Governance of the National Regulators Community of Practice

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National Steering Committee
The NRCoP is a unified national structure with chapters in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia. The NRCoP also welcomes virtual attendance by Aotearoa New Zealand regulators through its partnership with G-Reg, the Aotearoa New Zealand Government Regulatory Practice Initiative.
As the NRCoP’s auspice, ANZSOG is advised by a National Committee and Chapter Committees, which include regulators from the Australian, state/territory and local governments. The national committee also includes two representatives from G-Reg.
In March 2021 the national committee restructured to reflect its increasing maturity as a national and trans-Tasman community. It now comprises:
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Chair NRCoP |
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NSW Chapter Chair |
Tracy Mackey
NSW Deputy Chair |
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Queensland Chapter Chair |
Philip Halton
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Kerry Leaver
SA Chapter Co-Chair |
Dini Soulio |
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VIC Chapter Chair |
Doug Young
VIC Chapter Deputy Chair |
Adam Beaumont |
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Marianne Munro | Kate Maddern | Adam Watson |
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WA Chapter Chair |
WA Deputy Chair |
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Director, Regulatory Practice |
Dr Lorraine Cherney Manager, ANZSOG/NRCoP |
Rosemary Vo
Senior Advisor, NRCoP |
Chapters
- Rose Webb, NRCoP Chair
- Derise Cubin, ACT Chapter Chair, Access Canberra
- Dini Soulio, SA Chapter Co-Chair, Commissioner, Consumer and Business Services, Attorney-General’s Department
- Amanda Grey, Office of the Work Health and Safety Commissioner
- Matthew Campbell, Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
- Roxane Marcelle-Shaw, NSW Chapter Chair, Professional Standards Authority
- Tracy Mackey, NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
- Jarrod Cowley-Grimmond, QLD Chapter Chair, Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water
- Philip Halton, NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
- Rowena Park, Australian Securities and Investment Commission
- Marianne Munro, VIC Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
- Adam Beaumont, With Purpose Consulting
- Adam Watson, WorkSafe Victoria
- Kate Maddern, Victorian Disability Workers Commission
- Matt D’Abbs, VIC Chapter Chair, Environment Protection Authority
- Doug Young, VIC Deputy Chair, Department of Health
- David MacLennan, WA Chapter Chair, CEO City of Vincent
- Alice Turnbull, WA Deputy Chair, National Offshore Petroleum and Environmental Safety Authority
- Ian Caplin, NZ Government Regulatory Practice Initiative
- Lisa Docherty, Director, NZ Government Regulatory Practice Initiative
- Grant Pink, Pracademic Advisor, Recap Consultants
- Veronica Taylor, Academic Advisor, Australian National University
- Guzyal Hill, Academic Adviser -Early Career, Charles Darwin University
- Mitzi Bolton, Academic Adviser – Early Career, Monash University
- David Pryce, Head of Access Canberra (Chapter Sponsor)
- Derise Cubin, Licensing and Registrations (Chapter Chair)
- Adam Pascoe, Assistant Director, Private Buildings Cladding Scheme
- Amanda Grey, Deputy WHS Commissioner, Office of the Work Health and Safety Commissioner
- Chris Howe, Assistant Director, Australian Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resource
- Giuseppe Mangeruca, A/g Executive Branch Manager, Fair Trading and Regulatory Strategy ACT Government
- Matthew Campbell, Director, Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
- Michael Fritschy, Director, Regulatory Reform Section, Economic Analysis and Regulation Policy Branch, Strategy Division, Strategy and National Resilience Group, Department of Home Affairs
- Paul Baskys, Assistant Director Regulatory Practice, Regulatory Reform Section, Economic Analysis and Regulation Policy Branch, Strategy Division, Strategy and National Resilience Group, Department of Home Affairs
- Sally Gibson, Executive Branch Manager, Quality, Complaints and Regulation; Human Services Registrar at Community Services Directorate
- Sean Sloan, Senior Director Licensing and Compliance, Transport City Services Directorate ACT Government
- Tracey Harkness, Senior Practitioner, Office of the Senior Practitioner, Department of Communities ACT
- Peter Dunphy, Head of Transport Safety, Transport for New South Wales (Chapter Sponsor)
- Roxane Marcelle-Shaw, CEO, Professional Standards Authority (Chapter Chair)
- Matthew Barrett, Manager Policy & Governance, Department of Planning Industry & Environment
- Jane Eldridge, NSW State Director, Australian Health Professional Regulation Authority
- Merrin Hambley, A/Director Platforms Branch, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
- Tony Kofkin, A/Director Complaints Operations, NSW Health Care Complaints Commission
- Tracy Mackey, NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner
- Dr Chris Walker, Deputy Dean University Relations ANZSOG
- Jackie Walsh, Manager People and Development, Australian Securities and Investment Commission
- Elizabeth Tydd, CEO, Information and Privacy Commission NSW
- Matt Press, NSW Department of Customer Service
- Sharife Rahmini, Chief Executive Regulation, Coal Mining Industry Long Service Leave Corporation
- David Mackie, Department of Justice and Attorney-General (Chapter Sponsor)
- Jarrod Cowley-Grimmond, Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water (Chapter Chair)
- Omar Ameer, Queensland Building and Construction Commission
- Rose Bovey, Public Health Regulatory Systems Unit, Queensland Health
- Philip Halton, NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
- Erica McLuckie, Department of Education
- Rowena Park, Australian Energy Regulator
- Rachel Scalongne, Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water
- Mark Stone, Resource Safety and Health Queensland
- Victoria Thomson, Department of Justice and Attorney-General
- Caroline Mealor, SafeWork SA (Chapter Sponsor)
- Kerry Leaver, Chief Executive and Registrar, Education Standards Board (SA Chapter Co-Chair)
- Dini Soulio, Commissioner, Consumer and Business Services, Attorney-General’s Department (SA Chapter Co-Chair)
- Alexandra Blood, Executive Director, Mineral Resources Division, Department for Energy and Mining
- Donna Barchiesi, Principal Policy Officer, Strategy, Governance and Assurance, Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing
- Joanna Gall, Acting Executive Director, Compliance Operations, Compliance and Enforcement Branch, Australian Energy Regulator
- Kerin Montgomerie, Director Clinical Regulation, Health Protection and Licensing Services, SA Health
- Steve Ronson, Enforcement, Fair Work Ombudsman
- Matt d’Abbs, Environment Protection Authority (Chapter Chair)
- Doug Young – Department of Health (Chapter Deputy Chair)
- Adam Beaumont, With Purpose Consulting
- Kate Maddern, Victorian Disability Worker Commission
- Baethan Mullen, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
- Marianne Munro, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
- Antonia Parkes, Fair Work Ombudsman
- Emily Sanders, Commission for Children and Young People
- Adam Watson, WorkSafe Victoria
- Penelope Winslade, Hobsons Bay City Council
- Robert Kelly, Deputy Commander Field Operations, WorkSafe Victoria
- Michelle Andrews, Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (Chapter Sponsor)
- David MacLennan, City of Vincent (Chapter Chair)
- Alice Turnbull, National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (WA Chapter Deputy Chair)
- Lyn Anderson, Department of Communities
- Jenness Gardner, Economic Regulation Authority (chapter convenor on leave of absence)
- Germaine Larcombe, Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
- Chris Mather, Department of Transport
- Ian Munns, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
- Neil Sarti, Department Primary Industries and Regional Development
- Tim Green, Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development
- Erin Gauntlett, Department of Local Government, Sport & Cultural Industries
- Jennifer Shelton, Racing Gaming and Liquor
- Andrew Dolling, Better Regulation Unit
- Matthew Lester, Public and Aboriginal Health Division
- Robert Kennedy, Electoral Commissioner
- Neil Keen, Director Public Health Regulatory Directorate
- Gillian El-Hoss, Streamline WA
- Louise Oorschot, Treasury WA
- Anita Wyntje, Manager Biosecurity Governance and Regulation
- Lisa Barron, A/Director Training Regulation
- Adam Walker, A/Director Service Delivery Strategy
- Michael Harrigan, Treasury WA