Our Structure
Our Structure
The Business Council of Australia (BCA) is an association of CEOs of 100 of Australia’s leading corporations, which together have a combined national workforce of almost one million people.
The BCA was established in 1983 to provide a forum for Australian business leadership to contribute directly to public policy debates in order to build a strong economy, a more prosperous society and ensure Australia remains the best place in which to live, to learn, to work and do business.
The BCA has a simple, well-focused operating structure and maintains a highly prioritised, strategic approach to key issues.
The council, comprising all members of the BCA, is the pivotal forum. The board, task forces (which are focused on advancing specific policy areas) and secretariat also have key roles in developing and advancing BCA policy positions and recommendations.
The council meets five times per year. At meetings, members share perspectives, review critical issues, determine policy approaches for the task forces and secretariat to advance, and endorse policy positions.
The secretariat comprises the chief executive, the deputy chief executive, the director of strategic communications and advocacy, and four policy directors to support, coordinate and facilitate the work of each task force, as well as communicate the policy positions and other work of the BCA to key stakeholders, including governments and politicians, policymakers and the broader community.
Download visual guides to our structure and policy agenda, and our policymaking process, here.