Election of producer representatives to the MLA Board Selection Committee
Role of the Selection Committee
The role of the Selection Committee is to call for applications, review, interview and then report on the suitability of candidates for election or re‑election to the office of director of MLA.
The Selection Committee has nine members. The cattle, lot feeder and sheepmeat peak bodies each appoint one member; two non‑voting members are MLA directors; and the remaining four members are producer representatives elected at the MLA AGM for a period of three years.
At the 2024 AGM, MLA producer members voted to Julie McDonald to the Selection Committee, and she is completing year two of her three-year term.
Producer representatives on the Selection Committee are paid a sitting fee in accordance with MLA policy and expenses are covered for travel to attend meetings.
2026 Election
At this year’s annual general meeting (AGM) being held on 24 November 2026, MLA members will be asked to elect three representatives to the MLA Board Selection Committee - one cattle, one lot feeder and one sheepmeat – for three-year terms.
Only members who hold votes in the relevant producer member class are eligible to vote in that class.
All producer nominees will be put forward to the AGM for a vote.
Producer members wishing to nominate a person or wishing to nominate themselves for election to the MLA Board Selection Committee at the 2026 MLA AGM, must give written notice to MLA by COB Monday 31 August 2026.
