Commission Members

Appointment of Commission Members

The Commission’s governing board consists of four non-executive members made up of the Chair, Deputy Chair and two ordinary members. The Commission’s Chief Executive Officer is also a member of the governing board. Non-executive Board members’ appointments are approved by the Minister for Racing and Gaming. The Standing Committee on Public Accounts is consulted on all non-executive member appointments in accordance with section 228 (Consultation with appropriate Assembly Committee) of the Legislation Act 2001.

The term of appointment for Commission members is three years. Members are eligible for re-appointment at the expiration of that term. The Chief Executive remains as a member for the duration of his/her term of office.

Commissioners

The Gambling and Racing Control Act 1999 prescribes that of the four non-executive members of the Commission “one must have knowledge, experience or qualifications related to providing counselling services to problem gamblers”. The appointment of Ms Anthes has ensured compliance with this criterion.

Members’ Responsibilities

Under section 56 of the Financial Management Act (FMA) the Board is responsible, under the Minister, for the efficient and effective financial management of the authority. Section 77 of the FMA provides that a governing board has the following functions:

• setting the authority’s policies and strategies;
• governing the authority consistently with the authority’s establishing Act and other relevant legislation;
• ensuring, as far as practicable, that the authority operates in a proper, effective and efficient way; and
• ensuring, as far as practicable, that the authority complies with applicable governmental policies.

The Commission conducts formal meetings on a monthly basis where comprehensive briefing papers and recommendations regarding significant issues are prepared and presented to the Board by Commission staff.

Summary CVs for Commission Members

Laura Beacroft (Chair)

Ms Beacroft brings a range of skills and qualifications in modern regulation; sound decision-making and administrative law; as a company director; developing, delivering and evaluating policies and services; criminology and crime prevention; and conflict prevention and resolution. She has led many boards and committees that, like the Commission, operate in complex dynamic environments.

Ms Beacroft has qualifications in law, management, conflict resolution, and as a company director.

Mark Brown (Member)

Mr Brown is an experienced senior executive who brings to the Commission a diverse range of skills in corporate governance and regulation. His career includes a variety of senior executive roles with Services Australia, Department of Home Affairs and more recently, with the Australian Signals Directorate. He has been responsible for areas including governance, compliance, fraud investigations, financial management, security (including IT security) and audit.

Mr Brown is a FCPA, a Certified Internal Auditor and has a range of IT related qualifications in audit, security, risk, Artificial Intelligence and cloud computing.

Mr Brown holds a Masters of Business Administration, a Bachelor of Social Science, a Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security Governance and Risk Management, and is a Graduate of MIT’s Executive Management program.

Lauren Anthes (Member)

Ms Anthes is an experienced and passionate healthcare executive, having worked in the research and development space for over 15 years. Ms Anthes has a strong interest in mental health and gender-based violence. With her background in public health and qualifications in psychology and evaluation, Ms Anthes brings strong subject matter expertise and networks in relation to harm minimisation, public health campaigns and intervention-based service development.

Ms Anthes is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, holds a Bachelor of Psychology and a Masters in Education (Evaluation).

Giuseppe Mangeruca (Chief Executive Officer & Member)

Mr Giuseppe Mangeruca is the Chief Executive of the Gambling and Racing Commission and Executive Branch Manager, Corporate Support and Capability within Access Canberra. Mr Mangeruca is an experience public servant and brings a diverse range of skills including regulation, law and government administration to the Commission.

Mr Mangeruca has held senior leadership positions across a range of regulatory areas including executive responsibility for Licencing and Registration, Fair Trading and Compliance, and Construction and Planning Regulation.

Mr Mangeruca has, among other things, qualifications in law.