Members of the Tribunal are required to have specialist skills in areas such as government, economics, industrial relations, law and public administration.
Chair: Warren McCann
Mr McCann has an extensive public service career, with senior appointments in Victoria, South Australia and at the Commonwealth, including as Chief Executive of the South Australian Department of Premier and Cabinet, and Commissioner for Public Sector Employment in South Australia.
Mr McCann is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Public Administration and has most recently served as a Special Advisor to the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet’s Office of Public Sector Executive Remuneration.
Member: Laurinda Gardner
Ms Gardner is a board director, organisational reform and change management consultant and career coach. She has over 25 years senior executive experience and was formerly a Deputy Secretary with the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance and a Director at the City of Melbourne. Ms Gardner has led large operational teams in diverse areas including strategic and business planning, HR, IT, communications, town planning, stakeholder engagement, finance and risk.
Ms Gardner has performed the role of trusted adviser to several Chief Executive Officers, was an Administrator at the City of Greater Geelong, and is a member of several remuneration, and audit and risk committees.
Member: Meredith Sussex AM
Ms Sussex is a highly respected specialist in public policy, administration and city planning, with extensive experience at a local, state and national level. She has a strong commitment to effective community engagement in the development and implementation of public policy.
Ms Sussex has served on a wide range of boards over the course of her career, including the Port of Melbourne and Development Victoria, and is currently a Deputy Chancellor of La Trobe University.
Ms Sussex has held many senior Victorian public sector positions, including Chair of the Fishermans Bend Development Board, Administrator at Brimbank City Council, Coordinator General of Infrastructure, and Deputy Secretary roles at the Department of Education and at the Department of Premier and Cabinet. She also led the Office of Commonwealth Games Coordination, which was responsible for delivering the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, and was awarded Membership of the Order of Australia for that work in 2007.
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