Elections

Election for the following positions will be conducted during 2026 Annual Conference:

• Board
        - President
        - Vice President
        - Three Board of Directors positions

• Executive Council
        - Fourteen P&A Councillors, one representing each region, with the exception of Region 12, which has two councillors. 
        - One additional P&A Councillor for Region 2, to fill a casual vacancy following a recent resignation.
        - EC with Special Qualifications

• Workplace Relations Policy Advisory Committee 
        - Three Workplace Relations Policy Advisory Committee members  
 
Election for the Executive Council Advisory Committees will be conducted via online ballot after the conclusion of Annual Conference: 

1. Business, Economics and Trade Committee (eight positions) 
2. Cattle Committee (seven positions) 
3. Conservation and Resource Management Committee (eight positions) 
4. Wool Committee (eight positions) 
5. Grains Committee (eight positions) 
6. Rural Affairs Committee (eight positions) 
7. Sheepmeats Committee (eight positions) 
8. Agricultural Science Committee (five positions) 
9. Animal Welfare Committee (three positions) 

Nomination forms for these elections can be accessed below.  

During the Annual Conference proceedings, the close of nominations and the elections will be conducted in accordance with the 2026 Election Timetable (see below). 
 
Please note that candidates for Board, Executive Council, Advisory Committees and s.29 specialist commodity committee positions must qualify as operating a business (or individuals employed by or representing the business) that meets the Primary Producer Business under Commonwealth taxation legislation. As part of the nomination process, candidates will be required to declare that they are a primary producer, employed in management by a primary producer business or designated by a primary producer business as its representative in the Association and commit to provide acceptable proof when required to do so. Click here for further information on acceptable proof of primary producer status.  
 
To access the policies and procedures applicable to elected members, including the Board Charter and the Elected Members Charter, click here. 

Board Positions

Nomination Forms

Download a Nomination form below.

Note: Nominees for Treasurer will be given five minutes to address Conference and other Board positions will be given two minutes each to address Conference.

Treasurer Nomination Form
(Adobe PDF File)

Position Descriptions

Download the Position Description below.

 
Director ID

Nominees for Board positions are required to supply a Director ID at point of nomination. Since 5 April 2022, it has been a legal requirement that intending directors must apply for a Director ID before being appointed. A Director ID is a 15-digit identifier given to a director (or someone who intends to become a director) who has verified their identity with the ABRS; it is a unique identifier that a director will apply for once and keep forever – which will help prevent the use of false or fraudulent director identities.

ALERT: Kindly note that applying for a Director ID is not a simple process, and it cannot be completed on the day at Annual Conference as there are a number of identification documents required. Members intending to nominate for a Board position must obtain their Director ID application prior to attending Annual Conference. The quickest way to apply for a Director ID is online utilising a myGovID – click here for further information. To apply for a Director ID, click here. 

NSW Farmers' (Industrial) Association Nominations

- Treasurer (one position)
- Member of the Executive Committee (three positions)
 
The Association has a respected informal convention that the Executive Committee of the NSW Farmers' (Industrial) Association is made up of those elected previously to the Board of Directors of the NSW Farmers' Association. The election of Executive Committee of NSW Farmers' (Industrial) Association will be conducted by the AEC. 

Click below to view the notice.

NFIA Election Notice
(Adobe PDF File)
NFIA Nomination Form
(Adobe PDF File)

Executive Council Positions & Advisory Committees

Nomination Forms

Download a Nomination form below.

Position Descriptions

Executive Council Advisory Committees 
NSW Farmers (Industrial) Association – WR Policy Advisory Committee

Eligible nominator

 
It is to be noted that only Executive Councillors who are elected to serve in the 2025/2026 year are eligible to be nominators for these positions.  
 

Curriculum Vitae submission


A Curriculum Vitae (CV) is required when nominating for an Executive Council with Special Qualifications or an Advisory Committee position; they can be submitted via logging into the NSW Farmers website here.
 

Election Timetable

Tuesday 22 July (Conference Day 1)

 8.30am  Nominations for all positions OPEN
 10am  Nominations for Treasurer CLOSE
 10.50am to 11.05am  Treasurer Nominee Address (five minutes each)
 11.45am to 1.00pm  Treasurer Election
 2pm  Treasurer Election Result
 3.00pm   Nominations for three x Directors CLOSE
 3.15pm to 3.25pm  Three x Director Nominee Address (two minutes each)
 3.30pm to 4.30pm  Three x Director Election
 5.30pm  Three x Director Election Result

Wednesday 23 July (Conference Day 2)

 9am  Nominations for P&A Councillors CLOSE
 10am to 11am  P&A Councillors Election
 12.30pm  P&A Councillors Result
 1pm  Nominations Councillors with SQ CLOSE
 1.15pm to 2pm  Councillors with SQ Election
 3pm  Councillors with SQ Result
 4pm  Nominations Executive Council Advisory Committees CLOSE

Friday 25 July to Wednesday 30 July 

Elections of Executive Council Advisory Committees via online ballot.  

Executive Council Advisory Committee Elections  

Online elections 

NSW Farmers has engaged TrueVote to deliver its online elections. Ballots will be circulated to incoming Executive Councillors by email to the email addresses that have been provided.  

Ballot for each election will be circulated by an email from TrueVote  at the time when the elections open. Link to the ballot will be deactivated at the time the election closes and will not work thereafter.  

Concurrent elections: The Advisory Committee elections will be conducted concurrently over a one-week period. Voters will receive a separate email for each ballot. Please take care to ensure that voters have cast their vote in each of the ballots.  

Voter verification: Voters are issued a confirmation receipt when their vote preferences are lodged. This confirmation receipt can be accessed by the voter at any time throughout the ballot period.  

Secret voting: All lodged ballot preferences are de-identified. The voter is automatically marked as ‘voted’ against the registered voter roll and the vote inserted into the count. There are no identifying markers against the received ballots following completion of the ballot. 

Potential change to the tenure of EC Advisory Committee members

The current tenure for Advisory Committee members is one year. At the 2025 AGM, scheduled for 23 July 2025, members are being asked to approve changes to the constitution to facilitate the extension of Advisory Committee members’ tenure to two years.   

If the constitutional change is not passed, the current one-year tenure will remain in place.  

If the constitutional change is passed, Advisory Committee members will serve two-year terms, and a staggered election process will be introduced.   

Implementation of the Two-Year Terms (Subject to Member Approval at the 2025 AGM)  

If members approve the constitutional change:  

  • Advisory Committee Members will have a two-year term, commencing at the conclusion of Advisory Committee elections following Annual Conference at which they were elected and expiring at the conclusion of the Advisory Committee elections following the second Annual Conference after their appointment. 
  • As a one-time transitional measure, half of the Advisory Committee Members elected in 2025 who receive the lowest number of votes will serve a one-year term, expiring at the conclusion of the Advisory Committee elections following the first Annual Conference after their appointment. 
  • For avoidance of doubt, the transitional arrangement and the staggered election cycle for years 2025 to 2027 is summarised below: