Business Advisory Forum
The Business Advisory Forum (BAF) helps SBR stay in touch with the needs of Australian businesses and their reporting professionals. The BAF comprises representatives from industry groups and professional associations. It provides input into SBR design, consultation, marketing and strategy implementation.
The BAF Chair is Dr Peter Burn, of the Australian Industry Group.
Membership
Nominated Representative |
Representing |
1. Council of Small Business of Australia |
Sole trader / micro business
SMEs |
2. Institute of Certified Bookkeepers |
Reporting professionals
Sole trader / micro business
SMEs |
3. CPA Australia |
Reporting professionals
Large business
Sole trader / micro business
SMEs |
4. Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
Large business
SMEs |
5. Business Council of Australia |
Large business
SMEs |
6. Group of 100 |
Large business |
7. Corporate Tax Association |
Large business |
8. Australian Bankers Association |
Financial institutions
Large business |
9. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia |
Superannuation funds
Large business |
10. Insurance Council of Australia |
Insurers
Large business |
11. The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) |
Reporting professionals
Large business
SMEs
Public practitioners |
12. Software Developers Consultative Group |
Software Developers |
13. Investment and Financial Services Association |
Funds management, superannuation and life insurance industries |
14. Board of Taxation |
Taxation advisers, payees and payers |
15. The Association for Payroll Specialists |
Payroll specialists |
16. Law Council of Australia |
Lawyers |
17. Australian Securities Exchange |
Securities market for listed companies |
18. Australian Industry Group (AIG) |
Small, Medium and Large businesses |
19. SBR Board |
SBR Board |
| 20. SBR Program Office |
SBR Program |
Terms of reference
- To set and enhance and positively communicate the outcomes and public perceptions of the program.
- To act as a ‘reality check’ on SBR by considering, and advising the SBR Board and/or Program Office about:
- key messages for specific audiences, communications strategies and approaches, outcomes, implementation plans and strategies, user testing approaches and feedback
- suggestions of options to enhance/modify program initiatives that will increase or better communicate end-user benefits
- any design issues or matters of relevance that need to be drawn to the program's attention.
- To communicate SBR plans, strategies, outcomes and activities to the businesses and reporting professionals represented by the Business Advisory Forum.
Meeting frequency
The BAF meets formally twice a year, with much of its business conducted out-of-session.
Meeting minutes
BAF minutes 10 March 2010 [PDF 43KB]
BAF minutes 23 October 2009 [PDF 56KB]
BAF minutes 16 July 2009 [PDF 40KB]
BAF minutes 8 April 2009 [PDF 33KB]
BAF minutes 2 February 2009 [PDF 32KB]
BAF minutes 13 November 2008 [PDF 55KB]
BAF minutes 2 June 2008 [PDF 56KB]
