Infrastructure NSW is an agency of the Government of New South Wales that provides independent advice to assist the NSW Government in identifying and prioritising the delivery of critical public infrastructure across the Australian state of New South Wales for economic and social wellbeing.
[1][2] In May 2011, Barry O'Farrell appointed former Liberal Premier Nick Greiner as chairman[3] and in June, economist and ex Sydney Water boss Paul Broad was appointed as the chief executive officer, on a reported salary of up to A$500,000.
[4][5] On 23 May 2013, both Greiner and Broad quit their respective roles at Infrastructure NSW over repeated disputes with the O'Farrell government.
[6] The former head of the Business Council of Australia Graham Bradley was appointed as the new chairman and former Secretary of the Victorian Department of Transport Jim Betts became interim CEO, and was later appointed permanently.
[12] The Board of Infrastructure NSW contains a total of ten members, including the chief executive officer, chairman, four private sector members and four senior NSW public servants:[13] Past Board members include Nick Griener, Paul Broad, David Gonski, Chris Eccles, Sam Haddad, Mark Paterson, Carolyn Kay, Simon Draper, Dieter Adamsas, Arlene Tansey, Max Moore-Wilton, Blair Comley, Carolyn McNally and Rob Whitfield.