Instrument of appointment of Mr Jim Betts
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Public Service Act 1999
Appointment of the Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Instrument of appointment of Ms Meghan Quinn PSM
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Public Service Act 1999
Appointment of the Secretary of the Department of Industry, Science and Resources
I, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 58(1) of the Public Service Act 1999, appoint Meghan Quinn as the Secretary of the Department of Industry, Science and Resources for a period of five years commencing on 22 August 2022.
Dated 5 August 2022
Instrument of appointment of Professor Brendan Murphy AC
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Public Service Act 1999
Appointment of the Secretary of the Department of Health
I, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 58(1) of the Public Service Act 1999, appoint Professor Brendan Murphy as the Secretary of the Department of Health for a period of five years commencing on 29 February 2020.
Dated 6 February 2020
[Signature of David Hurley]
Instrument of appointment of Ms Jan Adams AO PSM
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Public Service Act 1999
Appointment of the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 58(1) of the Public Service Act 1999, appoint Jan Adams as the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for a period of five years commencing on 1 July 2022.
Dated 23 June 2022
Instrument of appointment of Ms Jenny Wilkinson PSM
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Public Service Act 1999
Appointment of the Secretary of the Department of Finance
I, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 58(1) of the Public Service Act 1999, appoint Jenny Wilkinson as the Secretary of the Department of Finance for a period of five years commencing on 9 August 2022.
Dated 23 June 2022
[Signature of David Hurley]
Instrument of appointment of Ms Natalie James
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Public Service Act 1999
Appointment of the Secretary of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
I, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 58(1) of the Public Service Act 1999, appoint Natalie James as the Secretary of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations for a period of five years commencing on 11 July 2022.
Dated 23 June 2022
Instrument of appointment of Mr Tony Cook PSM
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Public Service Act 1999
Appointment of the Secretary of the Department of Education
I, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 58(1) of the Public Service Act 1999, appoint Tony Cook PSM as Secretary of the Department of Education for a period of five years commencing on 4 April 2023.
Dated 3 February 2023
[Signature of David Hurley]
Instrument of appointment of Mr Greg Moriarty (4 September 2022 to 3 September 2027)
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Public Service Act 1999
Reappointment of Secretary of the Department of Defence
I, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 58(1) of the Public Service Act 1999, appoint Greg Moriarty as the Secretary of the Department of Defence for a period of five years commencing on 4 September 2022.
Dated 5 August 2022
[Signature of David Hurley]
Instrument of appointment of Mr David Fredericks PSM
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Public Service Act 1999
Appointment of the Secretary of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Instrument of reappointment of Ms Katherine Jones PSM
Public Service (Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department) Reappointment 2026
I, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 58(1) of the Public Service Act 1999, appoint Ms Katherine Jones PSM as the Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department for a period of three years commencing on 16 August 2026.
Dated 9 July 2026
[Signature of Sam Mostyn AC]
Sam Mostyn AC
Governor-General
By His Excellency's Command