Industry Advisory Committee on Veterans’ Employment

Veterans' Affairs (part of the Defence Portfolio)
The Industry Advisory Committee (IAC) on Veterans’ Employment comprises representatives from a broad range of Australian businesses and industries. It provides advice from an industry perspective on initiatives to support veterans’ employment, including the Prime Minister’s National Veterans’ Employment Awards and new initiatives, such as the Enhanced Employment Support for Veterans Grants Program. The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs appoints member organisations, and membership is reviewed every three years. The IAC provides advice to the Australian Government from an industry perspective as required on: • measures to embed effective veteran employment strategies into the recruitment and workforce policies and practices of Australian business, including monitoring and evaluation methods of recruitment and retention rates • opportunities to extend awareness raising, to increase veteran employment • barriers to the successful employment of veterans and strategies to address those barriers • implementation of Government initiatives to support veteran employment • assistance and resources that would benefit veterans who are interested in becoming or are an entrepreneur • strategies to encourage the employment of partners of serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) members, and • information on employment pathways provided to transitioning ADF members.

Further information

  • Type of Body

    D. Advisory Body - Policy and Stakeholder Consultation

  • Established By / Under

    Minister

  • Paid Members?

    No

  • Max No. of Board/Committee Members

    12

  • Classification

    B. Secondary

  • Creation Date

Current board appointments

Position Appointee Start Date End Date
Chair Mr. George Frazis 9 March 2017 31 December 2023
Deputy Chair Ms. Natalie Colbert 6 October 2020 31 December 2023
Member Mr. Richard Johnson 6 October 2020 31 December 2023
Member Mr. Peter Liston 6 November 2022 31 December 2023
Member Ms. Natalie Heazlewood 20 April 2023 31 December 2023
Member Mr. Mark Jansen 6 October 2020 31 December 2023
Member Mr. Andy Keogh CSC 6 October 2020 31 December 2023
Member Ms. Amy List 6 October 2020 31 December 2023
Member Mr. Colin McDowell 6 October 2020 31 December 2023
Member Mr. Andrew Plaskett 6 October 2020 31 December 2023
Member Mr. Brett Sangster 11 November 2020 31 December 2023
Member Mr. Clint Thomas AM, CSC, RANR 6 October 2020 31 December 2023
Member Mr. Michael Ward 6 October 2020 31 December 2023
Member Mr. Jim Boekel 21 April 2023 31 December 2023
Member Mr. Garth Chester 21 April 2023 31 December 2023
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