Life members
| Life member | Division | Joined Governance Institute of Australia |
| Professor Michael Adams FGIA(Life) FCG |
NSW | 10 September 1990 |
| Mr Warren Baillie FGIA(Life) FCG |
WA | 18 November 2001 |
| Mr Russell Barnier FGIA(Life) FCG |
VIC | 11 December 1989 |
| Ms Priscilla Bryans FGIA(Life) FCG |
VIC | 11 September 2010 |
| Mr Frank Bush AM FGIA(Life) FCG |
NSW | 12 December 1994 |
| Mr Laurence Factor FGIA(Life) FCG |
WA | 1 October 1973 |
| Mr Douglas Gration FGIA(Life) FCG |
VIC | 18 November 2001 |
| Ms Maureen McGrath FGIA(Life) FCG | NSW | 12 May 2012 |
| Mr John Rennie FGIA(Life) FCG |
VIC | 11 December 1989 |
| Mr Tim Sheehy FGIA(Life) FCG |
NSW | 6 December 2009 |
| Mr William te Kloot FGIA(Life) FCG |
QLD | 15 March 1982 |
| Mr Peter Turnbull FGIA(Life) FCG |
QLD | 13 July 1992 |
| Mr Lawrence Tutton FGIA(Life) FCG |
VIC | 14 October 1991 |
| Mr Christopher Wells JP FGIA(Life) FCG |
TAS | 15 February 1982 |