The objectives of the Busselton Population Medical Research Foundation are to:

• control and manage the Busselton Health Study property
• enter into formal cooperative agreements with organisations given custody and accepting responsibility for the care, storage and maintenance of specific Busselton Health Study property
• raise funds by collections of subscriptions and levies from members, by charges to approved users for specified access to Busselton Health Study property, by donations and grants from individuals, corporations, benevolent institutions, governments or any source approved by the Board, by the sale of products and services and by any means of lawful fundraising approved by the Board
• promote and develop an interactive association with public health and health science training programs within Western Australian universities
• recognise and represent the interests of all individuals and organisations who contribute to the Busselton Health Study program
• foster research relevant to the Busselton Health Study program and to provide guidance, supervision and financial support to projects approved by the Board
• promote and develop liaison and cooperative relationships with the Busselton community and community based organisations

Board of Management 

All affairs and business undertaken by the Foundation are conducted and managed by the Board of Management. Given adequate numbers elected and qualified to represent special interests the Board will be comprised of:

• Research: Five members. Research representatives will usually have tertiary qualifications in medicine, science or statistics and a current, past or prospective involvement in the Foundation's research activities.
• Community: Up to four members including up to two who represent the Busselton community. Community representatives may have a commercial qualification or experience in business administration, local government, marketing, public relations or similar areas.
• Medical or Health: Up to four members who will be General Practitioners or health professionals in practice in the Busselton shire.

The duties of the Board of Management include:

• ensuring that the Foundation operates within the constraints of its Constitution
• governing and controlling all activities associated with the Busselton Health Study
• determining rules for data access
• determining rules for collaboration with other researchers
• establishing agreements with custodians of assets such as the computerised data base in the UWA School of Population Health and the blood samples stored in the Royal Perth Hospital, Department of Immunology.

Current board membership

Membership and subscription

• Membership of the Foundation is open to persons who have participated in the activities of the Busselton Health Study program and to others whose interests are supportive and compatible with the objectives of the Foundation.
• Applications for membership shall be made in writing and considered and rejected/accepted by the Board.
• The annual cost of membership is $50 ($10 membership, $40 donation).
• Members shall from time to time at a general meeting determine the amount of the annual membership subscription or any levy to be required from members.