ACT Women's Register

Why enrol on the ACT Women's Register, and how to do it

Women's involvement in Decision Making
Boards and committees are more effective and efficient if their membership reflects the composition of the communities they serve. Diversity in the membership allows those bodies to operate more effectively and make comprehensive decisions.

Women make up just over half of the ACT population. It is vital that they are encouraged and supported to participate and contribute at all levels in the community and in particular, as part of decision-making bodies.

What is the ACT Women's Register?
The Register is a database containing information provided by women who have indicated an interest in nominating for appointment to ACT Government and non-Government boards and committees. It is held by the ACT Office for Women, Chief Minister's Department.

How does the Register work?
ACT Government agencies and non-Government organisations can make a request through the ACT Office for Women for information on women who have relevant qualifications, experience and/or expertise for a particular board or committee vacancy.

Once the request is received, the Office for Women search the Register to find those women who fit the provided criteria. The information about those women will then be forwarded to the requester for consideration as a candidate for the vacancy.

What can you expect if you are appointed to a board or committee?
If you become a member of a board or committee you will be required to contribute by undertaking a range of duties and responsibilities, which include:

• attending meetings;
• contributing to decision making and problem solving;
• maintaining confidentiality; and
• contributing knowledge and understanding and commitment to the purpose of the board.

You may also be asked to interpret or analyse technical material and/or financial data and in some cases provide specialist knowledge. Your membership will also provide you with the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills in new arenas and to have input to important decisions.

Application form for the ACT Women's Register
If you are interested in being included on the ACT Women's Register, you can either telephone 6205 0515 to request a Registration form, or you can click here to download a copy of the form.

For assistance in completing this form or to request a hard copy of the Register form, please contact the ACT Office for Women, Chief Minister's Department on telephone 6205 0515.

Application form for the ACT Women's Register

Downloads
Name	Date	Format
ACT Women's Register Form		Word ( 130Kb )

Requesting information from the Register

If you are a Government agency or a non-Government organisation and you would like information on possible candidates for an upcoming board or committee vacancy, please telephone the Office for Women on 6205 0515 or complete the Request for Register information (   50Kb ) form and fax to 6207 0592.

Other Registers

The Commonwealth Office of the Status of Women manage AppointWomen , a database for appointments to Commonwealth Government boards. To go to the AppointWomen website, please click here.