Board of Directors’ Governance

The Board of Directors of WATC is responsible for the performance of the functions of WATC under the Western Australian Treasury Corporation Act 1986.
In order to ensure that WATC carries out its functions in the best interests of the State, clients and other stakeholders, the Board of Directors (the Board) of WATC sets the strategic direction of WATC, with the agreement of the Minister, and establishes the policies and principles under which WATC operates.
The corporate governance processes established by the Board ensure that they are able to fulfil WATC’s statutory obligations, guide the affairs of WATC and oversee WATC’s performance. The Board relies on and holds to account the Chief Executive Officer for the operational management of WATC and implementation of the strategic direction.
Board Composition
The membership of the Board is determined in accordance with Section 5B of the
Name | Position | First Appointed | Term Expires |
Michael Barnes | Chairperson | Statutory | Statutory |
Michael Court | Deputy Chairperson | 1/07/2017 | n/a |
Kaylene Gulich1 | Chief Executive Officer | Statutory | Statutory |
Philippa Hobson | Director | 17/02/2020 | 31/12/2022 |
Susan Murphy | Director | 01/01/2019 | 31/12/2021 |
David Brumby | Director | 17/02/2020 | 31/12/2022 |
1 The Chief Executive Officer is the only director with executive responsibilities.
n/a: not applicable.
The Secretary to the Board was Steven Luff, Chief Financial Officer.
Board Remuneration
The annual remuneration for WATC’s Board is as follows:
Name | Type of remuneration | Period of membership | 2019/20 $ |
M Barnes | Not eligible | 12 months | 0 |
M Court | Not eligible | 12 months | 0 |
C Nance | Annual | 6 months | 24,207 |
S Murphy | Annual | 12 months | 41,743 |
G Searle | Annual | 6 months | 21,059 |
P Hobson | Annual | 4 months | 17,729 |
D Brumby | Annual | 4 months | 15,422 |
K Gulich | Not eligible | 5 months | 0 |
Board Responsibilities
The Board is responsible for the performance of the functions of WATC under the Act. These functions include:
In fulfilling this role, the Board guides and monitors the affairs of WATC. This includes:
Performance Evaluation
As part of good governance, the Board undertakes to evaluate their performance each year.
Constitution and Proceedings of the Board
The Constitution and proceedings of the Board are provided for in Schedule 2 to the Act.
Statutory Corporations (Liability of Directors) Act 1996
WATC’s directors are bound by the provisions of the