A breakdown of the latest appointments in the Australian Public Service.
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The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has made Branko Ananijevski its assistant secretary for governance.
Meanwhile, the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) has made Matthew Morrissey the general manager of program delivery and Kym Moore the general manager of mining.
Megan Cooper, Santo De Pasquale, Isaac Buckley and Emma Jaber have been promoted as the Director of Public Prosecutions’ four new assistant directors.
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The Department of Veterans’ Affairs has promoted Alexander Caroly to first assistant secretary.
Other federal
Jeffrey Pope named Acting Australian Electoral Commissioner
Special Minister of State Don Farrell has announced the appointment of Jeffrey Pope APM GAICD as the acting Electoral Commissioner from 15 December.
In this role, he will oversee the work of the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), which ensures the conduct of federal elections are in line with the law.
Mr Pope has been the AEC’s Deputy Electoral Commissioner and chief operating officer since 2016. In these roles, he made significant contributions to the delivery of recent federal elections and the 2023 referendum.
Jeffrey Pope (pictured) will replace current Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers, who has served an 11-year term in the role. Photo: AEC.
Sam Reinhardt appointed Parliamentary Budget Officer
The Presiding Officers have announced Sam Reinhardt as the new Parliamentary Budget Officer, taking over from Dr Stein Helgeby, who held the role for the past four years.
Ms Reinhardt is the current Deputy Secretary of the Fiscal Group at Treasury. However, she is mostly recognised as an accomplished economist and leader who has served in the Productivity Commission and DISR.
She has also served as the government representative on the Foreign Investment Review Board and was a member of the secretariat for the Henry Tax Review.
Ms Reinhardt has worked for the Cape York Institute, Papua New Guinea’s Treasury and as a tax and fiscal policy adviser to former Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
Sam Reinhardt has worked for the Cape York Institute, Papua New Guinea’s Treasury and as a tax and fiscal policy adviser to former Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Photo: BSGIP.
Original Article published by James Day on PS News.
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