Appointments of non-executive Directors and Chairs to the ABC or SBS Boards must undergo a merit-based selection process. This process is set out in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 and the Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991.
An independent Nomination Panel (the Panel) advertises vacancies and assesses applications against merit-based selection criteria. The Panel then nominates at least 3 people for each vacancy in a report to the Australian Government. The Government, in turn, recommends nominee(s) to the Governor-General for appointment to the respective board.
Visit the ABC website or the SBS website to learn more about their boards.
Current Board vacancies
ABC Board
Applications have now closed to fill the non-executive Director vacancy on the ABC Board. Applications are being assessed against the merit-based selection criteria.
SBS Board
SBS Chairperson
Applications are invited to fill the Chairperson vacancy on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Board.
Applicants must have an understanding of the SBS, its Charter and role in the community as a multilingual, multicultural and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander broadcaster. They will possess a high level of leadership, judgement and integrity, financial literacy and demonstrate substantive experience or knowledge of at least one of the following: media industry; broadcasting and digital media; digital technologies; business or financial management; creative arts; educational content creation; corporate governance; cultural industry and/or policy, or industrial relations. Substantive experience in digital innovation or the legal sector is also desirable.
The selection criteria for this position is set out in the Special Broadcasting Service Corporation (Non-executive Director—Selection Criteria) Determination 2024.
Please see the position description below, which includes detailed selection criteria information and a link to the online application form.
Only complete applications submitted via the online application form will be considered.
Due regard will be paid to gender, diversity and geographic balance on the SBS Board, in the interests of the SBS reflecting the diversity of the Australian community.
Applications close at 9am AEDT on 15 October 2025.
Information about the appointment process
For more information on the appointment of non-executive Directors to the ABC and SBS Boards, please see the document link below:
Last updated: 24 September 2025