New Age Discrimination Commissioner

Mr Fitzgerald has been the NSW Ageing and Disability Commissioner since 2019, and was previously an Australian Productivity Commissioner, NSW Community and Disability Services Commissioner, and Deputy Ombudsman. 

He served as a Commissioner on the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, was Chair of the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission Advisory Board, and has served on NGO boards for more than 40 years - including The Benevolent Society, St Vincent de Paul Society, Caritas Australia, and Social Ventures Australia. He is a former President of the Australian Council of Social Services.

Commissioner Fitzgerald will commence his role with the Commission on Tuesday April 2.

The Attorney-General’s Department yesterday announced Giridharan Sivaraman as the incoming Race Discrimination Commissioner.