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How we govern ourselves

How We Govern Ourselves

National Board

RSPCA Australia is the federal body of the eight autonomous state and territory RSPCAs in Australia. RSPCA Australia establishes national policies and positions on animal welfare and liaises with government and industry on national animal welfare issues.

There are eight state and territory Societies which are members of RSPCA Australia. They are:

  • RSPCA ACT
  • RSPCA Darwin Regional Branch
  • RSPCA New South Wales
  • RSPCA Queensland
  • RSPCA South Australia
  • RSPCA Tasmania
  • RSPCA Victoria
  • RSPCA Western Australia

RSPCA Member Societies are governed by a Board of volunteers who are drawn from the community. Each Board has an elected President. The core of administration, 'hands-on' and inspectorial work of the RSPCA Societies is carried out by paid staff, usually under the management of a Chief Executive Officer.

All new policies require the unanimous vote of the National Board before it is accepted as Policy. The National Board is made up from one representative from each state and territory RSPCA. The current representatives on the Board are:

  • Mrs Lynne Bradshaw (President, RSPCA Australia and President, RSPCA WA)
  • Ms Eileen Thumpkin (Vice President RSPCA QLD and President, QLD)
  • Mrs Sue Gage (President, RSPCA ACT)
  • Ms Juanita Croft (President, RSPCA Drawin)
  • Dr Peter Wright (President, RSPCA NSW)
  • Ms Sheree Sellick (President, RSPCA SA)
  • Mr Paul Swaitkowski (President, RSPCA TAS)
  • Dr Hugh Wirth (President, RSPCA VIC)

Member Societies operate independently, however, the National Board of the RSPCA meets three times a year to formulate new national policy and plan future directions of the RSPCA.

Policies

All RSPCA Policies can be found within our Knowledge Base, covering the following categories:

  • Ms Eileen Thumpkin (Vice President RSPCA Qld and President, RSPCA QLD)
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