Meeting future challenges – EPA organisational realignment complete
The EPA has completed its organisational realignment as it focusses on enhancing innovation and better management of future challenges and expectations.
The new structure came in to effect on 22 May 2017 with a repositioning of resources to improve efficiencies.
EPA Chief Executive Tony Circelli said the change is an opportunity to refresh the organisational structure and to better deliver on strategic objectives.
“We know that community, government and industry expectations are changing and we need to ensure we are able to effectively meet these changes in to the future.
"There has been a considered and consultative approach during this process. A refreshed structure will stimulate and bring new thinking to the EPA as well as new skills and experience to complement and strenghten those we already have.
“We will be able to more efficiently focus on prioirty areas and enable us to become more agile so that we are able to seize on upcoming opportunities in a number of areas,” Mr Circelli said.
“This includes better use of data, information and technology, innovative problem solving and regulatory approaches as well as bringing our licensed and non-licenses functions closer together and continuing our strong approach to community engagement,” he said.
Three new Directorates have been created – Regulatory Strategy and Assessment, Regulation and Science and Information. Peter Dolan and Keith Baldry will continue as directors with updated portfoloios, while the EPA welcomes a new Director to the organisation.
Kathryn Bellette has been appointed to the new role of Director Regulation Strategy and Assessment, which includes legislative and policy, regulatory, planning assessment and special operation responsibility.
Kathryn’s extensive career includes leading change in strategic planning, legislative and regulatory reform, policy, and stakeholder engagement. She has a strong background in environmental science, public policy, whole of government planning, and education. She most recently worked at Flinders University across two Faculties – Science and Engineering and Social and Behavioural Sciences.
Peter Dolan is now the Director of Regulation, with site contamination, container deposit, compliance, regional delivery, investigations as well as licensing and regulatory services within this remit.
Keith Baldry has responsibility for environmental science, knowledge and information, mining and radiation, air science and state of the environment as part of his role as Director Science and Information.
The extended Executive team also includes Suzanne Behrendt, General Manager People and Performance and Richard Jacka remains the EPA Chief Financial Officer.
