Commissioners

John qualified as a lawyer after studying at the University of Tasmania. He spent 23 years as a Tasmanian Departmental Secretary, in the Justice, Environment and Land Management, Primary Industries, Water and Environment and Health and Human Services Departments. He worked as a consultant in the areas of health services, environment and natural resources after resigning from the Tasmanian public sector in 2005.

His previous appointments include Chair of the Land Use Planning Review Panel, and Chair of the Board of the Environment Protection Authority and Chair of the Board of the Forest Practices Authority.

Ann holds a law degree with honours from the University of Tasmania, has practised as a barrister and solicitor and has worked as an accredited mediator and arbitrator.

Ann is an experienced non-executive director and is the current Chair of the Property Agents Board and a Member of the Theatre Royal Management Board. Ann is a former Senior Member of the Commonwealth Administrative Appeals Tribunal and Presiding Member of the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal, now incorporated in the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Ann is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a former State Divisional Councillor of the Institute.

Eamonn Tiernan has been TasWater’s Department Manager Development Services since December 2013. He has responsibility for TasWater’s assessment, compliance, customer connections and asset information activities as they relate to provision of water and sewerage services for new developments.

Eamonn has experience in utility management and infrastructure development, gained over twenty years across a range of corporate services and business performance roles in the Tasmanian water industry. He holds accounting qualifications from the University of Tasmania and Deakin University and is a graduate of Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Nick is a qualified lawyer and was the General Manager of the City of Hobart.

Nick was the General Manager of Hobart  City Council for twelve and a half years.  Nick was responsible for overseeing the process for developing the City’s Vision leading to the Council adopting a 10 Year strategic plan and a strong community accountability structure.

Nick was appointed to the Commission in September 2021 and has participated as a delegate in LPS and planning scheme amendment hearings, more recently as Chairman. Nick is also Chairman of the steering committee established by the Commission to oversee the preparation of the State of the Environment report.

Nick is a Life Member of the Local Government Association of Tasmania and Local Government Professionals, Tasmania.

Nick is presently Chair of the Derwent Estuary Program and was the inaugural President of the Tasmanian Branch of the Risk Management Institute of Australia.

Max has an agricultural science degree from Melbourne University and has had a career in natural resource management that spanned 35 years working in Tasmania, Victoria and the Commonwealth. During that time he was the Director of the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service, a Deputy Secretary in the Commonwealth Department of Environment and Heritage and the Chief Executive of the National Oceans Office.

Since leaving permanent employment he has been Chair of NRM South, Chair of NRM Regions Australia and a Greening Australia board member. He is currently a member of the Resource and Planning Stream of Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Chair of the International Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna and a director of Accounting for Nature Ltd.

Pam Allan chairs NRM North and is Independent Chair of the Adoption and Innovation Hub for Drought Resilience: Tasmania. She is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Geography, Planning and Spatial Sciences, University of Tasmania. She is the past Independent Chair of the Southern Regional Planning Panel (responsible for statutory planning determination across southern NSW) and a former NSW Environment Minister. She is a member of the Northern Tasmanian Development Corporation (NTDC) Circular Economy Working Group and a member of the Tasmanian Ministerial Waste Advisory Group.

Pam has extensive governance experience in the public and commercial (ASX) sectors and has worked directly with community groups, with industry and with local government.

Brett Stewart is the Deputy Secretary of the Resources, Strategy & Policy Group within Department of State Growth.

Brett has over twenty-three years' experience in regulatory, public policy, strategic leadership and senior executive positions within various state government agencies and portfolios. These have encompassed responsibility for statutory regulation, innovative policy and strategy development, complex program design and driving key regional projects within the environmental, mining and resources sectors.

Brett has a Bachelor of Science majoring in Geography and Environmental studies and, through various environmental, economic and community initiatives, has contributed significantly to the growth and prosperity within both the private and public sectors of Tasmanian business and industry.

Paul has over 30 years’ experience working in local government in Tasmania. During his career Paul served as General Manager at West Coast, Waratah-Wynyard, Kingborough and Devonport Councils. Since leaving Devonport in 2019, Paul has been providing management consulting services to a number of local councils in Tasmania. Paul has formal qualifications in accounting and has a Graduate Certificate in Regional and Local Government Studies from the University of Canberra.

Paul is a past National President of Local Government Managers (Australia), a Life Member of both the Local Government Association of Tasmania and Local Government Professionals (Tas).