The Governor-General has appointed the Hon John Lloyd PSM as the Australian Public Service Commissioner for a period of five years commencing on 14 December 2014.
Mr Lloyd brings to the role extensive public sector experience particularly in the areas of employment and workplace relations.
At the Commonwealth level, Mr Lloyd was the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner between 2005 and 2010, a Senior Deputy President of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission and a Deputy Secretary of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
In Western Australia he served as the CEO of the Department of Productivity and Labour Relations, and in Victoria as a Deputy Secretary of the Department of Business and Employment.
Prior to this appointment Mr Lloyd was Red Tape Commissioner for the Victorian Government.
He was awarded the Public Service Medal in 2004 for outstanding public service in the field of workplace relations, particularly for his contribution to the Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry.
Mr Lloyd succeeds Mr Stephen Sedgwick AO, FIPAA. I thank Mr Sedgwick for his long and distinguished contribution to the Australian Public Service.
12 December 2014