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Administration

The Commissioners

Malcolm Gray (Chairperson)

Judy Sullivan (Deputy Chairperson)

Mark Doverty (Member)

Joan Perry (Member)

Greg Jones (Chief Executive Officer & Member)

ACT Gambling & Racing Commission - Appointment of Members

The Commission is an independent statutory body responsible for the regulation of gambling and racing activities in the ACT. Its legislative authority stems from the Gambling and Racing Control Act 1999 . The functions of the Commission include:

• regulating the activities of the casino, gaming machines, lotteries, racing, betting and interactive gambling;

• approving gaming and racing activities;

• monitoring and researching the social effects of gambling and of problem gambling;

• reviewing legislation and policies relating to gaming and racing and making recommendations to the Minister on those matters;

• providing education and counselling services;

• investigating and conducting inquiries into issues and activities of persons in relation to gaming and racing related matters;

• monitoring, researching and funding activities relating to gaming and racing;

• engaging in community consultation, as appropriate; and

• collecting taxes, fees and charges imposed or authorised by or under gaming laws.

The Act provides that the Commission consists of a Chief Executive Officer (full time position), appointed under the Public Sector Management Act 1994, and four other ordinary members (part time members), one of whom shall have knowledge, experience or qualifications related to providing counselling services to problem gamblers. The Minister shall appoint one of the ordinary members as Chairperson of the Commission. The Minister shall appoint eligible persons to be ordinary members.

A person is eligible if the person:

• is of good character and has a good reputation in their profession or business; and

• has suitable experience and qualifications to perform the duties of a member.
   

A person is not eligible if:

• the person or person's spouse has an interest in a business subject to a gaming law;

• the person has a close personal association with a person who is not of good character and business reputation;

• the person has a business or financial association with a person who is not of good character and business reputation;

• the person has been convicted of an offence against a gaming law or a corresponding law; or

• the person has, within the period of 5 years before the proposed appointment, been convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more.
   

The term of appointment for Commission members is three years. Members are eligible for re-appointment at the expiration of that term. The Chief Executive remains as a member for the duration of his/her term of office.

Summary CVs for Commission Members

Malcolm Gray (Chairperson)

Malcolm has worked in academia in the UK, US and Australia, occupied senior positions in the Commonwealth Public Service, including a period in the Prime Minister's Office, and was Group Economist at CRA Ltd, now Rio Tinto Ltd, for two years. He has been involved in teaching and research in economics, the development of a wide range of public policies, and the strategic management of a large, transnational public company. In 1997 he founded Analytic Outcomes, an independent economic consultancy, which continues to form the base of his varied portfolio of activities. In 2001 he joined with Tony Beck in relaunching the Australian Emissions Trading Forum (AETF). In 2002, Malcolm was appointed to the board of the National Electricity Market Management Company (NEMMCO).

Judy Sullivan (Deputy Chairperson & Member)

Judy Sullivan is a Senior Associate with Mallesons Stephen Jaques in Canberra, specialising in taxation and commercial law. She has Economics and Law degrees from the ANU, and a Master of Laws from Sydney University. Judy previously worked as a Senior Associate with legal firm Gilbert & Tobin in Sydney, and as a Principal with Ernst & Young in Canberra. She devotes a lot of her time to non-profit and arts organisations, and has assisted in the establishment of a number of national foundations and charities. On the local front, she also assists ACT charities with fundraising events and promotions. Judy won the NSW Law Society's Community Legal Services Pro Bono Award in 2000 for her work with arts organisations. Appointed in November 2002, she is enthusiastic about the opportunity to further contribute to the ACT community through her role on the Commission.

Mark Doverty (Member)

Mark Doverty adds to the Commission knowledge, experience, qualifications and expertise in counselling, research, and addictive behaviours. Dr Doverty has a range of post-graduate qualifications including a M.Sc (Addictive Behaviour), and a Grad. Dip. Counselling. He has previously been employed at clinician, manager and director levels in health services in Australia and overseas. He is currently the Assistant Secretary responsible for the regulation of medicine manufacturers in the Federal Department of Health and Ageing's Therapeutic Goods Administration.

Joan Perry (Member)

Joan Perry has had a long and influential association with the sporting industry in the ACT.  Ms Perry's current position is Chief Executive Officer of Volleyball Australia - the peak body for the administration of the game of volleyball in Australia.  Ms Perry has also been Chief Executive Officer of ACT Sport, Executive Director of the ACT Ski Association and Alpine Administrator for the Australian Ski Federation. She has held several board and committee positions, as a member of the Advisory Board for the Australian Masters Games (2002 and 1997), the Canberra Tourism and Events Corporation Event Funding Assessment Panel (2002), and the ACT Bureau of Sport and Recreation Grants Recommendation Committee (1997-2002), among many others. Ms Perry holds a Masters in Sports Administration from Temple University (Philadelphia) and a Bachelor of Business Administration from George Washington University (Washington DC).

Greg Jones (Chief Executive Officer & Member)

Mr Jones was appointed as the Commission's Chief Executive Officer on 1 November 2005. He brings to the role extensive public sector experience including involvement with gaming regulation since 1993 incorporating 6 years as CEO and Chief Casino Inspector of the former ACT Casino Surveillance Authority. Mr Jones has an Honour's degree from ANU specialising in Economics and Psychology. Recent achievements included the conduct of the Commission's legislative review program which has seen comprehensive reviews conducted on the Gaming Machine Act, the Casino Control Act and the Lotteries Act. Mr Jones was instrumental in the development of the ACT's Gambling Code of Practice which was the first mandatory Code of Practice covering all gambling licensees in any Australian jurisdiction.

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