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Membership of the Motor Vehicle Industry Board

The members of the Motor Vehicle Industry Board are appointed by the Minister for Commerce in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act and the Motor Vehicle Repairers Act 2003.

The Motor Vehicle Industry Board comprises nine members and their respective deputies as follows:

  • An independent chairperson;
  • Two persons each of whom has knowledge of and experience in the motor vehicle dealing sector of the industry regulated by the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act 1973;
  • Two persons each of whom has knowledge of and experience in the motor vehicle repairing sector of the industry as regulated by the Motor Vehicle Repairers Act 2003;
  • One person nominated by the Minister from a panel of names provided by the Royal Automobile Club of W.A. (Incorporated), or any other person he or she thinks fit; and
  • Three persons each of whom represents the interests of purchasers of motor vehicles or customers of motor vehicle repairers (persons licensed under the Motor Vehicle Repairers Act 2003).

The current members and deputy members are as follows:

Members Deputy Members

Chairperson
Virginia Seymour

Deputy Chairperson
Miriam Sauley
Members with Dealer experience
Robert Pearce
Doug Kerr
Deputy Members with Dealer experience
Colin Rockman
Robert Fowler
Members with Repairer experience
Patrick Browne
Wayne Phipps
Deputy Members with Repairer experience
Matt Negus
Ray Reichard

Members representing Consumers
Helen Taplin
Miriam Sauley
Allan Barton

Deputy Members representing Consumers
Diane Hayes
Jo Ghirardi
Rhonda Algaba

Minister’s RAC Nomination and Deputy Chairperson
Karen Carriero

Deputy Member Minister’s RAC Nomination
Adrian Firth

Secretary
Michael Johnson
Telephone (08) 9282 4352