Kelly has more than 28 years experience in the Australian Public Sector, in the portfolios of Social Security, Tax, the Bureau of Statistics, Communications and Information Technology, Transport and Regional Services, Finance and Administration, and the Environment. She has a Bachelor of Business and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Economics. Since 2004, Kelly has played a key role in the delivery of major environment programs, including as Head of the Natural Resource Management Division. From 2008 Kelly led the Branch responsible for the development and implementation of the COAG endorsed National Waste Policy (2009), the new Product Stewardship Act (2011) and a national television and computer recycling scheme. Since May 2012, Kelly has been acting First Assistant Secretary of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act) Regulatory Reform Taskforce – implementing the government’s environment regulatory reform agenda and supporting COAG Environmental Regulation Reform initiatives.

Adam Fennessy is the Deputy Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment Policy, Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE).

He is responsible for providing support and advice to the Victorian Minister for Environment and Climate Change across the areas of Environmental Policy and Climate Change; Natural Resources and Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.

Prior to this, Adam was Executive Director, Infrastructure and Economics in the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Adam has also held an executive role in DSE’s Office of Water.

Before this, Adam worked as a Commonwealth Government policy and legal adviser in the areas of transport, communications and the arts.