Anna Brakey Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Anna sits as a Commissioner of the ACCC. She also chairs the ACCC’s Infrastructure Committee, Communications Committee, Electricity Markets Inquiry Board and East Coast Gas Market Board, and is a member of the ACCC’s Competition Exemptions Committee and Agriculture Board.She is also an Associate Member of the Australian Communications and Media Authority.Anna

Anna is a part-time associate member of the Australian Communications and Media Authority as a cross appointment from her role as Commissioner of the ACCC.

New Zealand

Anna has been appointed as an Associate Member of the New Zealand Commerce Commission from 1 March 2022.The cross-appointment arrangement between the ACCC and the Commerce Commission aligns the administration and enforcement of competition and consumer law, promoting a Single Economic Market between Australia and New Zealand.

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

I was IPART’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Executive Director of the Strategy and Economic Analysis (SEA) team. As the Executive Director of SEA I provided strategic advice to the Tribunal and industry teams about cross-sectoral and complicated issues. I ensured that IPART’s decisions are transparent and predictable and that the quality of IPART's output was high. Further, I ensured that IPART undertook best practice in its analysis and processes. This involved managing specialists undertaking detailed, high quality analysis and writing and providing advice on the most effective consultation strategies.As the COO I led the finance, IT, HR, risk & audit and procurement functions. This role involved providing strategic advice across the Corporate Services team to provide efficient and effective services through business partnering with our industry teams. I was responsible for the communications function, focussing on the quality of our documents, media releases and other visual material. After successfully seeking an exemption from the NSW Government’s branding guidelines, I was responsible for IPART’s visual identity to support our independence.I worked closely with the Tribunal members – the statutory appointed decision-makers – to support them in their decision-making and I was responsible for providing support for any speeches or other requirements. On occasion, I made decisions under delegation form the Tribunal. I was also a member of the executive leadership team, providing strategic leadership to the organisation.

Sydney, Australia

For a substantial amount of time I was in charge of the energy team, regulating the electricity networks (while they were regulated by IPART) and also the retail price of electricity for customers who remained on a regulated tariff. This was a challenging role, particularly in the light of rapidly increasing electricity prices and changing policies and markets within the energy industry. My role required good analytical and management skills, an ability to consult with a wide range of stakeholders (including individual customers, community groups, industry, governments and media) and strong oral and written communication skills.I was responsible for managing a team of analysts advising the Tribunal on matters relating to economic regulation. My role involved: developing and managing work programs to deliver relevant, quality and timely recommendations to the Tribunal leading and managing the team to undertake appropriate investigations, critically assessing options, and developing comprehensive, high quality, well-reasoned arguments writing and co-ordinating public reports and legal determinations co-ordinating and facilitating external stakeholder on complex issues liaising with governments and inter-jurisdictional regulators.

Sydney, Australia

To NSW Treasury assist in the sale of the NSW electricity assets in 2010. I worked on policy arrangements to develop the contracts selling the trading rights of the generators. In particular, I set the fees for service included in the contract, which involved extensive work with the generators. I also developed a water allocation framework to allow the Liddell and Bayswater power stations to continue to share assets but be separately owned, if necessary

Sydney, Australia

I assisted in establishing this independent organisation and to set up its first reviews, including a complex and contentious review of the economic regulation arrangements in the National Electricity Rules.

Sydney, Australia

I worked with the Standing Committee on State Development. The Standing Committee comprised seven members of the Legislative Council, supported by a secretariat, in which I worked. I was responsible for conducting inquiries referred to the Standing Committee, which involved coordinating managing a consultative process including Committee hearings, undertaking complex research and writing reports. My position required highly developed written and oral communication skills and I consulted extensively with business, government and private citizens. My strong organisational skills assisted my ability to successfully complete my job.

Sydney, Australia

My position involved a number of tasks, including: liaising with State and Commonwealth officials over the site of Sydney’s second airport; legislative aspects of the parking space levy (including a National Competition Policy review, a regulatory impact statement and cabinet advice on changing the legislation); a review of the regional transport studies; and ad-hoc tasks such as commenting on draft corporate plans for State Transit and the State Rail Authority.

Canberra, Australia

I was employed in a research capacity at the Productivity Commission, and its predecessor, the Bureau of Industry Economics. I contributed to the Productivity Commission’s first major statement on productivity and international benchmarking projects comparing the performance of Australian to international infrastructure. I was also involved in the Bureau of Industry Economics’ Infrastructure Pricing Forum and I prepared briefing papers for the federal government on the position of Australia’s infrastructure.

Canberra, Australia

I was employed as a research officer in the Economic Accounts Division at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for eighteen months. I developed surveys, researched industries and compiled statistics. I dealt with industry, government and the public on a daily basis.

Bachelor'S Degree, Bachelor Of Economics

Graduate Diploma In Applied Finance And Investment, Applied Finance And Investment

Company Directors Course, Graduate