Chief Executive Officer

Nigel Hadgkiss was appointed Director of FWBC on 21 October, 2013.

Prior to his appointment, Mr Hadgkiss was the Director of the Victorian Construction Code Compliance Unit, Department of Treasury and Finance from March 2012 to October 2013.

Mr Hadgkiss held previous appointments with FWBC’s predecessor agency, the ABCC, as Deputy Commissioner of the ABCC and Director of the Building Industry Taskforce for six years.

The Director’s functions are set out in s. 10 of the FWBI Act, and include:

• promoting harmonious, productive and cooperative workplace relations in the building industry;
• providing information, assistance and advice;
• promoting and monitoring compliance; and
• inquiring into and investigating any suspected contraventions of a designated building law or a safety net contractual entitlement.

Senior Executive Service (SES) Officers

The Director is supported by three business group managers. They provide high-level policy and strategic advice and report on matters relating to their specific business group to the Director and the FWBC Executive.

Table 1.2 shows the structure of FWBC at senior executive level

FWBC SES Officers Listed By Band

SES Band 2

Chief Counsel

Brian Corney

Group Manager, Operations

Heather Hausler

SES Band 1

Executive Director, Legal (Eastern)

Tim Honey

Executive Director, Legal (Central/West)

Cliff Pettit

Executive Director, Operations (Eastern)

Murray Gregor

Executive Director, Operations (Central/West)

Jeff Radisich

Executive Director, Capability, Performance & Innovation

Glyn Cryer