Board of Directors
The ACCM Board contains one representative of each state of Australia and two representatives from its corporate membership. There are ten Board members in all, plus an appointed Secretary and Treasurer.
The officers of the Board are:
| Position | Member |
| President | Elizabeth Handsley |
| Secretary | Kate Martin |
ACCM board members October 2019 to September 2020:
| State | Member | Background information |
| South Australia | Elizabeth Handsley | BA, LLB, LLM, Professor of Law, Flinders University, a specialist in media law as it applies to children. |
| Western Australia | ||
| New South Wales | Dr Wayne Warburton | Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology, Macquarie University |
| Queensland | ||
| Victoria | William Garvey | Senior Fellow in the Centre for Community Child Health Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne |
| Tasmania | Kevan Goodworth | Chairperson, Australian Council of State Schools Organisation; CEO, Parents and Councils, Queensland |
| Australian Capital Territory | Michael Nuttall | Executive Officer of the Australian Primary Principals Association, overseeing the operations of the Canberra-based national office and representing the association in various national forums. |
| Northern Territory | Donna Odegaard | PhD, CEO Larrakia TV, Professional background in Aboriginal affairs and heritage, Indigenous education, training and employment |
| Corporate representative | Member | Background information |
| Association of Heads of Independent Schools Australia (AHISA) | Beth Blackwood | CEO, AHISA |
Honorary CEO, Australian Council on Children and the Media: Barbara Biggins, OAM
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