
Victoria Mak has been appointed as a senior executive lawyer in the Australian Government Solicitor. Andrew Banfield has been named as the next Assistant Secretary of the research branch in the Department of Parliamentary Services. Photos: Australian Government Solicitor & LinkedIn.
A breakdown of the latest appointments in the Australian Public Service.
APS Senior Executive Service
Band 1
Victoria Mak has been appointed as a senior executive lawyer in the Australian Government Solicitor.
Barbara Smith has been appointed national manager of fraud investigation at Services Australia.
Andrew Banfield has been named as the next Assistant Secretary of the research branch in the Department of Parliamentary Services.
Annie Ryan has been appointed as chief operating officer of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.
Anthony Helmond has been named as national law enforcement manager at the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC).
Band 2
Andrew Hutchinson has been named as head of international operations in the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW).
Elizabeth McGregor has been appointed as First Assistant Secretary in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

Mike Kaiser is the new Secretary of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Photo: ANZSOG.
Other federal appointments
Former Queensland Labor MP Mike Kaiser has been named as the new Secretary of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), effective 14 July.
Original Article published by Andrew McLaughlin on PS News.