Governance
The current governance arrangements date from the formal incorporation of the Royal Society of New South Wales by an Act of the New South Wales Parliament in 1881. (For the period from 1821 to 1881, see History.)
The Society is governed by a Council that is elected annually. The Council manages all the Society’s business in accordance with its Act, Rules and By-Laws.
The Council consists of the President, three Vice Presidents (one of whom is the immediate past-President), the Treasurer, the General Secretary (who is responsible for minute-taking and membership matters), the Editorial Secretary (who edits the Journal and Proceedings), the Librarian, the Webmaster, the chairperson or nominee of each of the branches, and up to ten Councillors. All Council members must be Members or Fellows of the Society.
The Executive Committee of Council, consisting of the President, the Vice Presidents, the Honorary Secretaries and the Honorary Treasurer, deals with any matters referred to it by Council and with matters that ought not be postponed until a meeting of the Council.
The Council appoints other committees from time to time to attend to specific matters. Committees may comprise both Council members and other Society members. The current committees are:
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The President chairs meetings of the Council and general meetings of the Society.
Office-Bearers 2017 - 2018
The current office-bearers of the Society are:
| Patron | His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (ret’d.), Governor of New South Wales |
| President | Em. Professor David Brynn Hibbert FRSN |
| Vice-Presidents | Dr Donald Hector AM FRSN (immediate past President) Em. Professor Ian Sloan AO FRSN Ms Judith Wheeldon AM FRSN |
| Hon. Secretary (General) | Dr Herma Buttner |
| Hon. Secretary (Editorial) | Em. Professor Robert Marks FRSN |
| Hon. Treasurer | Mr Richard Wilmott |
| Hon. Librarian | Dr Ragbir Bhathal |
| Hon. Webmaster | A/Prof Christopher Bertram FRSN |
| Councillors | Dr Erik Aslaksen FRSN Dr Mohammad Choucair Dr Desmond Griffin AM FRSN Mr John Hardie FRSN Professor Stephen Hill FRSN Em. Professor Heinrich Hora FRSN Professor James Kehoe FRSN Professor Bruce Milthorpe FRSN Hon. Professor Ian Wilkinson FRSN |
| Chair, Southern Highlands branch | Ms Anne Wood FRSN |
The Act of Incorporation, Rules and By-Laws are here: Rules and ByLaws (PDF)
The most recent annual report is here: Annual Report 2016 (PDF)
