Our Structure

Instead of shareholders Greenpeace Australia Pacific has a General Assembly made up of more than 50 skilled volunteers who are the voting members. These members elect the Board from the existing General Assembly membership. The Board in turn appoints the Chief Executive Officer whom is delegated responsibility of management of the company.

Objectives

Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s constitution defines the objectives of the organisation as being to:

• Protect, preserve and enhance the natural environment;
• Promote nuclear disarmament and peace; and
• Establish and maintain a public fund for the specific purpose of supporting the environmental objectives.

Bilateral agreements

Greenpeace National or Regional Offices (NROs) operate in 40 countries around the world. There are a number of bilateral agreements that bind each Greenpeace National or Regional Office (NRO), of which Greenpeace Australia Pacific is one, to Greenpeace International.  The key documents that define and describe this relationship are the following:

• License Agreement: a legally binding bilateral agreement between Greenpeace International and Greenpeace Australia Pacific, through which Greenpeace International grants the specific NRO a licence to use the Greenpeace name.
• Framework Agreement: a legally binding agreement between Greenpeace International and the NRO that allows the NRO to participate in the Greenpeace International Council.
• Organisational Development Plan: this is primarily a planning tool. It contains the objectives and plans for the NRO for the following three years as well as Greenpeace International’s commitments and the NRO contribution to Greenpeace International. The agreement is binding and is renewed every year.

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