title Description
    Act or instrument Queensland Plan Act 2014
    Functions The Council fosters community engagement and shared responsibility for achieving the long-term vision and goals of the Queensland Plan. Ambassadors on the Council serve as champions of the Plan and encourage industry, business and community organisations and the general public to continue to strive towards its visions and goals.
    The Council has a number of key roles: to promote awareness and advocate for the implementation of the Plan, and to advise the Premier and Minister for Trade on matters relating to its implementation.
    Achievements Key achievements of the Council this year include:
    • helping to facilitate the community organisation, Queensland Water and Land Carers, to apply for funding for a network of 50 part-time Landcare Coordinators
    • meeting five times to discuss significant issues in regional communities, including mental health and well-being, suicide prevention, and response and recovery to natural disasters
    • contributing to the review of The Queensland Plan.
    Financial reporting The Council's costs are contained within the department's financial statements.
    Remuneration
    Position Name Meetings/
    sessions attendance     		Approved annual, sessional or daily fee Approved sub- committee fees if applicable Actual fees received
    Chairperson The Hon. Tony McGrady 5 N/A N/A N/A
    Deputy Chairperson Mark Henley 2 N/A N/A N/A
    Member Shelley Argent 5 N/A N/A N/A
    Member John Cole 4 N/A N/A N/A
    Member Daniel Gschwind 4 N/A N/A N/A
    Member Karen Tully 5 N/A N/A N/A
    Member Leon Yeatman 4 N/A N/A N/A
    Member Kate Tully 3 N/A N/A N/A
    Member Erin Faithful 2 N/A N/A N/A
    Member Allan Dale 5 N/A N/A N/A
    Member Taj Pabari 3 N/A N/A N/A
    Member Patsy-Ann Fox 1 N/A N/A N/A
    No. scheduled meetings/sessions 5
    Total out of pocket expenses $2919.50
    Screen Queensland Pty Ltd
    Title Description
    Act or instrument Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
    Functions The objects of Screen Queensland Pty Ltd are:
    • to increase the level of film and television production in Queensland
    • to develop and maintain a creative infrastructure in Queensland for the film and television production industry
    • to develop and maintain an active and vibrant screen culture in Queensland
    • to make funding available to members of the domestic and foreign film industry whether through loan, grant, rebate, financial assistance, investment, investment loan or any other form of funding.
    Achievements Key achievements for 2018–19 include:
    • funded 32 film and television screen productions and games, which will generate an estimated $262 million in direct Queensland Production Expenditure and more than 2600 employment opportunities for Queenslanders. This is the largest annual Queensland Production Expenditure return in Screen Queensland's history
    • the SQRL initiative - a partnership between Screen Queensland, Queensland Rugby League and local production house The Story Boxes to create a landmark documentary series made by an all-women crew and charting the female Queensland Maroons team as they seek Origin glory
    • SBS Shorts Initiative supporting three short-form factual series told by storytelling teams from underrepresented backgrounds focusing on subjects that reflect the diversity of Australian society and culture
    • Premium Drama Development Fund with Stan that has selected three projects for further development in its first year and given a fourth writer the opportunity to work with Stan to create new ideas, with Stan also committing to continue the initiative in 2019–20
    • the inaugural Adaptable program also saw a new partnership forged with the Queensland Writers Centre that connected 25 local authors and their books with 23 producers seeking new material in a curated market day that also included public talks and panels on screen adaptation.
    Financial reporting Screen Queensland is required to prepare annual financial reports in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001. These financial reports are tabled in the Legislative Assembly. The financial results of Screen Queensland are consolidated in the economic entity of the department.
    Remuneration
    Position Name Meetings/
    sessions attendance     		Approved annual, sessional or daily fee Approved sub- committee fees if applicable Actual fees received
    Chair Linda Lavarch 8 $5000 pa N/A $5000
    Director Patricia Heaton 8 $3000 pa $1000 pa $3342
    Director Paul Syvret 7 $3000 pa $500 pa $3333
    Director (from 01/09/18) Patricia Alner 5 $3000 pa $1000 pa $2825
    Director (from 01/09/18) Lynne Benzie 5 $3000 pa N/A $2500
    Director (from 01/09/18) Sally Robb 5 $3000 pa N/A $2500
    Director (from 01/09/18) Cathy Hunt 4 $3000 pa N/A $2500
    Director (from 01/09/18) Kylee Ratz 5 $3000 pa N/A $2500
    Director (from 01/09/18) Morgan Jaffit 4 $3000 pa N/A $2500
    Director (to 07/05/19) Chelsea Bond 3 $3000 pa $500 pa $2814
    Director (to 31/08/18) Catherine O'Sullivan 1 $3000 pa N/A $500
    Director (to 31/08/18) Michael Smellie 3 $3000 pa N/A $500
    Director (to 31/08/18) Takeshi Takada 3 $3000 pa N/A $500
    No. scheduled meetings/sessions 8
    Total out of pocket expenses $6047

     

     

     

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    Last updated:
    1 October, 2019
    Last reviewed:
    1 October, 2019