Role of a director

Livestock Health and Pest Authority directors work together to safeguard agriculture in NSW by:

setting and monitoring the strategic direction of the authority
building relationships with ratepayers and other key stakeholder groups
reviewing and challenging the performance of management
ensuring the financial sustainability of the authority
maintaining sound policies for risk management and regulatory compliance.

The board of directors of a Livestock Health and Pest Authority meet on a monthly basis and directors also have the opportunity to be involved in sub committees of the authority as well as regional groups that consider issues across authority boundaries.

Directors have certain obligations that are outlined under s 57B of the Rural Lands Protection Act 1998. These obligations include to act honestly, act for a proper purpose, not use their position for personal advantage, and not use their position to the detriment of their authority. Importantly, a director must act in the interests of their authority when exercising their functions.