Mr Philip Clark AM announced as the first Chairman of the Tasmanian Infrastructure Advisory Council.

 

In an Australian first, the Advisory Council will play a key role in advancing the State Infrastructure Strategy, and its clear reform agenda.

 

Mr Philip Clark AM, is a former investment banker and leading law firm management executive, with broad experience in key infrastructure issues.

 

He’s a member of the JP Morgan Australia Advisory Council, and holds degrees in Arts and Law from Sydney University and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University.

 

Key early reforms include:

 

  • Strategies to use existing infrastructure more effectively, instead of always looking to build new infrastructure to address issues;
  • Reporting on the performance of our infrastructure;
  • Improving the data and information collected on infrastructure, and the systems used to make decisions on providing and utilising it;
  • Strategies to improve the co-ordination of decisions about using land, and providing infrastructure on it;
  • Effective governance and decision making: Strategies for a clearer definition of roles, responsibilities and transparency in planning and providing infrastructure;
  • Strategies for providing viable, utilised and financially sustainable infrastructure.

The Chairman of the Council will take the lead in its agenda and deliberations, as well as advising the Minister.

 

Members will be appointed for a three-year term. It’ll meet regularly (about four times a year), but may form working groups to meet more often.

 

The Council was established as part of the Tasmanian Infrastructure Strategy launched by the former Premier, David Bartlett, in February last year.