Our governance

IFEM is a Public Company Limited by Guarantee registered in Australia, with a non-profit purpose, and is subject to the provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Our Board members are directors of the company and are subject to the provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). At least two Board members and our Company Secretary must reside in Australia. All Directors must obtain and hold Australian Director Identification Numbers.

As a member-based federation, our principal governing body is the IFEM Assembly, the representative body of IFEM Member organisations worldwide. The Assembly meets twice a year. IFEM Full members have voting rights at the Assembly, whilst IFEM Affiliate Members and Ex Officio Members attend with non-voting rights.

Day-to-day operations of IFEM are overseen by two bodies: the IFEM Board of Directors and the IFEM Council.

The IFEM Board comprises the President, President-Elect, two member-elected Directors and three Independent Directors. It provides leadership on strategy, finance, governance, risk, and all matters relating to IFEM's legal registration as a public company with a not-for-profit purpose in Australia.

The IFEM Council comprises the President, President-Elect, Immediate Past President, four Council Committee Chairs, six Regional Representatives, and the Dean of IFEM Academy. The Chair of the IFEM Board of Directors and the three Board Committee Chairs attend Council as observers. 

The IFEM Council is the professional leadership body of emergency medicine within IFEM, guiding IFEM's organisational efforts towards our vision, mission and goals.

IFEM funds an Executive Office team of staff who report to the IFEM Chief Operating Officer. In turn, the IFEM Chief Operating Officer reports collectively to the IFEM Board of Directors.