National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board

The National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board (NCC) is a strategic advisory body for the national economic recovery to the COVID-19 pandemic by the Australian Government.[1] The National COVID-19 Coordination Commission (NCCC) was established on the 25 March 2020 by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to provide advice on public–private partnerships and coordination to mitigate the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[2][3][4][5] On 22 July 2020, the Commission was renamed to the National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board to better reflect the advisory nature of the body.[1][6]

This article is about the economic advisory body of the Australian Government during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the intergovernmental decision-making body during the pandemic, see National Cabinet (Australia).

National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board
Board overview
Formed25 March 2020
JurisdictionAustralian Government
Board executive
  • Neville Power, Chair
Parent departmentDepartment of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Websitepmc.gov.au/ncc

Executive Board membership

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the membership of the Executive Board of the NCCC to consist of leaders from the private and public sectors.[7]

The roles and membership were changed on 22 July 2020, with the commission becoming an advisory board. Power is still Chair, but the others are named as an "Executive Board of Directors drawn from across a range of sectors". They are named as Jane Halton AO PSM FAICD , Paul Little AO, Catherine Tanna, David Thodey, Laura Berry, Samantha Hogg, Su McCluskey, Bao Hoang, Mike Hirst and Paul Howes, who are joined by the Secretaries of the PMC Philip Gaetjens, and Home Affairs, Mike Pezzullo.[1]

Original line-up, NCCC:
Position Office holder Background
Chair Neville Power Former CEO of Fortescue Metals Group[8][9]
* David Thodey Chair of the CSIRO and former CEO of Telstra
Commissioner Jane Halton Former Secretary of the Department of Finance and the Department of Health, Chair of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations[10]
Commissioner Paul Little Former Managing Director of Toll Group[9]
Commissioner Catherine Tanna Managing Director of EnergyAustralia[9]
Commissioner Philip Gaetjens Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Commissioner Mike Pezzullo Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs

Greg Combet was an inaugural Commissioner for the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission but departed the board in July 2020.[9][11]

*David Thodey AO was announced as Deputy Chair of the NCCC, but the title has subsequently been dropped.[12][13]

Secretariat

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet provides secretariat support functions for the NCCC.

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See also

References
  1. "NCC". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. Sprague, Julie-anne (25 March 2020). "Nev Power to lead COVID-19 commission". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. McCauley, Dana (25 March 2020). "Morrison launches COVID-19 Coordination Commission, cancels non-urgent surgery". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. "National COVID-19 Coordination Commission [Media Release]". Prime Minister's Office. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. Jenkins, Shannon (25 March 2020). "National COVID-19 Coordination Commission established". The Mandarin. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. "'New mode' Commission to concentrate efforts on recovery". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  7. "Announcement of the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission (NCCC)". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia). 25 March 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  8. Hastie, Hamish (3 April 2020). "Power play: Former Fortescue boss tasked with keeping Australia on track during virus pandemic". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  9. Simons, Margaret (25–31 July 2020). "Mysterious Mr Power, architect of our recovery". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  10. Morton, Rick (28 March 2020). "Inside the hunt for a vaccine". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  11. "Commissioners and Key Staff". National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  12. "National COVID-19 Coordination Commissioners and Key Staff". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  13. "Terms of Reference". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia). 1 May 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

Further reading
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