Founding Commissioners  

Elizabeth Nosworthy AO - former Chair (19 June 2006 - 18 June 2009)

Elizabeth Nosworthy is an Officer of the Order of Australia, awarded for her service to business through her contributions to development, energy and infrastructure projects.

Ms Nosworthy is a distinguished lawyer and a former partner of national legal firm, Freehills. She served for more than 20 years as a commercial lawyer before she left the law in 1995 to follow a career as a full-time non-executive director.

She is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and was the first woman president of the Queensland Law Society.

Elizabeth has held a number of directorships in both the private and the public sectors and was a member of the National Competition Council for five years.

She was also deputy chair of the Clean Coal Technology Board, a member of the Business Roundtable on Sustainable Development and a Council member of the National Gallery of Australia.

David Green - former Commissioner (19 June 2006 - 18 June 2009)

David Green, formerly Ernst & Young’s water industry leader, is an experienced commercial, economic, regulatory, financial, and policy advisor in the energy, water, transport and communications industries. He advises Boards and senior management on commercial and strategic matters related to these industries.

Between 1998 and 2000, he was engaged as lead financial, economic and regulatory advisor to the Queensland Government on reform of the State’s water industry. In addition to water industry consultancies he is separately advising the Government on divestment of its retail electricity business.

Jamie Quinn - former Commissioner (19 June 2006 - 18 June 2009)

Jamie Quinn has extensive local government experience and specialist knowledge in sustainable development, including water and transport infrastructure.

Since 1974, he has been Chief Executive Officer or Deputy Chief Executive Officer of councils throughout Queensland. He was the Chief Executive of Ipswich City Council for 16 years to January 2006.

As CEO, Jamie managed Queensland’s fourth largest local government, serving a population of 140,000, managing assets worth $1.3 billion, and employing 1200 people.

Jamie is a fellow of Local Government Managers Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He was the 2005 recipient of the Queensland Local Government Managers Australia Award for Excellence in Leadership and Management.