The Association of Biosafety for Australia and New Zealand (ABSANZ) is a single-entity, not-for-profit organisation incorporated under the Australian Corporations Act 2001. It is governed by the Board of Directors.

During 2018, the ABSANZ Board of Directors worked to review and update the governance and structure to ensure the organisation remained sustainable and able to grow in the future. The ABSANZ Board continues to have full responsibility for the operations of the organisation and to delegate as it sees fit in order to ensure the organisation achieves its objectives. This work was undertaken to ensure ABSANZ complies with contemporary good governance principles and to enable ABSANZ to become more responsive to the needs of our members. Some modifications of the Constitution were subsequently ratified by members at the 2020 Annual General Meeting.

Following the changes, the structure of ABSANZ is:

The ABSANZ Board Charter outlines the role, responsibilities and expectations of our Directors, both individually and collectively.

Together with internal policies and procedures these governance documents recognise the history of the organisation while providing strong foundations for the future, enabling ABSANZ to capitalise on opportunities and better serve the needs of our members and the profession.

The ABSANZ Strategic Plan sets out the vision, mission, core activities, and goals of ABSANZ. 

Members have the opportunity to have input into the goals of ABSANZ at our Annual General Meeting, through the LinkedIn discussion group, and by participation in special interest groups.