Rod Sims
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Rod Sims is the current Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
effective August 2011. He is also the Chairman of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales. He has previously worked as a development economist in Papua New Guinea
as well as for the Commonwealth Secretariat
. Sims was also formerly the Deputy Secretary of The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
and Chief Economics Adviser to former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke
. Sims has previously held roles with the InfraCo Asia Development (IAD) as a founding Non-Executive Director and the Chairman a position in held from May 2010 until June 2011 when he resigned to take up the chairmanship of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Sims has also held a directorship at Port Jackson Partners Limited.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is an independent authority of the Australia government. It was established in 1995 with the amalgamation of the Australian Trade Practices Commission and the Prices Surveillance Authority to administer the Trade Practices Act 1974...
effective August 2011. He is also the Chairman of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales. He has previously worked as a development economist in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
as well as for the Commonwealth Secretariat
Commonwealth Secretariat
The Commonwealth Secretariat is the main intergovernmental agency and central institution of the Commonwealth of Nations. It is responsible for facilitating cooperation between members; organising meetings, including the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings ; assisting and advising on policy...
. Sims was also formerly the Deputy Secretary of The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet is an Australian Government department. The Department was first established in 1911...
and Chief Economics Adviser to former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
Robert James Lee "Bob" Hawke AC GCL was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia from March 1983 to December 1991 and therefore longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister....
. Sims has previously held roles with the InfraCo Asia Development (IAD) as a founding Non-Executive Director and the Chairman a position in held from May 2010 until June 2011 when he resigned to take up the chairmanship of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Sims has also held a directorship at Port Jackson Partners Limited.