The AER is pleased to advise that Mr James Cox has been appointed acting State-Territory Member of the Australian Energy Regulator under section 44AQ of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. The appointment is for a one year period starting on 9 September 2013.
Jim is the CEO and a full time member of the New South Wales Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART). He has held the role of CEO since 2004 and has been a member since 1996. He also acted as the IPART Chairman for several periods. He was awarded the Public Service Medal in the Australia Day Honours list in 2011 for outstanding public service to IPART. Prior to working at IPART he had various roles in Commonwealth and New South Wales government, including the New South Wales Cabinet Office and Commonwealth Economic Planning Advisory Commission. Jim’s formal qualifications are in economics.