Appointed May 2021

Terry Bailey has over 35 years’ experience working in the public sector and tertiary education. In his public sector roles, Terry gained a thorough understanding of protected area management through field base and executive leadership appointments in the Victorian, NSW and Commonwealth governments, including as Chief Executive of the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage.

Terry was the Executive Dean of Sciences and Engineering at the University of Tasmania and is a former Executive Director of the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, in both roles he oversaw an extensive research portfolio and learning and teaching program.

Terry was the preparer of the Ningaloo Coast, the Australian Convict Sites, and the Sydney Opera House world heritage nominations and is a world heritage advisor to the Western Australian, South Australian and Queensland governments. Terry is a reporter under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 to the Federal Minister for the Environment.

Terry is a trustee of the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, Chair of the Tasmanian National Parks and Wildlife Advisory Council, member of the NSW Independent Expert Advisory Panel for Energy Transition, an Adjunct at the University of Tasmanaia, and a member of the Australian World Heritage Advisory Council.