Dear Biathlon Australia Family,
The BA AGM will be held electronically on Tuesday 28 October 2025 at 6pm (AEDT).
In accordance with clause 13.5 of the Biathlon Australia (BA) Constitution (Constitution), the BA Company Secretary or Executive Officer must give notice to members calling for nomination of candidates for election as Board members. These nominations must be received no later than 28 days prior to the AGM.
At the 2025 AGM three (3) of the Directors elected under clause 13.1 of the Constitution will retire. Any Member, Director or Committee may nominate a person to fill a vacancy in an Elected Director position that is to be the subject of an election at the next AGM. The nomination form and Director candidate experience and qualifications template are attached to this call for nominations.
Nomination for positions as Elected Directors for a period of two years from the 2025 AGM
Three Elected Director positions under clause 13.1 of the Constitution will become vacant at the 2025 AGM. The three independent Directors who are required to retire but who may stand for re-election are set out below. All three will be standing for re-election at the 2025 AGM.
Kate Allman - (Independent female NSW) - will be standing for re-election at the 2025 AGM.
Libby Maynard (Independent female VIC) - will be standing for re-election at the 2025 AGM.
Katerina Paul – (Independent female VIC) - will be standing for re-election at the 2025 AGM.
All Voting Members who are Australian citizens and do not reside overseas are eligible for election.
A nomination for election of Director at the 2025 AGM must be:
- in writing and on the nomination form attached
- be signed by the proposer and nominee
- delivered to the Executive Officer at least 28 days prior to the AGM
- accompanied by a completed Director candidate experience and qualifications profile
- accompanied by a high resolution headshot photograph in JPEG or PNG format no larger than 5MB
This completed form, completed Director candidate experience and qualifications profile and photograph must be received by the BA Executive Officer at executiveofficer@biathlonaustralia.com.au by 6.00pm (AEDT) Tuesday 30 September 2024.
Under clause 13.3(f) of the Constitution, the Directors and Nominations Committee must use reasonable endeavours to ensure:
(i) no one gender constitutes more than 50% of the total number of Directors; and
(ii) no more than 60% of the total number of Directors shall reside in the same State; and
(iii) that no Director co-habits with or is related to another Director;
(iv) no more than 45% of the Directors are related to or co-habiting with an athlete or coach in Biathlon and who represents the Company at any of the following IBU recognised events: Youth Winter Olympic Games, Olympic Winter Games, Paralympic Winter Games, IBU World Championships, IBU World Cup, IBU Cup, IBU Open or Junior Open European Championships, IBU Junior Cup, IBU Youth and Junior World Championships or IBU endorsed Regional Cup; and
(v) Director’s conflicts of interest are declared and a declared interest register placed on the Company’s website, enforced and independently audited.
The Board currently comprises 4 female and 4 male Directors. State representation is VIC (3) NSW (4) ACT (1)
In line with the Australian Sports Commission’s board skills matrix Nominees are expected to demonstrate a level of competency / experience in the core skills listed below:
- Business administration
- Board governance
- Leadership
- Strategic planning
- Stakeholder engagement
- Sport knowledge
As required by the clause 13.4 of the BA Constitution, the 2025 Nominations Committee will work closely with the Board to co-ordinate and provide candidate information on relevant Board skills, and to enable members to make informed selection decisions.
Note: Words capitalised in this document possess the same meaning as is defined in the Constitution.
Nomination Form
Director Candidate Experience and Qualifications template
Brett Jones (Company Secretary)
Robyn McEvoy (Executive Officer)
