External nominations refer to nominations made by an individual, an organisation or a number of organisations who are not the Australian Government Minister responsible for approving the appointment, or a member of their department. This may include a state or territory government or a non-government organisation and extends to appointment processes where it is either legislated or accepted practice for nominations to be provided to the Minister by external bodies. Not all nominations made by external bodies result in the appointment of that nominee, as multiple nominations may be received for the same vacancy.
In 2022-2023 (for the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023), women received 71 of 157 external nominations, equating to 45.2 per cent. This is 1.2 percentage points lower than in 2021-2022, when women received 46.4 per cent of external nominations.
Table 5 lists the 62 external organisations that nominated candidates for a position on an Australian Government board in 2022-2023, the number of nominations given, and the number of and percentage of nominations given for women.
| Nominating Organisation | Number of nominations given 2022-2023 | Number of women nominated 2022-2023 | Percentage of nominees who were women 2022-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory Government | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| New South Wales Government | 14 | 4 | 28.6 |
| Northern Territory Government | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Queensland Government | 11 | 7 | 63.6 |
| South Australian Government | 4 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Tasmanian Government | 3 | 2 | 66.7 |
| Victorian Government | 8 | 3 | 37.5 |
| Western Australian Government | 4 | 1 | 25.0 |
| New Zealand Government | 5 | 2 | 40.0 |
| Minister for Communications | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Minister for Workplace Relations | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Tasmanian Minister for Health | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| National Indigenous Australians Agency | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Office for Women | 3 | 2 | 66.7 |
| Chief of the Australian Defence Force | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Queensland Government - Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| State and Territory Health Chief Executives | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| South Australia Arid Lands Landscape Board | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Skills Senior Officials Network | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Pharmaceutical Society of Australia | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Pharmacy Guild of Australia | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Health Consumers of Rural and Remote Australia | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute | 7 | 4 | 57.1 |
| Australian Local Government Organisation | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Australian National University | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Community Housing Industry Association | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Customer Owned Banking Association | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Grattan Institute | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Housing Industry Association | 4 | 1 | 25.0 |
| Master Builders Australia | 3 | 2 | 66.7 |
| National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Association | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| National Shelter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Planning Institute of Australia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PowerHousing Australia | 2 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Property Council of Australia | 5 | 1 | 20.0 |
| Urban Development Institute of Australia | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Australian Industry Group | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Business Council of Australia | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Australian Council of Trade Unions | 8 | 4 | 50.0 |
| National Farmers' Federation | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Maritime Industry Australia Limited | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry | 6 | 6 | 100.0 |
| Independent Schools Australia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| The Healing Foundation | 4 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Northern Territory Stolen Generations Aboriginal Corporation | 2 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Link-Up Service | 2 | 2 | 100.0 |
| ACT and NSW Stolen Generations Council | 2 | 2 | 100.0 |
| The United Ngunnawal Elders Council | 2 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Australian Institute of Petroleum | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Truck Industry Council | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Bioenergy Australia | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Australian Automobile Association | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Professionals Australia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Desert Channels Queensland Group | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Territory Natural Resource Management | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Conservation Council of South Australia Inc., Queensland Conservation Council and Arid Lands Environment Centre | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Business Council of Australia and Property Council of Australia | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Total | 157 | 71 | 45.2 |