Response to Senate Order 15: Departmental and agency appointments and vacancies - February 2026

February 2026 portfolio response to the Senate Orders for departmental and agency appointments and vacancies.

Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio¹

Appointments

Australian Bravery Decorations Council

Name	Position	Term	Remuneration	State/Territory
Mr. Shane Fitzsimmons AO	Member	16/12/2025- 15/12/2027	$13,210 per annum	NSW
Mr. Rob Webb	Member	6/11/2025- 5/11/2027	-	VIC
Mr. Craig Challen SC OAM²	Member	18/03/2025- 17/03/2027	$13,210 per annum	WA

Council for the Order of Australia

Name	Position	Term	Remuneration	State/Territory
Mr. Jonathan Burke	Member	26/09/2025-25/09/2027	-	VIC
Mr. Michael Miller	Member	16/12/2025-31/07/2026	-	NSW
Ms. Robyn Kruk AO²	Member	9/03/2025-8/03/2027	$13,210 per annum	NSW
Mr. Rupert Myer AO²	Member	12/08/2025-11/08/2027	$13,210 per annum	VIC

National Australia Day Council Limited (Board)

Name	Position	Term	Remuneration	State/Territory
Mr. Emmanuel Papadoulis	Non-Executive Director	13/10/2025-17/04/2028	$476 per diem	WA
Mr. Martin Hehir PSM	Non-Executive Director	13/10/2025-17/04/2028	-	ACT

Office of National Intelligence

Name	Position	Term	Remuneration	State/Territory
Ms. Kathy Klugman	Director-General of National Intelligence	19/12/2025-18/12/2030	$816,000 per annum	ACT

Vacancies

Commonwealth Body	Chairperson	Deputy Chairperson	Director / Non-Executive Director	CEO / Executive Director / Managing Director	Other
Australian Bravery Decorations Council	0	0	0	0	1
Council for the Order of Australia	0	0	0	0	1

Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio

Office for Women, Workplace Gender Equality Agency and Australian Public Service Commission

Appointments

Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal

Name	Position	Term	Remuneration	State/Territory
Ms. Andrea Lester³	Member	5/12/2024-5/12/2029	$1,046 per diem	VIC

Vacancies

Nil

Excluding the Office for Women, Workplace Gender Equality Agency, Australian Government Consulting, Australian Public Service Commission, National Indigenous Australians Agency, and Indigenous Portfolio Agencies.Return to footnote 1 ↩
Reappointment made prior to current reporting period.Return to footnote 2 ↩
This appointment was previously reported with the incorrect dates.Return to footnote 3 ↩