Advisory board for the Anti-Scam Centre

About the advisory board

The ACCC established the advisory board to support and inform the delivery of the National Anti-Scam Centre’s program of work.

The advisory board also enables partnerships and consultation across key industry sectors, consumer organisations, victim services and law enforcement.

In its first 6 months, the board meets once a month.

Membership

The ACCC Deputy Chair, Consumer is the chair of the advisory board.

The Minister responsible for the National Anti-Scam Centre, or their representative, attends advisory board meetings.

The advisory board has up to 12 members who are appointed by the chair. Up to 6 representatives are from relevant industry sectors, drawn from peak bodies and industry associations.

Members are:

Anna Bligh, CEO, Australian Banking Association
Andrew Williams, CEO, Australian Communications Consumer Action Network
Chris Goldsmid, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Australian Federal Police
Andy White, CEO, Australian Payments Network
Simon Callaghan, CEO, Blockchain Australia
Rosie Thomas, Director of Campaigns and Communications, CHOICE representing Consumers' Federation of Australia
John Stanton, CEO, Communications Alliance
Stephanie Tonkin, CEO, Consumer Action Law Centre
Michael Lawrence, CEO, Customer Owned Banking Association
Sunita Bose, Managing Director, Digital Industry Group Inc. (DIGI)
Peter Gartlan, National Coordinator, Financial Counselling Australia
David Lacey, Managing Director, IDCARE.

Role of the board in decision making

The board provides advice to the ACCC and regularly updates and briefs the responsible Minister on its work, progress and activity.

The ACCC takes advice from the advisory board into account when it makes decisions.

The ACCC isn’t bound by the board’s advice, and the board doesn’t have responsibility for decision making under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.