The Federal  Government has appointed Ms Chloe Munro, currently the Chair of the National Water Commission,  as the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the new Clean Energy Regulator.

 

To be established from 2 April 2012, the Clean Energy Regulator will implement and administer the carbon price mechanism, the National Greenhouse Energy Reporting Scheme, the Renewable Energy Target, the Australian National Registry of Emissions Units and the Carbon Farming Initiative.

 

Ms Munro, who has indicated her willingness to take up this position, has extensive senior executive experience in federal and state governments, in Australia and overseas, as well in the private sector. She is also the Independent Non-executive Chairman of AquaSure, the consortium building Victoria's desalination plant and a Non-executive Director of Hydro Tasmania.

 

Until July 2009, Ms Munro was an Executive Director at Telstra. She held leadership positions in human resources, business operations, information technology, public policy and communications and customer service.

 

The Clean Energy Regulator will be an independent statutory authority based in Canberra. It is set up by the Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011.

 

It will comprise of a Chair (who will also be the Chief Executive Officer) and between two and four expert members. The announcement of these additional members is expected to be made prior to the establishment of the agency in April.

 

In the interim, existing arrangements for the National Greenhouse Energy Reporting Scheme, the Renewable Energy Target and the Carbon Farming Initiative will continue as usual.

 

Further information about the Clean Energy Regulator can be found at http://www.climatechange.gov.au/en/government/clean-energy-future.aspx