Victoria Mak has been appointed as a senior executive lawyer in the Australian Government Solicitor. Andrew Banfield has been named as the next Assistant Secretary of the research branch in the Department of Parliamentary Services. Photos: Australian Government Solicitor & LinkedIn.
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
Band 1
Victoria Mak has been appointed as a senior executive lawyer in the Australian Government Solicitor.
Barbara Smith has been appointed national manager of fraud investigation at Services Australia.
Andrew Banfield has been named as the next Assistant Secretary of the research branch in the Department of Parliamentary Services.
Annie Ryan has been appointed as chief operating officer of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.
Anthony Helmond has been named as national law enforcement manager at the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC).
Band 2
Andrew Hutchinson has been named as head of international operations in the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW).
Elizabeth McGregor has been appointed as First Assistant Secretary in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
Mike Kaiser is the new Secretary of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Photo: ANZSOG.
Other federal appointments
Former Queensland Labor MP Mike Kaiser has been named as the new Secretary of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), effective 14 July.
States and territories
John Eren has been appointed as Victoria’s chair of the Kardinia Park Stadium Trust, taking over from Bernadette Uzelac, who has been interim chair since February.
Renewal SA chief executive Chris Menz has resigned to pursue opportunities in the private property sector. The SA Government will begin a recruitment process to appoint his replacement.
Queensland’s Commissioner for Electrical Safety Keith McKenzie has been reappointed for a further three years.
