Appendix 1: Membership of ASAC as at 30 June 2024

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Reference period
2023 - 2024
MemberDate first appointedMeetings attended during 2023-24
Prof Emeritus Ian Harper AO28 February 20223
    
Dr David Gruen AO11 December 20193
 Australian Statistician (ex officio)
Australian Bureau of Statistics		  
Prof Lisa Jackson Pulver AM8 April 20130
 Deputy Vice Chancellor
The University of Sydney		  
Dr Luci Ellis2 November 20153
 Chief Economist, 
Westpac Banking Group		  
Mr Stephen Walters2 November 20152
 Chief Economist
Business Council Australia		  
Prof Abigail Payne30 April 20182
 Director and Ronald Henderson Professor
University of Melbourne		  
Ms Gayle Milnes12 October 20222
 National Data Commissioner
Office of the National Data Commissioner		  
Ms Melinda Cilento12 October 20222
 Chief Executive
Committee for Economic Development of Australia		  
Prof Robert Breunig12 October 20223
 Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute
Chair of Tax Policy and Public Finance Professor of Economics,
Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University		  
Prof Nicholas Biddle20 January 20233
 Professor of Economic and Public Policy
Associate Director, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods,
Australian National University		  
Dr Shane Johnson8 September 20232
 First Assistant Secretary, 
Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Division, 
Department of the Treasury		  
Dr Sarah Hunter1 March 20241
 Assistant Governor/Chief Economist,
Reserve Bank of Australia		  
State/Territory RepresentativesDate first appointedMeetings attended during 2023-24
Ms Joann Wilkie12 November 20223
 Deputy Secretary for the Economic Strategy & Productivity Group
New South Wales Treasury		  
Mr Paul Donegan1 March 20242
 Deputy Secretary, Economic Division
Department of Treasury and Finance, Victoria		  
Mr Antony Skinner8 April 20133
 Government Statistician
Queensland Treasury		  
Mr Michael Andrews1 March 20241
 Assistant Under Treasurer (Economic)
Department of Treasury, Western Australia		  
Mr Todd Crawford10 October 20232
 Executive Director, Resilience and Recovery Tasmania
Policy and Delivery, Tasmanian Department of Premier and Cabinet		  
Mr Mick Butler3 May 20213
 Deputy Under Treasurer
Department of Treasury and Finance, Northern Territory		  
Mr Stephen Miners19 August 20213
 Deputy Under Treasurer, Chief Minister
Treasury and Economic Development Directorate
Australian Capital Territory		  
Ms Tammie Pribanic9 November 20221
 Deputy Under Treasurer
South Australian Department of Treasury and Finance		  

The Minister appointed the following members to the Council during 2023–24:

  • Dr Shane Johnson
  • Dr Sarah Hunter
  • Mr Paul Donegan
  • Mr Michael Andrews
  • Mr Todd Crawford

The following members were farewelled in 2023–24, with thanks for their contributions to the Council: 

  • Mr Luke Yeaman
  • Ms Fiona Calvert
  • Mr Chris Barrett
  • Mr Alistair Jones