Our Governance
Healthy North Coast is committed to upholding good corporate and clinical governance.
Governance is exercised throughout the organisation by governing groups including the Members, Board of Directors, the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), and Workforce.
The Board sets a culture of good governance through leadership within the organisation. The Board has overarching accountability and responsibility for governance. The Board is supported by 3 standing committees consistent with best practice standards in governance.
Board Sub-committees
The Board sets a culture of good governance through leadership within the organisation. The Board has overarching accountability and responsibility for governance. The Board is supported by 3 standing committees consistent with best practice standards in governance.
- Audit and Risk Committee
- Finance and Performance Committee
- Nominations and Governance Committee
Ad hoc sub-committees can be established as and when needed.
Audit and Risk Committee
This Committee assists the Board in effectively discharging its responsibilities for risk management and complements the work of other Board committees. It assists the Board in its oversight and governance of specific areas including compliance, technology, project management and internal audit and quality governance for HNC.
Finance and Performance Committee
This Committee assists the Board in effectively discharging its responsibilities for financial reporting, internal control structures, external audit functions, and the financial risk aspects of risk management systems of HNC. The Committee’s long-term goal is to improve the effectiveness of external audit functions, the quality of external financial reporting and to guide management to improve financial management and internal control systems.
Nominations and Governance Committee
This Committee assists the Board in overseeing the organisation’s governance practices, policies and procedures for effective board functioning. It is required to provide advice and recommendations to the Board and/or the Members specifically in relation to Board composition.
Advisory Councils
Additionally, to effectively support the Board to meet its objectives, it has established two advisory bodies to provide advice on locally relevant issues. These councils enable increased engagement, communication, and collaboration with the communities that HNC serves.Â
Clinical Advisory Council
Community Advisory Council
Members Organisations
In order to be eligible for membership, organisations must be able to satisfy the following essential criteria:
- A Member must be an organisation; and
- A Member must have a significant, active and demonstrable interest in the health and well-being of the region; and
- A Member’s objects and activities must (in the Members’ opinion) be consistent with, and make a substantial contribution towards, the objectives of Healthy North Coast Ltd (HNCL).
Each membership application will be assessed to ensure that the applicant meets these criteria. Membership is only confirmed by a vote of the existing member organisations.
Download the HNCL Organisational Membership Application form (PDF).
Current Member Organisations
- The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Limited
- Lifebridge Australia LTD
- Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association Ltd
- Services For Australian Rural And Remote Allied Health Ltd
- Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Limited
- ACON Health Limited
- Mid North Coast (NSW) Division of General Practice Ltd
- North Coast Allied Health Association NSW Ltd
- Northern Rivers General Practice Network (NSW) Limited trading as NorDocs
- Southern Cross University
- University Centre for Rural Health North Coast
