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ACTING PRHVIE MNIISTER
FOR MEDIA 17 June 1983
The Acting Prime Minister announced today the appointment of
five new members to the Australian Science and Technology
Council, together with the re-appointment of two mem; rbers whose
initial term of service had been completed.
Mr Bowen said that the new members appointed to the Council
were: Professor P. I. Korner, Director of the Baker Medical
Research Institute; Professor J. W. Nevile, Professor of
Electrical Engineering at the University of New South Wales;
Professor G. A. Rigby, Professor of Electrical Engineering at
the University of New South Wales; Mr P. M. Trainor, Chairman
and Chief Executive of Nucleus Ltd; and Mr L. S. Zampatti,
Managing Director of Castlemaine Tooheys Ltd.
The two members re-appointed for further terms were Mr J. N. Davenport
Company Director and Mr K. McLeod, Federal Secretary of the
Australian Insurance Employees Union.
Mr Bowen said that these appointments brought the membership
of ASTEC to its full strength of fifteen. He said that the
Government looked fo. rward to ASTEC continuing to play an
important role in providing independent advice on science and
technology matters.
In announcing the changes in thie -nembership of ASTEC, Mr Bowen
paid tribute to the important contributions to the work of the
Council. made by three former members whose terms of service had
been completed. These were: Dr L. W. Davies, Sir Gustav Nossal;
and Sir John Wilson. Professor M. G. Pitman, who had recently
been appointed as Director of the CSIRO Institute of
Biological Resources, had resigned his membership of the Council.
Mr Bowen expressed his appreciation for Professor Pitman's
valuable involvement in the Council's work.
Jack Napier l) ovcnpjoit, 1). F. C.
Baor" I 92(, now ridont i Sycan~ v
1) LIeetur, Reserve BIanIk of Omahtal i~
Director, Dalgtvt ( Austria~) Ltd
Dl'rCtOr, M~ i'II 1c l itlf;' Ltd (, o'p
Direc tor, AustL'aiiii ( jus Lig ht ( opn Pop
Director, QANTA. S A irwiys 1.1d
Chairnman, Australiain A\ icr'nft lOiiSortiri Ptv Lid1
Di rector, WVitt in Ada ins Ltd
Councillor, Auistialian War Mdemorial
Professor Pia~ ui Ivani NKorner, A
B~ oni 1 925, nlow riden~ t iii boiuiiie
Priof essor 0f Mi~ oci ne: f\ 1oi iash Univyerisityv sice 1 973
Director, B~ aker Medical Rcsearch Institute and Clinical Research Unit,
Al fred Ho sp it al
lien McLeod
Borni 1924, now resident in M l~ bounle
Fcderal Secictaq\ of the AustiulIian Insurance Emnployees' Union
For tile past 1 8 vowIs
Chairmuan of the .\ C1 Cornmni ttee on T[ echnology
Member of the JInSurance ConsuL tIt ive (, Il init tee of thle Tre. asury
Member of* the ' Trade Union Tin ining Authoiritv
Past member of the Eixport Finance Insurance Corporation
Profcssor John Warwick__ Nevile, FASSA
Born 1932, new resieit in Sydney
Professor of' Economnics, University of New South Wales since 1965
President of the Economics Society of Australia
Member of the Australian Research Grants Comrnittee 1973-77
Professor G rahami ALust inl Rigb v, 1: TS
B~ ornl1940, now reside~ nt in Sydney
Professor at' Electrcal Engineering;, Uiertv01' NeOw South Wales sice 11,12
Member of' the Australian Research Grants Com-mittee, I 978-81
' Vice-President, MIMlut eo Radio and Electronic Engineers ( currentlo)
Member. standcinq, cornmittee on training for advanced technology',
National Training CounIcil
Director, -Joint Micioelectronics Research Centre
PaulI M urrv T'ra inor
[ Borin 192T, now, resident in Sydney
Chair mlan andc Ch ief excOutive, NL! Ci -Ls Ltd
Rieinhei'. Au stralinir Industrial 1tesezir'ch and LDcvelop-ment incentives Board
M-ember, Njational I Iculth ' lechn-olo, A-dvisory, Panel
Horn 1 929. now,, rcs irint in I 3risbnei
NMrinnin! Director, CASLeInaine looheys Limited
Dirctor, :\ tistrzni ! Bz! nk Limiiteld
' ironsurer World WVito I Ic I LI.-: utra tin