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]

Sydney Opera House Trust
Agency overview
Formed2 December 1954 (Committee)
14 March 1961 (Trust)
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Nicholas Moore, Chairperson
Parent departmentCreate NSW
Child Agency
Key document
  • Sydney Opera House Trust Act 1961
WebsiteSydney Opera House Trust

Description

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]

  • To administer, care for, control, manage, staff and maintain the Sydney Opera House building and site
  • To manage and administer the site as an arts centre and meeting place
  • To promote artistic taste and achievement in all branches of the performing arts
  • To foster scientific research into and to encourage the development of new forms of entertainment and presentation.

Trust Members

The Trust consists of ten members in total, including the Chairperson. The current members of the Trust are:[4]

Chairperson Term begins Term ends
Nicholas Moore 22 July 2015 31 December 2020
Trustee Term begins Term ends
Jillian Segal AO 1 January 2014 31 December 2022
Phillip Wolanski AM 1 January 2014 31 December 2022
Deborah Mailman AM 18 February 2015 31 December 2020
Anne Dunn 1 January 2018 31 December 2020
Michael Ebeid AM 1 January 2018 31 December 2020
Kathryn Greiner AO 1 January 2018 31 December 2020
Kylie Rampa 1 January 2018 31 December 2020
Kevin McCann AM 1 January 2019 31 December 2021
Bruce Baird AM 1 January 2020 31 December 2022

Chairs
# Chairman/Chairperson Term Time in office Notes
Sydney Opera House Committee/Executive Committee
1 Stanley Haviland CBE 2 December 1954 – 14 March 1961 6 years, 102 days [5][6]
Sydney Opera House Trust
– Stanley Haviland CBE 14 March 1961 – 1 May 1969 8 years, 48 days [7]
2 Sir Philip Baxter KBE, CMG 1 May 1969 – 7 May 1975 6 years, 6 days [8][9]
3 Frederick Stanley Buckley OBE 7 May 1975 – 30 April 1977 1 year, 358 days [10]
4 Sir Robert Norman 1 May 1977 – 30 April 1981 3 years, 364 days [11][12]
5 David Greenberg Block AC 1 May 1981 – 30 April 1989 7 years, 364 days [13][14][15][16]
6 Elizabeth Butcher AM 1 May 1989 – 31 December 1995 6 years, 244 days [17][18][19]
7 Joseph Skrzynski AO 1 January 1996 – 31 December 2004 8 years, 365 days [20][21]
8 Kim Williams AM 1 January 2005 – 4 October 2013 8 years, 276 days [22][23][24]
9 John Symond AM 4 October 2013 – 31 December 2014 1 year, 88 days [25][26]
– Helen Coonan (acting) 1 January 2015 – 22 July 2015 202 days [27]
10 Nicholas Moore 22 July 2015 – 31 December 2020 4 years, 335 days [27][28][29]

References
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  2. "Sydney Opera House Trust". www.records.nsw.gov.au. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. "Our People". Sydney Opera House. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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  5. "Premier Presides At Meeting On Opera House". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 1 December 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 20 June 2020 – via Trove.
  6. "Opera House Committee (1954-1957) Opera House Executive Committee (1957-1961)". Australian Research Data Commons. State Records Authority of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  7. "Sydney Opera House Trust Act. Act No. 9, 1961" (PDF). Legislation NSW. NSW Government. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  8. "Sydney Opera House Trust (Amendment) Act 1969" (PDF). legislation.nsw. NSW Government. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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  26. Clennell, Andrew (13 November 2014). "John Symond to stand down as Sydney Opera House Trust chairman". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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