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Its stated reason for existence is to give the business community a greater voice in public policy debates about the direction of Australian society. STRUCTURE While all members of the Business Council have equal representation, decision-making is often delegated to the Board, Council Task Forces and the Secretariat. Board The BCA Board has responsibility for the administration of the Secretariat and makes recommendations to the full Business Council on issues concerning membership and Task Force appointments. It is also responsible for identifying policy issues, proposing the Council's policy agenda, and general agenda-setting and policy-making. Current Business Council Board members are:
The Secretariat comprises the Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive and six Directors to support, co-ordinate and facilitate the work of each Task Force. Research assistance and secretarial support is also provided. Current secretariat members are:
POLICY The BCA openly supports many of the and tax reform, to the more controversial full privatisation of major national and state utilities such as the Snowy Mountains Scheme . It also advocates the privatisation and commodification of water rights. The BCA works in close coordination with the Council Of Australian Governments to effect policy changes. The BCA origins follows a similar line of organisations to that of highly centralised economies, vis a vis the Australian Council Of Trade Unions which traced their origins to Corporativism , due to the fall in union membership attributable to the loss of manufacturing base, the BCA has been left without a countervailing peak labour organisation to moderate its policies. MEMBERSHIP carrier, Telstra , as well as the the 4 major banks - National Australia Bank , Commonwealth Bank , ANZ and Westpac EXTERNAL LINKS |
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