As per By-Law 20.4, determined that a financial Honorary Fellow, Fellow or Member in good standing (defined under the AusIMM Code of  Ethics) can nominate for the AusIMM Board;  

You must also meet the following eligibility criteria:

Mandatory Criteria

I am not an employee of the AusIMM and have been a financial Member of the AusIMM for at least the past three years. I am willing to undertake an AusIMM specific induction before taking up office; and

Either

a)  Have experience as a leader of an AusIMM Branch, Committee or Society for a minimum of three years (Note: a leadership role is defined as Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary or Treasurer and not simply being on a Committee)

Or

b)  Have experience as a leader of a recognised professional body within the Global Mineral Professionals Alliance (SME, CIM, IOM3, SAIMM, IIMP, IIMCh, WAIMM), for a minimum of three years  

c) Have experience (minimum 3 years) as a Director of a substantial corporate or not-for-profit organisation and that role involved corporate governance application or board experience, and a demonstrated understanding of board responsibilities.

Desirable Competencies

In addition to meeting the ‘Mandatory Criteria’:

d)  Have strong technology experience with a focus on new technologies, digital disruption, digital customer management and/or cyber security

And/or

e)  Have substantive strategic insight and knowledge of the international mining sector

And

f)  Completion of a formal governance course (such as the AICD or equivalent) or be prepared to do so at own undertaking within a year of your appointment as a Director.

Yes, if you meet the eligibility criteria you may complete a Candidate Declaration Form to be an AusIMM Director. Your nomination must include the details of four supporters who must be an AusIMM Member, Fellow or Honorary Fellow, namely:

1. Proposer (not yourself)
2. Supporter 1
3. Supporter 2
4. Supporter 3

Proposers and supporters must not be a current AusIMM Director or AusIMM employee. You must contact your Proposer and Supporters, asking them to sign your Candidate Declaration Form to verify your nomination for the Board and endorse your nomination and their support.

Complete your Candidate Declaration Form (download here) and provide the following documentation:

• Candidate’s high-resolution head-and-shoulders colour photograph suitable for a variety of publications
• A brief written statement summarising the candidates professional qualifications (maximum of 150 words) which incorporates a summary of how the candidate could contribute to the Board, including your views on AusIMM’s purpose and strategic imperatives (additional 150 words).This statement will be included in the ballot and viewed by members.
• Candidate’s Resume
• One Proposer and three Supporters should sign the Candidate Declaration Form to verify their support of the candidate’s nomination

All to be provided by email or post before 5pm AEST Thursday, 24 July 2025.

A leadership role is not simply being on a Committee. A leadership role constitutes being, for example, Chair or Vice Chair of an AusIMM Community of Interest (COI) and a driving force with COI events or publications.

It would be considered that you are a Director of a substantial corporate/not-for-profit organisation if your role involved corporate governance application or board experience, and a demonstrated understanding of board responsibilities.

Recognised professional bodies foster professional learning and development, and seek to enhance the status of their professionals. For the purpose of AusIMM elections, a recognised professional body must be a member association within the Global Mineral Professionals Alliance (GMPA), and those members are the SME, CIM, IOM3, SAIMM, IIMP, IIMCh and WAIMM.

Established in 2011, the GMPA is a collaboration between the peak NFP member associations for minerals professionals around the world, providing leadership, promoting technical and professional excellence, upholding codes and standards, and providing opportunities for knowledge sharing.

Nominations open on Thursday 26 June 2025 and close on Thursday 24 July 2025 at 5.00pm AEST. Nominations received after Thursday 24 July will not be accepted.

Nominations are to be submitted to: boardelections@ausimm.com.au

By post AusIMM, PO Box 660, Carlton South, VIC, 3053, Australia – marked CONFIDENTIAL and for attention of: Chair, Nominations Committee

For the period 2026-2028, there are three Director vacancies. AusIMM Directors Juleen Brown and Philippa Sjoquist's initial terms come to an end this year, and accordingly they are eligible for re-election.  

If there are more than three nominations, ballots for an election will be sent to all voting members during August 2025; with ballots closing on Wednesday, 24 September 2025.

Following the close of the ballot on Wednesday, 24 September 2025, votes will be tallied. Formal results to all nominees will be provided and an online AusIMM News article announcing the successful candidates will be published soon after.

Please email boardelections@ausimm.com.au for advice.