Unmasked: The Committee who will steer Brisbane 2032
Former Olympian Bronte Barratt is the first person confirmed for the Brisbane 2032 organising committee and will be joined by sporting powerbrokers from around Australia and the world.
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Sporting powerbrokers from Australia and around the world will be among 22 directors tasked with planning and delivering Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic Games.
The Courier-Mail can reveal the lucrative positions up for grabs on the city’s Games organising committee.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk are each set to select four people while another five will be selected by the Minister, including one person who must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent.
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner will sit on the board and name one representative to join him.
The International Olympic Committee will nominate a representative while the President and CEO of the Australian Olympic Committee will also be appointed.
Former Olympian Bronte Barratt is the first person confirmed for the committee after being nominated by her former athletes to act as their voice until the closing ceremony of Paris 2024.
The president of the organising committee will be recommended by the state government.
However, the president must be nominated only after consultation with Brisbane City Council, the AOC, Paralympics Australia and received written consent” from the Commonwealth Government.
The board will then be responsible for selecting a chief executive officer.
Up to five vice presidents could also be appointed.
A vice president must be one of the eight nominations made by the Prime Minister or Premier, the AOC or Paralympics Australia presidents or Lord Mayor.
The state government is expected to introduce legislation establishing the Brisbane Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) as early as next week.
It is understood some stakeholders have raised concerns about the legislation and called for the government to tighten the definition around conflict of interests to only include a material or personal benefit.
There were also concerns about a lack of gender diversity, with just two of the 22 positions required to be held by women.
A spokesman for Ms Palaszczuk said the government was considering feedback from the IOC and hoped to introduce the legislation at the next sitting of parliament.
Outgoing AOC President John Coates – who was instrumental in guiding Brisbane’s bid – will sit on its organising committee through his role with the IOC, which he will continue until at least 2024.
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