RTA Board
The RTA Board, provides ongoing support to the Queensland rental sector by establishing the RTA's strategic direction and corporate governance standards.
The Board's functions include:
- establishing strategic priorities
- ensuring the RTA carries out its functions under the Act and its statutory responsibilities
- monitoring the RTA's performance and financial position
- ensuring that significant business tasks are managed effectively
- providing policy advice to the Minister for Housing and Public Works about the application of issues arising from the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008.
Composition
The Board consists of the Chairperson and 6 other Directors. The Governor-in-Council appoints the Chairperson and other Directors pursuant to the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008. Board members including the Chairperson are non-executive and bring to the Board an appropriate mix of experience and skill in industry, business and consumer issues.
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John Battams BEc, Dip Ed (Chair)
Mr Battams was appointed Chair of the RTA Board on 4 December 2004.
An experienced director, Mr Battams is also the President of the Queensland Council of Unions, the Deputy Chair of Sunsuper, Director of Skills Queensland, Director of Energex and was previously a Director of WorkCover Queensland.
From 1990 to 2011 he also served as the General Secretary of The Queensland Teachers’ Union, amassing significant knowledge of the state through regular trips to remote and provincial areas of Queensland.
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Deirdre Coghlan BSW
Ms Coghlan was appointed as a director on 7 April 2010.
Ms Coghlan was a member of the first Board of the Rental Bond Authority, the precursor to the RTA. She brings detailed knowledge of the Queensland rental sector through her state-wide community housing experience and participation in housing policy development.
Ms Coghlan has been a member of a number of Ministerial advisory boards on community housing and boarding houses and is a life member of Queensland Shelter.
She brings 25 years experience working in government and community sectors to the Board.
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Bradley Currie Dip Bus Mgt, Dip Com Mgt
Mr Currie was appointed as a director on 7 April 2010.
Mr Currie is a Mununjali man, and General Manager of the Mununjali Housing Development Organisation, a position he has held for the past 17 years.
Mr Currie has more than 20 years experience in the indigenous housing sector. He was the Chair of the South East Queensland Regional Indigenous Housing Organisation and brings to the Board in-depth knowledge of the Queensland rental sector, in particular indigenous housing.
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Deborah Duffy JP (CDec), MAICD
Ms Duffy was appointed as a director on 7 April 2010.
Ms Duffy is also a Director of the Board of the Real Estate Institute of Queensland.
She has more than 25 years experience in the real estate sector, winning numerous accolades including Property Manager of the Year.
Ms Duffy brings a wealth of knowledge of Queensland’s rental sector to the Board, in particular, housing issues in North Queensland.
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Roslyn Wallace
Ms Wallace was appointed as a director on 7 April 2004.
She brings expertise gained as a member and Secretary of the Property Owners’ Association of Queensland (POAQ), and a previous member of RTA’s Industry Development Forum. Ms Wallace is also a member of the Unit Owners’ Association of Queensland.
Ms Wallace brings firsthand knowledge of the sector through her experience in managing rental properties, and providing support to POAQ members with rental concerns.
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Charles Ware BA LLB (Hons), MBus, LLM, FAICD
Mr Ware was appointed as a director on 14 April, 2005.
He brings a wide range of directorship experience to the RTA Board, with current appointments including the Deputy Chancellor of Central Queensland University, Deputy Chair of Gladstone Ports Corporation Ltd, and member of the Board of Professional Engineers.
Mr Ware also holds 20 years experience as a partner in a private Central Queensland legal practice, with expertise in property, commercial, corporate and local government practice.
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