Joint Consultative Committee (JCC)

Meeting Dates

Upcoming meetings

The next JCC meetings will take place on

  • Friday, 26 June 2026
    All papers must be submitted to the Committee/Sponsor by 15 June 2025
  • Friday, 25 September 2026
    All papers must be submitted to the Committee/Sponsor by 14 September 2026
  • Friday, 27 November 2026
    All papers must be submitted to the Committee/Sponsor by 16 November 2026

To submit the paper, please include a submission cover page and send your papers via email to the Executive Officer at jcc@nd.edu.au by 12 pm AEDT on the due date.

Terms of Reference

Committee Representatives

University Appointed Representatives:

Martin Drum
Executive Dean - Faculty of Arts, Sciences, Law, and Business
Fremantle Campus
martin.drum@nd.edu.au

Aron Murphy
Pro Vice Chancellor, Research
Sydney Campus
aron.murphy@nd.edu.au

Jacqueline Bate
Chief People Officer
Sydney Campus
jacqueline.bate@nd.edu.au

NTEU Appointed Representatives:

Katherine O'Brien
Application Administrator
Library
Fremantle Campus
katherine.obrien@nd.edu.au

John Zahrt
Senior Team Leader, Student Administration
Sydney Campus
john.zahrt@nd.edu.au

Elected Employee Representatives:

Richard Hamilton
Senior Lecturer
School of Philosophy & Theology
Fremantle Campus
richard.hamilton@nd.edu.au

Cheryl Swales
National Director, Facilities & Asset Management
Sydney Campus
cheryl.swales@nd.edu.au

Role of the Committee

The University of Notre Dame Australia is committed to open discussion and direct consultation with employees and the union about workplace issues that have significant consequences to them. Such issues will be discussed in a spirit of cooperation and trust to ensure that employees and the unions have an opportunity to raise workplace issues, to receive sufficient information on issues that affect them, to have an opportunity to contribute their views on those issues and to have meaningful involvement in decision-making.

In accordance with Clause 51 of The University of Notre Dame Australia Enterprise Agreement 2022-2026 (EA), A Joint Consultative Committee was established to consult with and advise the University in relation to the below objectives and roles, as well as other ongoing issues affecting staff members at the Broome, Fremantle and Sydney campuses.

51.4 The role of the JCC is to facilitate consultation between the Parties by:

  1. monitoring and providing advice on the implementation of this Agreement;
  2. receiving and considering reports as determined by the terms of this Agreement;
  3. advising on impending redundancies;
  4. monitoring the further development of initiatives, policies and procedures consistent with the undertakings given in this Agreement;
  5. ensuring consultation occurs prior to decision making on matters which impact on the working lives of Employees; and
  6. increasing the quality of working life for all Employees, particularly in the areas of employment security, job design, skill formation, training and the working environment (both physical and mental).