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Contents<br />
Corporate governance<br />
The organisation<br />
<strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong>’<br />
organisation chart<br />
Corporate Management Group<br />
Environmental performance<br />
Risk management<br />
– Risk Management Attestation<br />
– Risk Management Plan<br />
– Critical Incident Planning Group<br />
Statements of compliance with<br />
government policy<br />
– Contributing to cultural diversity,<br />
youth and indigenous affairs<br />
– National Competition Policy<br />
– Victorian Industry Participation<br />
Policy Statement<br />
– Statement of availability<br />
of other information<br />
Legislation<br />
Legislative compliance<br />
Financial overview<br />
Comparison of financial results<br />
Consultancies<br />
Corporate Governance<br />
our<br />
organisation<br />
The <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> Board Victoria is a statutory authority established under<br />
the <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> Act 1991. The Board is responsible to the Minister for<br />
Environment and Climate Change for fulfilling its statutory requirements under the<br />
<strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> Act 1991 and the <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> Regulations 2004.<br />
These make provision for the care, protection, management and improvement of<br />
RBG Melbourne and RBG Cranbourne, the Herbarium and ARCUE. Patron of the<br />
<strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> is Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE. The responsible<br />
Ministers during the <strong>2010</strong>–11 reporting period were Gavin Jennings MLC, Minister<br />
for Environment and Climate Change for the period from 1 July <strong>2010</strong> to 1 Dece<strong>mb</strong>er<br />
<strong>2010</strong> and Ryan Smith MP, Minister for Environment and Climate Change for the<br />
period from 2 Dece<strong>mb</strong>er <strong>2010</strong> to 30 June <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
The Board comprises seven me<strong>mb</strong>ers, including a Chairman and a Deputy Chairman,<br />
who are appointed by the Governor-in-Council on the recommendation of the Minister.<br />
Appointed Board me<strong>mb</strong>ers have a diversity of knowledge and expertise in the fields<br />
of botany, horticulture, business management, public administration and nature<br />
conservation. The me<strong>mb</strong>ers are appointed for a term not exceeding four years,<br />
but are eligible for re-appointment. A quorum of the Board is four me<strong>mb</strong>ers.<br />
A me<strong>mb</strong>er of the Board who, either directly or indirectly, has a conflict of interest<br />
or duties, or a direct or pecuniary interest in any matter before the Board, must<br />
declare the nature of the interest or conflict at a meeting of the Board. The me<strong>mb</strong>er<br />
must not take any further part in the discussion or voting on the matter to which<br />
the declaration relates. The Board oversees the governance of the <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong><br />
<strong>Gardens</strong> and may delegate its functions and powers to a committee of the Board,<br />
the Director and Chief Executive, any of the Board’s me<strong>mb</strong>ers, or any of its<br />
employees. The Director and Chief Executive has responsibility for the day-to-day<br />
management and control of the <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong>.<br />
Board meetings are held at least nine times every year. The Director and Chief<br />
Executive attends every Board meeting and the Director, Corporate Resources is<br />
the Secretary to the Board. Directors attend at least one Board meeting each year to<br />
inform the Board of key issues and outputs relevant to their Division. This enhances<br />
the Board me<strong>mb</strong>ers’ knowledge of the <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> and its activities.<br />
The Board may also request external or independent advice on a particular matter.<br />
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE<br />
Patron of the <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong><br />
<strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> Board Victoria <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2010</strong>–11 page 5