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Nominate for the State Records Council

25 August 2025
Nominations are now open for a local government representative on the State Records Council for a period up to three years.

The current LGA nominee on the State Records Council is Ms Deborah Horton, City of Prospect. Ms Horton’s term expires on 28 January 2026.

Successful candidates must attend up to 8 meetings per year, held on Tuesdays between 10am and 2pm, at State Records of South Australia, GPO Exchange, 10 Franklin Street Adelaide. Online attendance is available by negotiation.

Eligibility

To be eligible to nominate, you must have:

  • local government knowledge and experience

You must be a currently serving council member or employee of a council or other local government entity (unless otherwise determined by the LGA Board of Directors).

Only nominations submitted by a council, following a resolution of council, will be considered.

Selection process

In accordance with section 42 of the Legislation Interpretation Act 2021 the LGA must submit a panel of 3 nominees to the Minister. The panel must include at least one man and one woman.

The LGA Appointments and Nominations to Outside Bodies Policy (PDF 198.1 KB) sets out the process to examine nominees with respect to the responsibilities and strategic importance of the outside body.

Sitting fees

Sitting fees are $206 per session.

How to nominate

To submit your nomination, please email the following documents to nominationscoordinator@lga.sa.gov.au:

Applications close: 10 October 2025

Following the close of nominations, a meeting of the LGA Nominations Committee will be convened to consider nominations received. The recommendation from the Nominations Committee will then be presented to the LGA Board of Directors for consideration.

About the State Records Council

The State Records Council of SA is established under the State Records Act 1997.

It is made up of up to 9 representatives appointed by the Minister, one of whom is nominated by the LGA to represent local government.

The role of the State Records Council is to provide advice to the Minister or Director of State Records about policies relating to record management or access to official records as well as to approve determinations made by the Director of State Records relating to the disposal of official records.

More information on the State Records Council can be found here

More information

Sidonie Oliver, Nominations Coordinator
Email: nominationscoordinator@lga.sa.gov.au
Phone: (08) 8224 2130