Members of the original working group and the organisations represented were:
- Linda O'Brien, Council of Australian University Librarians, (Chair)
- Rosemary Calder, Australian Health Policy Collaboration
- Virginia Barbour, Australasian Open Access Strategy Group
- Tennant Reed, The AiGroup
- Tim Cahill, The Conversation
- John Wellard, Universities Australia
- Mary Kelly, Universities Australia's Deputy Vice-Chancellors (Research) Committee
Observers to the working group who provided advice and comments:
- Philip Kent, Chair of the CAUL Electronic Information Resources Committee
- Jill Benn, Committee Member of the CAUL Research Advisory Committee
Representatives of:
- Australian National Data Service
- Australian Research Council
- Department of Education and Training
- Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
- National Health and Medical Research Council