The board of carsales.com Limited advised that nonexecutive Director Ian Francis Law passed away in the early hours of September 30, 2013. Ian had been battling cancer for some time. Ian was a member of the carsales Board initially as a representative of Nine Entertainment where he was CEO.

He served in this capacity from February 2007 until he resigned from Nine Entertainment in November 2010. Six months later, the company Board asked that he rejoin as an Independent Director which he has been ever since.