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Management and Governance

The BARS Program is operated by Flight Safety Foundation Limited, a Melbourne, Australia based wholly owned subsidiary of Flight Safety Foundation Incorporated, located in Virginia, USA. Flight Safety Foundation Limited is an Australian company holding a not-for-profit status granted by the Australian Tax Office. 

General Manager

Mark Dowell

Board Chair

Kerryn Macaulay

Board Members

Reece Clothier
Stuart Aggs
Dr. Hassan Shahidi
Mark Dowell

The contents of the BAR Standards are derived from the needs of the BARS Member Organizations. Our Members’ representatives coordinate input through the Technical Advisory Committee. The Committee meets regularly to review the contents of the Standards, the effectiveness of the Program and to consider changes and improvements. The BARS Program Office has a standards review team to evaluate the proposed changes to the Standards for technical accuracy prior to release. The BARS Program Office is audited by an independent entity on a biannual basis to assure it is providing the desired services and functions the BARS Members require. 

Each BARS registered audit company is required to maintain a system of regular evaluation on the performance of their BARS auditors. The audit company is also required to have its own internal quality assurance program. The BARS Program Office is responsible for the observation program whereby selected audits are observed to confirm the BARS Program requirements are being met in the conduct of the BARS audit.