Sydney Opera House Trust

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Sydney Opera House Trust
Agency overview
Formed2 December 1954 (Committee)
14 March 1961 (Trust)
Minister responsible
Agency executives
Parent department Create NSW
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Website Sydney Opera House Trust

The Sydney Opera House Trust operates and maintains the Sydney Opera House in Sydney for the Government of New South Wales in Australia. [1]

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Role

The Trust operates as one of the State's premier cultural institutions within the Create NSW portfolio. It is constituted as a body corporate under the Sydney Opera House Trust Act 1961. [2] It has 10 members appointed by the Governor of New South Wales on the nomination of the Minister for the Arts. The Trustees must include at least two persons who have knowledge of or experience in the performing arts. A Trustee holds office for three years and is eligible for reappointment for no more than three consecutive terms. [3]

The Trust's objectives are: [3]

The trust is responsible for the oversight and appointment of the Sydney Opera House Executive Team, which "works in partnership with the Trust and is responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring the organisational strategy", and includes portfolio directors under the Chief Executive Officer. [3]

History

The Sydney Opera House Trust was established by the Sydney Opera House Trust Act 1961, which came into effect from 14 March 1961, replacing the Sydney Opera House Executive Committee, which since 1954 had investigated the location and design competition. [4] [5] [6] The first trust appointed under the 1961 act comprised 17 trustees: the Premier Bob Heffron or the Minister for Public Works (Norm Ryan; as president), the Lord Mayor of Sydney (Harry Jensen; as vice-president), and 15 'nominated trustees': Stanley Haviland CBE (chairman), Edward William Adams, Clarence Henry Woodward Arthy, Professor Henry Ingham Ashworth, Doris Fitton OBE , John Glass CBE , Sir Bernard Heinze, Neil Hutchison, Hon. James Denis Kenny , Erik Langker OBE , Dr Nicolai Malko, Charles Moses CBE , Dr Cobden Parkes CBE , Dr Lloyd Maxwell Ross, and Dr Harold Wyndham. [7] [8]

Trust Members

The Trust consists of ten members in total, including the Chair. The current members of the Trust are: [9] [10] [11]

ChairTerm beginsTerm ends
Professor Michael McDaniel AO 1 January 202431 December 2026
TrusteeTerm beginsTerm ends
Michael Ebeid AM 1 January 201831 December 2026
Kylie Rampa1 January 201831 December 2026
David Campbell OAM 1 January 202231 December 2024
Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz1 January 202331 December 2025
Allan Vidor AM 1 January 202331 December 2025
Sara Watts1 January 202331 December 2025
Sara Mansour1 January 202431 December 2026
Vacant
Vacant

Chairs

#Chairman/ChairpersonTermTime in officeNotes
Sydney Opera House Committee/Executive Committee
1 Stanley Haviland CBE 2 December 1954 – 14 March 19616 years, 102 days [12] [13]
Sydney Opera House Trust
– Stanley Haviland CBE 14 March 1961 – 1 May 19698 years, 48 days [14]
2 Sir Philip Baxter KBE , CMG 1 May 1969 – 7 May 19756 years, 6 days [15] [16]
3 Frederick Stanley Buckley OBE 7 May 1975 – 30 April 19771 year, 358 days [17]
4 Sir Robert Norman 1 May 1977 – 30 April 19813 years, 364 days [18] [19]
5 David Greenberg Block AC 1 May 1981 – 30 April 19897 years, 364 days [20] [21] [22] [23]
6 Elizabeth Butcher AM 1 May 1989 – 31 December 19956 years, 244 days [24] [25] [26]
7 Joseph Skrzynski AO 1 January 1996 – 31 December 20048 years, 365 days [27] [28]
8 Kim Williams AM 1 January 2005 – 4 October 20138 years, 276 days [29] [30] [31]
9 John Symond AM 4 October 2013 – 31 December 20141 year, 88 days [32] [33]
– Helen Coonan (acting)1 January 2015 – 22 July 2015202 days [34]
10 Nicholas Moore 22 July 2015 – 31 December 20205 years, 162 days [34] [35] [36]
11 Lucy Turnbull AO 1 January 2021 – 31 December 20232 years, 364 days [37] [38]
12Professor Michael McDaniel AO 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2026269 days [11]

Chief executives

#General ManagerTermTime in officeNotes
1Stuart BaconApril 1968 – 23 March 19734 years, 356 days [39]
2Frank Barnes23 March 1973 – 1 March 19795 years, 343 days [40] [41]
3Lloyd Martin1 March 1979 – 17 March 199718 years, 16 days [42] [43] [44] [45]
#Chief Executive OfficerTermTime in officeNotes
4Tim Jacobs17 March 1997 – 15 May 19981 year, 59 days [46] [47] [48]
5 Michael Lynch AO , CBE August 1998 – July 20023 years, 334 days [49]
–Judith Isherwood (acting)July 2002 – September 200262 days
6Dr Norman GillespieSeptember 2002 – September 20075 years, 0 days [50] [51] [52]
7Richard EvansSeptember 2007 – 24 February 20124 years, 176 days [53] [54]
–Jonathan Bielski (acting)24 February 2012 – 6 August 2012164 days [55]
8 Louise Herron AM 6 August 2012 – date12 years, 51 days [56]

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