National COVID-19 Coordination Commission

The National COVID-19 Coordination Commission (NCCC) is a strategic advisory body for the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic by the Australian Government.[3][4] The NCCC was established on the 25 March 2020 by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to provide advice on public–private partnerships and coordination to mitigate the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[5][6]

This article is about the commission investigating the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the COVID-19 intergovernmental decision-making body, see National Cabinet (Australia).

National COVID-19 Coordination Commission
Commission overview
Formed25 March 2020[1]
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
Commission executives
Parent departmentDepartment of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Websitepmc.gov.au/nccc

Executive Board membership

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the membership of the Executive Board of the NCCC to consist of leaders from the private and public sectors.[7]

Position Office holder Background
Chair Neville Power Former CEO of Fortescue Metals Group[8]
Deputy Chair David Thodey AO Chair of the CSIRO and former CEO of Telstra
Commissioner Greg Combet AM Former Australian Labor Party Minister for Industry and Innovation
Commissioner Jane Halton AO PSM Former Secretary of the Department of Finance and the Department of Health, Chair of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations[9]
Commissioner Paul Little Former Managing Director of Toll Group
Commissioner Catherine Tanna Managing Director of EnergyAustralia
Commissioner Philip Gaetjens Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Commissioner Mike Pezzullo Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs

Secretariat

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet provides secretariat support functions for the NCCC.

See also

References
  1. "National COVID-19 Coordination Commission". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. "National COVID-19 Coordination Commissioners and Key Staff". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. National COVID-19 Coordination Commission Media Release Prime Minister's Office Media Release 25 March 2020
  4. National COVID-19 Coordination Commission established Shannon Jenkins The Mandarin 25 March 2020
  5. Nev Power to lead COVID-19 commission Julie-anne Sprague Australian Financial Review 25 March 2020
  6. Morrison launches COVID-19 Coordination Commission, cancels non-urgent surgery Dana McCauley Sydney Morning Herald 25 March 2020
  7. Announcement of the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission (NCCC) Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet News Story 25 March 2020
  8. Hastie, Hamish (3 April 2020). "Power play: Former Fortescue boss tasked with keeping Australia on track during virus pandemic". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  9. Morton, Rick (28 March 2020). "Inside the hunt for a vaccine". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

Further reading
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