Mr Barns has mining experience and has been as a non-executive director of a number of companies (previously listed and non-listed) in the mineral exploration sector, including among others, Republic Gold Ltd, Richmond Mining and Australian American Mining Corporation NL. He was, from 2000-02, the inaugural CEO of the former gold industry body, the Australian Gold Council and was, until last year a director of a private agri-business labour hire company. He is also a member of the Tasmanian, Victorian, Western Australian and New Zealand Bars. Greg was chief of staff and senior adviser to several federal and various state MPs and ministers from 1989-99. He was National President of the Australian Lawyers Alliance in 2011-12.
