Audit and Risk Committee

Dr. David Richie - Chair

David has worked in the Northern Territory since 1981. David's academic background is anthropology and, in that capacity, he worked for the Sacred Sites Authority (1981-1989) and NLC on land claims (1980 and 1983) and also as Chair of the NLC Wagait Traditional Owner's Dispute Committee (1993-1995). For more than 20 years he held the position of chief executive: most recently, the Department of Lands and Planning and Northern Territory Land Development Corporation (2009-2012). David was also the first Chief executive of the Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority (1990-2003). He is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and served on the Ninti One Ltd Audit and Risk Management Committee (2010-2020). He currently Chairs the NT Planning Commission.

Roland Chin

Roland Chin is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, a Fellow of CPA Australia, and a Chartered Tax Adviser of the Taxation Institute of Australia. He joined the KPMG Darwin office in 1981 as a graduate and was admitted as a partner in 1995.  He's had an extensive  career in accounting and business advisory.  He has provided tax specialist advice to clients including government, not-for-profit and international corporations for over 40 years. Roland retired from KPMG in 2018 and has continued to practice as a tax agent and sits on several local audit committees and Boards. He was appointed to the Tiwi Land Council Independent Audit Committee in 2022.

Maxie Smith

Maxie is a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD), offering a solid grounding in corporate governance and risk management. With extensive background in financial management, governance, risk assessment, and strategic leadership within public sector organisations, she is confident of her ability to contribute effectively to the Committee’s objectives

Andrew Giles

Andrew was born and currently resides in Darwin, completing his secondary education and tertiary studies in Adelaide. Andrew is a Partner of HWL Ebsworth Lawyers with his core areas of practice being all aspects of real estate and projects (including ALRA Aboriginal land), large scale construction and infrastructure projects, government, commercial contracting and procurement, energy and resources, transport, and corporate structuring and compliance work for businesses. Possessing complementary tertiary qualifications in commerce (finance major) and business experience, Andrew retains a strong commercial and practical approach to issues.