Wider changes across the organisation sets Infrastructure Australia as an expert national advisory body.
Infrastructure Australia moves to a new governance structure, with the Federal Government accepting recommendations of the review of the organisation, including finalising an interim board.
The new model has seen the current board be replaced by three commissioners supported by an advisory board with experts from the infrastructure and related sectors and senior public service officials.
Gabrielle Trainor AO will be appointed as Acting Chair of Infrastructure Australia, and Clare Gardiner-Barnes will be appointed as an Acting Board member.
The interim board will be in place until the decisions taken following the review can be implemented in legislation.
It is part of a number of wider changes that places Infrastructure Australia at a significant place as an expert advisory body of national significance.
Trainor has extensive board experience in the public and private sectors. She served on the IA board from 2014-2021 and is currently Chair of the Construction Industry Culture Taskforce.
Clare Gardiner-Barnes has experience in state government infrastructure departments and is currently the Director of her own firm. She is highly regarded in the infrastructure sector and brings a wealth of experience in infrastructure planning.
Existing Board members Mark Balnaves, John Fitzgerald and Marion Fulker, who are state and territory nominated appointments, will also be reappointed as acting Board members.
These appointments are for a period of up to 12 months, or less if there is an earlier transition to the new governance arrangements.
“I would like to thank them all for agreeing to serve in this capacity and I look forward to working with the interim Board as Infrastructure Australia is strengthened and reinvigorated,” says Catherine King, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.
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