The Australia-Indonesia Business Council (WA Branch) is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to build business ties between Indonesia and Australia. It has about 120 members made up of individuals, small to medium-sized enterprises and large corporations. It is part of a national organisation.
Australia-Indonesia Business Council (WA Branch)
Board:
Ross Taylor _ chairman
Professor Colin Brown _ vice chairman
Roy Stall _ secretary
Ken Venables _ treasurer
Pat Morris _ membership
Jemmy Effendi _ committee member
Dr Peter Elliott _ committee member
Associate Professor Michael Henderson _ committee member
Robert Kaminaga _ committee member
Ex Officio:
Supeni Retno _ Indonesian Consulate
Dylan Lipinski _ Department of Industry and Resources
One of AIBC’s main roles in the coming months is to lobby the new Indonesian Government to try and improve the bureaucratic processes that many companies face when dealing with Indonesia. Another concern of the council is Qantas’ decision to change its flights to Jakarta to a three-times a week service that flies in the middle of the night.