Authority Membership

The Act provides that the Authority consist of a Chairman, a Chief Executive and three other members, all of whom are appointed by the Governor-General. The Chief Executive is full-time while the other four members serve on a part time basis (section 33 of the Act). The Chief Executive manages the affairs of the NCA under the general directions of the NCA members (section 45 of the Act). On 8 May 2006, Mr Michael Ball AM was appointed Chairman for a two-year term. Mr John Murray was appointed as a part time member, for a three-year term, on 8 May 2006. The Hon Neil Andrew AO and Ms Kathryn Greiner AO were appointed as part-time members for a period of three years each, commencing on 1 January 2007. Currently the members of the Authority are:

Chairman

The position of Chairman of the Authority is currently vacant.

Chief Executive

Mr Chris Doogan AM was appointed as acting Chief Executive of the Authority commencing 18 August 2008. The period of his appointment is yet to be determined.

Members

The Hon Neil Andrew AO
The Hon Neil Andrew AOwas appointed a part time member of the Authority for three years commencing 1 January 2007. Elected to the House of Representatives for the South Australian seat of Wakefield in 1983, Mr Andrew served as a member of the Federal Parliament until 2004. He was appointed Government Whip in 1997. In 1998, he was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. As a Presiding Officer of the Parliament he worked closely with the National Capital Authority on development proposals that impacted on the Parliamentary Zone.

Mr Andrew was born & lives in South Australia. He has had a life long association with the irrigation industry, particularly irrigated horticulture & viticulture. From 1975 to 1983 he was a member of the South Australian Advisory Board of Agriculture, and was its Chairman from 1980 to1983. He was an Australian Nuffield Scholar to the UK in 1975 and had Local Government experience as a Councillor in the Waikerie District Council for 9 years.

Since retiring from Federal Parliament in 2004, Mr Andrew has completed Arbitration & Mediation qualifications and has Chaired a review of the SA Barley Marketing Legislation. He is presently Chairman of the Crawford Fund in Australia and has been asked by the State Government of South Australia to fill a role as Liaison officer for the River Murray. He is married to Carolyn with three adult children.

Ms Kathryn Greiner AO
Ms Kathryn Greiner AO, was appointed as a part time member of the Authority for three years commencing 1 January 2007. She is a renowned communicator, with experience in various media areas. She has a commitment to services to the community, graduating in Social Work (UNSW 1968) leading to an extensive career in health and children's services from 1968-1988, both in Australia and overseas. She was elected a City of Sydney Councillor 1995-2004 and was an active contributor to the urban renewal and regeneration of Sydney, with a constant focus on the impact to residents.

She is also Chairman of Australian Hearing; Chairman of Bio Tech Capital Ltd; a member of the Advisory Council of LEK Consulting and a Council member at Bond University.

Mr John Murray
Mr John Murray was appointed as a part time member of the Authority for three years commencing 8 May 2006. Mr. Murray is the Managing Director of Ancra Consulting which provides strategic advice in respect to major development concepts.

Mr Murray has 35 years (1968-2003) experience within Local Government (NSW) being responsible for a broad range of planning, environmental and administrative functions. He was appointed Director Development and Environment at Gosford Council on the New South Wales Central Coast in 1991 until his retirement in 2003. Throughout his professional career he has developed and introduced many reforms to both the strategic and operational levels of Local Government with his work in the field of public policy related to the built environment being recognised by awards from the Commonwealth Government, New South Wales Government and the Royal Australian Planning Institute.

Mr Murray has been associated with both community and government organisations involved with the formulation and delivery of planning strategies for the future. He is a life member of Apex and lives at Avoca Beach north of Sydney.

Past Chairmen

Past Chief Executives

Past Authority Members