As at 30 June 2024, DPC divisional structure included:

• Community, Culture and Place
• Policy, Data and Intergovernmental Relations
• Chief Operating Officer
• Office of the Chief Information Officer
• Office of the Chief Executive.

Changes to the agency

During 2023-24 the following changes were made to the agency’s structure as a result of internal reviews or machinery of government changes:

• Creative Industries including the Music Development Office, transferred from the Department for Industry, Innovation and Science to DPC on 1 October 2023.
• The Cross Border Commissioner transferred from the Department of Primary Industries and Regions, SA to DPC on 11 April 2024.

Hon Peter Bryden Malinauskas MP – Premier

Peter Malinauskas is the 47th Premier of South Australia and was elected as the Member for Croydon at the 2018 state election. Prior to this he served as a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 2015 to 2018.

Hon Zoe Lee Bettison MP – Minister for Multicultural Affairs

Zoe Bettison is the Minister for Tourism and Multicultural Affairs. Zoe was elected to the South Australian Parliament as the Member for Ramsay in 2012.

Hon Andrea Michaels MP – Minister for Arts

Andrea Michaels is the South Australian Minister for Small and Family Business, Consumer and Business Affairs, and Arts. She is also the Member for Enfield, representing the community in Adelaide’s inner north and north-eastern suburbs.

Hon Emily Bourke MLC – Assistant Minister to the Premier and Assistant Minister for Autism

Emily has been a member of the South Australian Legislative Council since 2018. Emily was appointed Assistant Minister to the Premier by Peter Malinauskas in March 2022 and Assistant Minister for Autism in August 2022.

As at 30 June 2024, DPC’s Executive Leadership Team comprised:

• Mr Damien Walker, Chief Executive
• Ms Nari Chandler, Deputy Chief Executive, Policy, Data and Intergovernmental Relations
• Dr Eva Balan-Vnuk, Government Chief Information Officer
• Mr Wayne Hunter, Chief Operating Officer
• Mr Peter Worthington-Eyre, Chief Data Officer
• Ms Nicole Berry, Executive Director, Social Policy and Intergovernmental Relations
• Ms Jessica Pisani, Executive Director, Strategic Engagement
• Mr Brenton Caffin, Executive Director, Economic, Environment and Infrastructure Policy
• Ms Jessica Leo-Kelton, Executive Director, State Promotion
• Ms Diane Dixon, State Project Lead, Lot Fourteen
• Ms Carlene Calvert, Head of Strategic Communications
• Ms Elspeth Brown, Director, Cabinet Office
• Mr Jehad Ali, Director, Brand and Marketing
• Ms Helen McPherson, Director, Office of the Chief Executive
• Ms Claire Hodgetts, Director, Finance and Procurement
• Ms Daniella Reppucci, Director, People and Culture
• Mr Billy Brine, Director, Statutory Engagement and Governance
• Mr Will Luker, Government Chief Information Security Officer
• Ms Tania Axleby-Blake, Aboriginal Cultural Engagement Officer, Office of the Chief Executive
• Ms Lee-Ann Buckskin, Program and Strategy Advisor & Industry Mentor, Arts South Australia (Aboriginal Leadership Group – Nunga Network Representative)
• Mr Jared Thomas, Researcher Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture and Art, South Australian Museum (Aboriginal Leadership Group – Nunga Network Representative).

Premier

• Agent-General Act 1901
• Competition Policy Reform (South Australia) Act 1996
• Constitution Act 1934
• Cross Border Commissioner Act 2022
• Emergency Management Act 2004
• Government Business Enterprises (Competition) Act 1996
• Legislation (Fees) Act 2019
• Mutual Recognition (South Australia) Act 1993
• Remuneration Act 1990
• Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (South Australia) Act 1999
• Unauthorised Documents Act 1916

Minister for Arts

This legislation is committed to the Minister for Arts, responsibility for administration of the legislation rests with the boards of the arts entities.

• Adelaide Festival Centre Trust Act 1971
• Adelaide Festival Corporation Act 1998
• Adelaide Festival Theatre Act 1964
• Art Gallery Act 1939
• Carrick Hill Trust Act 1985
• Libraries Act 1982
• South Australian Country Arts Trust Act 1992
• South Australian Film Corporation Act 1972
• South Australian Museum Act 1976
• State Opera of South Australia Act 1976
• State Theatre Company of South Australia Act 1972

Minister for Multicultural Affairs

• South Australian Multicultural Act 2021

Premier’s Delivery Unit

The Premier’s Delivery Unit is an independent office established on 14 April 2022 to oversee the delivery of identified SA Government priorities, including all election commitments. The Office of the Premier’s Delivery Unit is led by Chief Executive, Mr Rik Morris, who reports to the Premier. The Premier’s Delivery Unit produces an independent Annual Report.

Office of the South Australian Productivity Commission

The South Australian Productivity Commission (SAPC) was established on 22 October 2018 and is supported by the Office of the South Australian Productivity Commission (OSAPC), attached to DPC. The OSAPC is led by Chief Executive, Mr Steve Whetton who reports to the Premier. The OSAPC is an independent body that makes recommendations to the government to facilitate productivity growth, unlock new economic opportunities, support job creation and remove existing regulatory barriers. The OSAPC produces an independent Annual Report.

Infrastructure SA

Led by Chief Executive, Mr Jeremy Conway, Infrastructure SA (ISA) was established on 26 November 2018 under the Infrastructure SA Act 2018 and is an independent advisory body. The ISA provides independent expert advice to government on the planning, management and delivery of major capital investment over $50 million. The ISA combines the expertise of the private and public sectors to develop a state infrastructure strategy to grow the economy, support local jobs and meet the needs of communities across South Australia. ISA produces an independent Annual Report.

State Governor’s Establishment

The State Governor’s Establishment supports the Governor of South Australia.