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Governance

NABERS is a national government program administered by the NSW Government (the National Administrator).

Although managed by the NSW Government, the operation of NABERS is overseen by a national Steering Committee comprised of all State and Territory representatives, and the Australian Government. These government members have voting rights within the Committee. For more information about our government members please refer to our annual report.

The NABERS Steering Committee is also made up of non-voting stakeholder members from bodies representing the wide range of NABERS stakeholders. 

The current members appointed to commence their term in January 2027 are:

  • Australasian Supply Chain & Logistics Association – Rakesh Bandipelli, Independent Director 
  • Australian Council of Recycling – Suzanne Toumborou, Chief Executive Officer 
  • Australian Institute of Architects – Stefan Preuss, Member of National Climate & Sustainability Committee and David Ritter, Member
  • Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists – Claire Hobson-Bird, and Jonathan Dalton, Member 
  • Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors – Anthony Lieberman, Standards and Compliance Manager
  • Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating – Sami Zheng, Chief Executive
  • Australian Property Institute – Victoria Gracie, Interim CEO
  • Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council – Alison Scotland, Executive Director
  • Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers – Stephen Hennessy, CIBSE ANZ Membership Secretary
  • Council of Capital City Lord Mayors – Julia Lipton, Member
  • Energy Efficiency Council – Jeremy Sung, Head of Policy
  • Engineers Australia – Simon Koger, Senior Policy Advisor
  • Facility Management Association of Australia – David Chokolich, Chair of the Board of Directors
  • Green Building Council of Australia – Shay Singh, Senior Manager Policy and Government Relations
  • International Building Performance Simulation Association – Noni Nuriani, Marketing & Industry Committee Chair and PC Thomas, Affiliate Director
  • Property Council of Australia – Eleanor Sondergeld, National Policy Manager, Sustainability & Regulatory Affairs
  • Strata Community Association Limited (SCA) – Andrew McMeekin, Member 
  • The Materials and Embodied Carbon Leaders' Alliance – Evan Smith, Chair