Board appointment, remuneration and diversity guidance

Processes and principles for the appointment and remuneration of members of Victorian government entities, to ensure that appointments reflect the diversity of the Victorian community.

Appointment and remuneration guidelines

These guidelines outline Victoria’s standard processes for appointing people to government boards and offices. They also provide guidance about recommended pay rates for government appointments.

These guidelines apply to a number of different entities:

boards
advisory councils
trusts
commissioners.

They are applicable to appointments made by ministers or the Governor-in-Council. They don’t apply to the employment of public sector staff, school councils and most judicial appointments.

They contain information on:

recruitment and selection
probity checks and declarations of private interests
setting pay for government appointments
the process for getting an appointment approved
privacy and data protection.

Download the guidelines and templates

Appointment and Remuneration Guidelines Effective November 2025 Word 550.71 KB (opens in a new window)

Declaration of private interests template (Appointment and Remuneration Guidelines) November 2025 Word 97.31 KB (opens in a new window)

Personal information and privacy consent form template Word 215.09 KB (opens in a new window)

Diversity on Victorian Government Boards Guidelines

It is important that Victorian government boards reflect the diversity of the Victorian community. Diversity of skills and expertise, and the perspectives and lived experiences of people from different backgrounds, contribute to good governance and help ensure that boards are making decisions in the interests of the Victorian community.

These guidelines provide general advice to support diversity on boards. The guidelines also provide tailored advice to support the following cohorts that experience barriers to participation:

women
culturally and linguistically diverse people
young people
LGBTIQ+ people
people with disability
Aboriginal people
people living in rural and regional Victoria.

The Diversity on Victorian Government Boards Guidelines are a companion document to the Appointment and Remuneration Guidelines and apply to all appointments to which the Appointment and Remuneration Guidelines apply.

Read an online version of the Diversity on Victorian Government Boards Guidelines.