Australian Capital Territory
Territory Records (Advisory Council) Appointment 2017 (No 3)
Disallowable instrument DI2017-239
made under the  
Territory Records Act 2002, s44 (Appointed members of council)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Territory Records Act 2002 provides for the establishment and functions of Territory Records Advisory Council.

Section 44 of the Territory Records Act 2002 outlines the appointment requirements to the Council, section 45 pertains to the appointment of the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Council and section 46 outlines the terms of appointment of appointed members.

Ms Narelle Rivers has been working closely with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons and families for over twenty years. Ms Rivers is the current manager of the Family History Unit at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies and has held various other positions at the Office for Children, Youth and Family Support. Ms Rivers is a Darug woman and is a member of the Darug Aboriginal Tribal Corporation, National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples; and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance. 

Ms Rivers has been appointed to represent entities interested in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.  There are no additional prerequisites for appointment to the Territory Records Advisory Council. She is appointed for a three year term.