Composition of the Murray-Darling Basin Commission


President

Australian Government

    Commissioners
    • Mr David Borthwick, Secretary, Department of the Environment and Water Resources
    • Dr James Horne, Deputy Secretary, Department of the Environment and Water Resources

    Deputy Commissioners
    • Mr Tony Slatyer, First Assistant Secretary, Department of the Environment and Water Resources
    • Mr Daryl Quinlivan, Deputy Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

New South Wales

    Commissioners
    • Dr Richard Sheldrake, Deputy Director General, Department Environment and Climate Change
    • Mr Barry Buffier, Director-General, Department of Primary Industries

    Deputy Commissioners
    • Mr David Harriss, Executive Director, Water Management Division, Department of Water and Energy
    • Ms Lisa Corbyn, Director-General, Department of Environment and Climate Change

Victoria

    Commissioners
    • Mr Richard Bolt, Secretary, Department of Primary Industries
    • Mr Peter Harris, Secretary, Department of Sustainability and Environment

    Deputy Commissioners
    • Mr David Downie, Deputy Secretary, Water Sector Group, Department of Sustainability and Environment
    • "vacant"

South Australia

    Commissioners
    • Mr Robert Freeman*, Chief Executive, Department for Water, Land and Biodiversity.
    • Ian Kowalick, South Australia's Independent Commissioner

    Deputy Commissioners
    • Mr Allan Holmes*, Chief Executive, Department of the Environment and Heritage (SA)
    • Mr Geoff Knight, Acting CE, Department of Primary Industries and Resources (SA)

Queensland

    Commissioners
    • Ms Debbie Best, Deputy Director-General Department of Natural Resources and Water
    • Mr Terry Wall, Director-General Environmental Protection Agency

    Deputy Commissioners
    • Mr Greg Claydon, General Manager, Water Planning, Department of Natural Resources and Mines
    • Mr Bruce Turner, Executive Director, Strategic Policy, Department of Natural Resources and Mines

Australian Capital Territory

    Commissioner
    • Mr David Butt, Director, Energy and Water Policy, Department of Territory and Municipal Services

    Deputy Commissioner
    • Mr Hamish McNulty, Executive Director, Environmental and Recreation, Department of Territory and Municipal Services

* To view commissioners' biographies please click on their name.