AOA Research Foundation

The mission of the AOA Research Foundation is to promote and support research into musculo-skeletal disorders. The Foundation values excellence, integrity and professionalism in the acquisition of knowledge through ethical research.


The AOA Research Fund was established in 1970. It was formally incorporated as an approved Research Institute in 1998 and re-named the AOA Research Foundation Limited. Legal and financial separation from the AOA was finalised in 2000 and set out in deed of co-operation.

The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors with a Research Advisory Committee which makes recommendations to the Board concerning the distribution of research funding.

Over the last 20 years, the Foundation has awarded more than $1.65 million in grants to support over 130 research projects.

AOARF Board of Directors

Chair
Claudia Di Bella

Treasurer
Ursula Bradshaw
General Directors
Sina Babazadeh
Zsolt Balogh
Matthew Broadhead
Richard de Steiger
Michelle Dowsey
Michael Schuetz
Tom Ward

Secretary to the Board
Adrian R Cosenza

AOARF Research Advisory Committee

Zsolt Balogh – Chair
Will Blakeney
Matthew Broadhead
Claudia Di Bella
John Farey
Sara Farshidfar
Peter Smitham
Jarrad Stevens
Chris Wilson 

Duties of Directors

AOA Research Foundation is a Company Limited by Guarantee and operates within the provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). In managing the business of a company, Directors and Officers are subject to a range of duties, which are designed to protect the company and, ultimately, the members by attempting to ensure that the Directors and other Officers are loyal to the company.
 
The responsibilities of Directors include the duty to:
  • act in good faith in the best interests of the company
  • act for proper purposes
  • act with due care and diligence
  • not misuse information or position 
  • prevent insolvent trading
  • not fetter discretions
  • avoid conflicts of interest.
The Board has the power, and also the legal responsibility, to manage the company. The Corporations Act states: ‘The business of a company is to be managed by or under the direction of the directors’ (s.198A(1)).

AOA Research Foundation Corporate Documents