The Board of Advice

A Board comprising individuals from the public, community and business sectors provides advice to the Trustee, and monitors and reports on the performance of the Trust.

Membership on the Board is voluntary. At any one time, board members must number more than five and less than nine.

The Board of Advice is charged with:

• monitoring the quantity and type of assistance provided to clients;

• analysing client outcomes and considering requests for assistance outside the funding guidelines;

• advising policy and funding guidelines to enhance the Trust’s scope and delivery mechanisms; and

• coordinating strategic planning, fund-raising and marketing activities to raise the Trust’s profile and reach.

Appropriate reporting and accountability mechanisms will ensure that funding is expended effectively and equitably for maximum benefit.

Board members are recommended by the Minister for Housing and formally appointed by the Trustee for a term of three years.

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Members are appointed based on specific expertise, as well as complementary skills in strengthening stakeholder relations and committee participation. Board members are selected based on:

• a strong commitment to the objectives of social housing and the needs of homeless people;

• demonstrated experience in working on committees that comprise diverse and broad-ranging interests;

• social consciousness, compassion, and a community service ethos; and

• experience in corporate governance and financial management.