Marikit Santiago has been appointed as a part-time member of the National Portrait Gallery Board. Former South Australian Governor Hieu Van Le is the new chair of the Australian National Maritime Museum Council. Photos: AGNSW Facebook and SAHMRI.
A breakdown of the latest appointments in the Australian Public Service, the wider public sector and across the public services of the states and territories.
APS Senior Executive Service
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Victoria Haffey has been appointed Deputy Taxation Ombudsman.
Band 2
Mark Wiggins has been appointed general manager of markets in the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).
Chloe Bird has been appointed as First Assistant Secretary for Immigration in the Department of Home Affairs.
Other federal appointments
Anne Brown has been appointed chairperson of the Airservices Australia Board for three years. She has been a board member since 2020 and has served as deputy chair since December 2024.
Former South Australian Governor Hieu Van Le has been appointed chair of the Australian National Maritime Museum Council for a three-year term.
Amit Singh has been appointed as a part-time member of the Council of the National Museum of Australia for three years.
Matt Heine is now a part-time member of the Council of the National Gallery of Australia and will serve for three years.
Marikit Santiago has been appointed as a part-time member of the National Portrait Gallery Board for a three-year term.
Josh Pyke and Leah Flanagan have been appointed to the Music Australia Council, with Danielle Caruana and Dr Sophie Payten reappointed. All the postings are for two-year terms.
Amit Singh has been appointed as a part-time member of the Council of the National Museum of Australia. Anne Brown has been named as chairperson of the Airservices Australia Board. Photos: LinkedIn and Airservices Australia.
States and Territories
Andrew Wellington has been appointed chair of the Queensland Rail Board, with Lisa Hewitt, Julian Haber and Wendy McMillan appointed as members.
Patrick Brady has been appointed chair of the Board of Energy Queensland.
Diana Lollato and Peta Tilse have been appointed as directors of Queensland’s Powerlink.
Wendy Agar and James Versace have been appointed as directors of Queensland’s CS Energy.
Retired Chief Judge of the District Court of Queensland Kerry O’Brien has been appointed to the chair of the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council. Scott Lynch, Danielle Carroll and Natalie Merlehan have been appointed as members of the council.
Justin Geoghegan has been appointed as a magistrate of the Magistrates Court of Western Australia to fill the vacancy left by Steven Malley.
