A breakdown of the latest appointments in the Australian Public Service.
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Four new assistant secretaries have been appointed to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (DITRDCA).
Lok Potticary is responsible for NSW and ACT infrastructure investment. Amanda Milczarek is heading up vehicle safety operations. Kate Feros is taking on ministerial, Parliament and cabinet.
Georgia O’Cianain is managing the Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics and Bureau of Communications, Arts and Regional Research.
Peta Hegarty has been promoted to general manager of media, communications, corruption prevention and education at the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
Band 2
The DITRDCA has promoted Bridget Gannon to first assistant secretary of media policy.
Other federal
Advocate chosen for Afghanistan Inquiry Compensation Scheme
The Federal Government has appointed Justice Ruth McColl AO as the Afghanistan Inquiry Compensation Advocate.
A report by the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Afghanistan Inquiry contained 15 recommendations to pay compensation to victims, and their families, where there was credible information involving allegations of property damage, assault or unlawful killing, by ADF members on operations in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2016, without awaiting the establishment of criminal liability.
In response, the government directed Defence to design a compensation scheme under regulation, which came into effect on 19 July.
Justice McColl served the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of NSW from 2003 until 2019. She is also known as one of the NSW ICAC assistant commissioners during the inquiry into former premier Gladys Berejiklian.
Compensation provided under the Afghanistan Inquiry Compensation Scheme may be monetary or non-monetary, and further information is available in both Pashtu and Dari.
Justice Ruth McColl will review claims for compensation referred by the Chief of the Defence Force, and make recommendations on payment. Photo: Justice Connect.
Tourism Australia Board appointments
Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell has announced the appointments of four new members to the Tourism Australia Board:
- Jenny Lambert OAM – Accommodation Australia’s national policy director and former policy director with the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Michael Lee – Former Federal Minister for the Tourism and Resources portfolios
- Tim Yeend – Former Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Associate Secretary and Australian Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation
- Peter Laurence AO – Founder and chairman of the Pivot Group, a major shareholder of Sea World and Warner Bros Movie World.
Departing members are chair Michael Issenberg, deputy chair Jeffrey Ellison AM, John Hart OAM and Annabel Dolphin.
The Tourism Australia Board will be led by serving members Penny Fowler (above) as chair and Ian Horne as deputy chair. Photo: Tourism Australia.
Experts to lead Health Technology Assessment reform
Health Minister Mark Butler has announced the members of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Review Implementation Advisory Group (IAG).
HTA is the process of reviewing the quality, safety, efficacy and value for money of new health technologies before they are funded or subsidised by government.
The IAG will help guide critical reforms in response to the findings and recommendations of the HTA Review Report, which was released in September.
Its members are:
- Dr Richard Mitchell – Head of Clinical Services, Kids Cancer Centre
- Dr Lorraine Anderson – Medical director, Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services
- Nicole Millis – Chief executive officer, Rare Voices Australia
- Kirsten Pilatti – Chief executive officer, Breast Cancer Network Australia
- Elizabeth de Somer – Chief executive officer, Medicines Australia
- Anne Harris – Deputy chair, Medicines Australia Board
- Professor Emily Lancsar – Chief health economist in the Department of Health and Aged Care
- Duncan McIntyre – First Assistant Secretary, Technology Assessment and Access Division, Department of Health and Aged Care.
The HTA Review Report made 50 recommendations across a range of areas, including improving access to new technologies, ensuring equity, and making HTA processes simpler for consumers and clinicians.
It also recommended reducing the time it takes for medicines to be funded, and investing in HTA capability so it is more adaptable and futureproof.
The IAG will also consider the findings of the Enhance HTA and the new frontier – Delivering better health for all Australians report, and co-design a draft government response to the HTA review.
Cardiologist and co-director of the Menzies Centre for Health Policy, Professor Andrew Wilson, will chair the IAG. Photo: APPC.
Part-time members reappointed to Australian Competition Tribunal
Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury Dr Andrew Leigh has announced the reappointments of Diana Eilert and Dr Jill Walker as part-time members of the Australian Competition Tribunal for a five-year period.
They will begin their terms on 12 December, 2024, and 30 March, 2025, respectively.
Ms Eilert is an experienced ASX director and executive who’s been a tribunal member since 2019. She is currently on the board of Domain and is chair of Keypath, but has also worked as group executive of Suncorp’s entire insurance business and group executive for its People, Technology, Marketing and Joint Ventures branch.
Dr Walker has worked across the Australian and New Zealand legal worlds, serving as a tribunal member since 2020 and a lay member of the NZ High Court. She has also been a commissioner of the New Zealand Commerce Commission (NZCC) and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Original Article published by James Day on PS News.
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