Organisation
GovHack has operated under the umbrella of several organisations since 2012 – including NICTA and Linux Australia. In 2017, GovHack became its own company and operates with independence. GovHack’s directors are (shown below) and there are also a small number of voting members.
You can find our constitution here – though we hope to make significant amendments throughout the year to better reflect the type of organisation that GovHack needs to be and the needs of our members. GovHack operates as non-for-profit for the benefit of the community and helps improve government services by supporting innovation.
To become a member of GovHack, please complete the expression of interest in becoming a member once the AGM is announced. Membership application are processed one month before AGM on an annual basis. Membership is free but needs to be renewed annually prior to the AGM. Our members can vote for new board members, ordinary resolutions at AGMs and special resolutions at SGMs.
GovHack’s ABN is 57 618 430 167.
Current Board of Directors
Chair
deputy chair
Board Director (away)
BoARD DIRECTOR
Board director (away)
Note: Company Secretary is a shared responsibility between the active board members. New Company Secretary will be elected post AGM 2025.
International and State Organising Teams
While the board play a long term, strategic role in the organisation – the bulk of the operation of GovHack is with a team of passionate volunteers. The structure of this team has changed each year based on the needs of the event and the people available but generally takes the form of an International Operations team and many state and local teams.
The International Operations team aims to set the scene for the country, state and local teams to be successful in running the events, and making sure participants have a great time; they do this by working on tasks and issues that affect all or many local events. This includes working with international and national sponsors, Federal Government agencies, media and setting up technology platforms.
The state and local teams are the key people in the GovHack organisation. They pull together local resources such as sponsorship, venues, state and local council data – and of course they represent GovHack to their local communities and talk with lots of people about open data and the reasons for an event like GovHack.