54373 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister for the Environment

54373 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister for the Environment: How many of the Chief Financial Officers, or equivalent senior financial officers, in the departments, Crown entities, or other agencies for which the Minister is responsible, if any, currently hold each of the following professional accounting qualifications: Chartered Accountant (CA ANZ), Certified Practising Accountant (CPA Australia); Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA); and any other professional accounting qualification (please specify), and how many hold no such qualification, broken down by agency and each qualification category?

Hon Penny Simmonds: The Chief Financial Officer of the Ministry for the Environment holds a CA ANZ qualification. The Environmental Protection Authority has one Chief Financial Officer. They are a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).