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
- Dr Marie-Louise Ayres FAHA
To contact the Director-General email: directorgeneral@nla.gov.au
Members
- Mr Douglas Snedden AO
- Ms Alice Wong
- Dr Shane Simpson AM
- Ms Rosalie Rotolo-Hassan
- Dr Bennie Ng
- Mr Richard Price
- Former Senator Linda White (until her death in February 2024)
- Mr James Stevens MP
Secretariat
To contact the Library's Council secretariat, the Governance team: governance@nla.gov.au