Badminton Australia Committees and Working Groups

Governance Committees Reporting to the Board

Name

Description

Who’s involved 

Board of Directors

Establish & monitor 
controls & strategic direction of the organisation.

President – Andrew Greenway, Geraldine Brown, Julie McDonald, Rayoni Nelson, Sophia Varelas. In attendance: CEO – Tjitte Weistra.

Finance and Risk Committee

To make recomendations to the BoardTo oversee the controls & finances of the organisation

Chair – Julie McDonald, Andrew Greenway, Geraldine Brown, External Member – Michael Franks. In attendance: CEO – Tjitte Weistra, Finance Co-ordinator – Anita Barbuto

Governance Committee

Make Recommendations to the Board on Governance Matters

Chair – Rayoni Nelson, Sophia Varelas, CEO – Tjitte Weistra, External Support – Luke Van Kempen.

Board Nominations Committee

To vet potential members and make recommendations to the voting members in line with Sport Australia Governance Standards.

External Chair – Luke Van Kempen, Rayoni Nelson, Sophia Varelas. In attendance – CEO Tjitte Weistra

High Performance Strategy Committee

Make Recommendations to the Board on matters relating to High Performance

Chair – Andrew Greenway, Geraldline Brown, CEO – Tjitte Weistra, others also join meetings as required ie – National Head Coach, AIS personnel etc.

Australian Badminton Open Oversight Committee

Make Recomendations to the Board and provide oversight of the finances of the Australian Badminton Open

Chair – Andrew Greenway, Julie McDonald, CEO – Tjitte Weistra

Operational Committees Reporting to the CEO

BATOC Committee

To make decisions relating to Court Officials where a delegations applies and make recommendations to the CEO

Chair – Sandra David, Peter Cocker, Tristan Clow, Kelly Hoare, Robert Brockman, In attendance Participation Manager – Claire Firth

Falcons Selection Committee

To select players to the Falcons program, squads and Teams.

Chair – CEO and 3-4 other through expressions of interest. New nominations will be sort and appointed in 2023.

Para Falcons Selection Committee

To select players to the Para Falcons program, squads and Teams.

Chair – CEO, National Para Head Coach – Ian Bridge, 3 others through an EOI and recommended by the CEO – Eugenia Tanaka, Stephen Hadlow, CEO Nominee – Duke Trench – Thiedeman

Australian Badminton Open Organising Committee

To co-ordinate the running of the Australian Badminton Open

CEO – Tjitte Weistra, ABO Director – Loke Poh Wong, Event Manager – Peter Roberts, one representative of Badminton NSW, other participants as required

Event Organising Committee for each national event

To co-ordinate the running of each Nationa Event

Chair – Event Manager Peter Roberts, One representative of the state where the event is held, one-two representative of the venue/club where the event is held, others participants as required

Disciplinary Committee

To hear Disciplinary Matters in line with Badminton Australia / Sport Integrity Australia Framework

Convened by the CEO as required in line with Badminton Australia / Sport Integrity Australia Integrity Framework

Selection Appeals Committee

To hear Appeals regarding selection matters in line with the Selection Policy

3 people convened by the CEO in line with the Selection Policy 

Other Committees and Working Groups may be established on an as needs basis as determined by the CEO or the Board.