Judging

The Australian Father's Day Council is the administering body and judging panel for The Australian Father of the Year and the NSW Community Father of the Year awards.

The judging panel includes:

Maurice Newman AC (Chairman)

Chairman, Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Former Chancellor, Macquarie University; Former Chairman, Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)

Sir James Hardy OBE

1994 Australian Father of the Year

Fiona Boxall

Group Features Editor, Cumberland-Courier Newspapers

Michael Shepherd

Chairman, The Shepherd Centre

Jim Hungerford

Chief Executive Officer, The Shepherd Centre

Margaret Wangmann

Administration Manager, Sydney Legacy

Robyn Quinn

General Manager, Sydney Pain Management Centre Parramatta