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Annual Report 2010–11

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Organisation structure as at July 2010

Department organisation structure as at July 2010

  • Secretary – Ms Robyn Kruk
    • Change Management Team – Assistant Secretary – Dr Greg Terrill
    • Biodiversity Group–Deputy Secretary – Mr Gerard Early (left Department on 4 October 2010)
      • Approvals and Wildlife – First Assistant Secretary – Mr Peter Burnett
      • Land and Coasts – First Assistant Secretary – Mr Mark Flanigan
      • Parks Australia – Director of National Parks – Mr Peter Cochrane
      • Marine – First Assistant Secretary – Mr Stephen Oxley
      • Supervising Scientist – Mr Alan Hughes
      • Whale Conservation – First Assistant Secretary – Ms Donna Petrachenko
    • Water Group – Deputy Secretary – Dr James Horne (left Department on 21 December 2010)
      • Water Efficiency – First Assistant Secretary – Ms Mary Harwood
      • Water Governance – First Assistant Secretary – Mr Ian Robinson
      • Water Reform – First Assistant Secretary – Mr Tony Slatyer
    • Arts, Culture and Heritage Group – Deputy Secretary – Mr Mark Tucker
      • Arts –First Assistant Secretary – Ms Lyn Bean
      • National Portrait Gallery – Director – Ms Louise Doyle (A/g)
      • Culture – First Assistant Secretary – Ms Sally Basser
      • Heritage – First Assistant Secretary – Mr James Shevlin
    • Corporate, Environment Quality and Antarctic Group – Deputy Secretary – Mr Mark Tucker
      • Co-ordinator General – Business Improvement Division – First Assistant Secretary – Mr Malcolm Forbes / Ms Cathy Skippington
      • Chief Operating Officer – Corporate Strategies Division – First Assistant Secretary – Mr Arthur Diakos
      • Policy & Communication – First Assistant Secretary – Mr Sean Sullivan
      • Australian Antarctic Group – Director – Ms Lyn Maddock
      • Environment Quality Division – First Assistant Secretary – Dr Diana Wright
    • Deputy Secretary – Mr Malcolm Thompson (returned from Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency in July 2010)

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Portfolio Agencies organisation structure as at July 2010

  • Portfolio Agencies/ Authorities/Positions
    • Screen Australia – Chief Executive – Dr Ruth Harley
    • Supervising Scientist – Mr Alan Hughes
    • Director of National Parks – Mr Peter Cochrane
    • Australian Business Arts Foundation – Chief Executive Officer – Ms Jane Haley
    • Australian National Maritime Museum –Director – Ms Mary-Louise Williams
    • National Water Commission – Mr Ken Matthews
    • Australia Council – General Manager – Ms Kathy Keele
    • Sydney Harbour Federation Trust – Executive Director – Mr Geoff Bailey
    • National Film and Sound Archive – Chief Executive Officer – Mr Darryl McIntyre
    • Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority –Chairman – Dr Russell Reichelt
    • National Museum of Australia – Director – Dr Andrew Sayers
    • Bundanon Trust – Chief Executive Officer – Ms Deborah Ely
    • National Gallery of Australia – Director – Mr Ron Radford
    • Bureau of Meteorology – Director – Dr Greg Ayres
    • National Library of Australia – Director General – Ms Jan Fullerton
    • National Environment Protection Council (NEPC) Service Corporation – Executive Officer – Dr Bruce Kennedy
    • Australian Film, Television and Radio School –Director – Ms Sandra Levy
    • Murray-Darling Basin Authority – Chief Executive – Mr Ron Freeman
    • Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder – Mr Ian Robinson

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Organisation structure as at February 2011

Department organisation structure as at February 2011

  • Secretary –Dr Paul Grimes (A/g) (vice Ms Robyn Kruk)
    • Deputy Secretary – Ms Kimberly Dripps (commenced 10 January 2011)
      • Approvals and Wildlife – First Assistant Secretary – Mr Peter Burnett
      • Supervising Scientist – Mr Alan Hughes
      • Heritage Division – First Assistant Secretary – Dr Greg Terrill
    • Deputy Secretary – Mr David Parker (commenced 21 February 2011)
      • Water Efficiency – First Assistant Secretary – Ms Mary Harwood
      • Water Governance – First Assistant Secretary – Mr Ian Robinson
      • Water Reform – First Assistant Secretary – Mr Tony Slatyer
    • Deputy Secretary – Mr Mark Tucker
      • Land and Coasts – First Assistant Secretary – Mr Mark Flanigan
      • Australian Antarctic – Director – Ms Lyn Maddock
      • Marine – First Assistant Secretary – Mr Stephen Oxley
      • Whale Conservation – First Assistant Secretary – Ms Donna Petrachenko
      • Information Management Division – First Assistant Secretary – Ms Alex Rankin
      • Business Improvement – First Assistant Secretary – Ms Cathy Skippington
      • Parks Australia – Director of National Parks – Mr Peter Cochrane
    • Deputy Secretary – Mr Malcolm Thompson
      • Environment Quality Division – First Assistant Secretary – Dr Diana Wright
      • Housing Supply & Affordability – First Assistant Secretary – Mr James Shevlin
      • Sustainable Population Taskforce – First Assistant Secretary – Mr Sean Sullivan
      • Policy & Communication – First Assistant Secretary – Mr Andrew McNee (A/g)
      • Chief Operating Officer – Corporate Strategies Division – First Assistant Secretary – Mr Arthur Diakos

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Portfolio Agencies organisation structure as at February 2011

  • Portfolio Agencies/ Authorities/Positions
    • Supervising Scientist – Mr Alan Hughes
    • Director of National Parks – Mr Peter Cochrane
    • National Water Commission – Mr Ken Matthews
    • Sydney Harbour Federation Trust – Executive Director – Mr Geoff Bailey
    • Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority –Chairman – Dr Russell Reichelt
    • Bureau of Meteorology – Director – Dr Greg Ayres
    • National Environment Protection Council (NEPC) Service Corporation – Executive Officer – Dr Bruce Kennedy
    • Murray-Darling Basin Authority – Chief Executive – Mr Ron Freeman
    • Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder – Mr Ian Robinson

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