The executive team comprises the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and the executive directors of the following divisions:
- Investigation
- Corruption Prevention
- Corporate Services
- Legal.
Commissioner
The Honourable David Ipp AO QC
The Hon David Ipp AO QC is the current Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. He was appointed for a statutory five-year term in November 2009.
He was a judge of the Court of Appeal of New South Wales from 2002 to November 2009, having been an acting judge of that court in 2001. From 1989 to 2001 he was a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. From 1993 to 2001 he was the judge in charge of the civil list of that court. From 2006 to April 2009 he had a part-time appointment as judge of the Supreme Court of Fiji (the highest court in that country).
In 2002 he was appointed chairman of the panel appointed by the governments of the Commonwealth, States and Territories to review the law of negligence.
He was a part-time Commissioner of the NSW Law Reform Commission and is an arbitrator of the International Court of Sport.
From 1998 to 2001 he was a fellow of the University of Western Australia. In 1996-1997 he was a fellow of the Inns of Court. In 1994 he was a senior Fulbright fellow and scholar in residence at the University of Virginia Law School.
He was admitted to practice in South Africa in 1963 where, until 1981, he practised first as a solicitor and then as a barrister. In 1981 he immigrated to Western Australia and, in 1984, joined the West Australian Bar. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1985. In 2007 the Order of Australia was conferred on him.
Deputy Commissioner
Theresa Hamilton LLB
Theresa Hamilton was appointed as Deputy Commissioner for a five-year term in January 2007.
Ms Hamilton was admitted as a barrister in Queensland in 1978. From 1979 to 1982 she worked as a Crown Prosecutor in the Commonwealth Crown Solicitor's office in Brisbane. In 1982 she commenced work at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service and was appointed the Service's principal solicitor in 1984. From 1990 to 1995 she held a number of senior positions in Queensland's Criminal Justice Commission. In 1995 she was appointed General Counsel to the Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission.
Executive Director, Investigation Division
Sharon Loder LLB, BBus(HRM), LLM
Sharon Loder was appointed Executive Director, Investigation Division in July 2011.
Ms Loder was admitted as a solicitor in Queensland in 1992. After a number of years with the Queensland Director of Public Prosecutions, in 1996 she commenced as a legal officer, then later the manager of the Legal Unit, within the Queensland Police Service, State Crime Operations Command. Ms Loder was admitted as a Barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2000. From 2003 she held senior management positions within the misconduct function of the Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission. Ms Loder holds Bachelors of Law and Business (HRM) degrees from the Queensland Institute of Technology and a Master of Laws from the University of Queensland.
Solicitor to the Commission/Executive Director, Legal Division
Roy Waldon LLB Hons
Roy Waldon was appointed to the position of Solicitor to the Commission / Executive Director, Legal in June 2005.
Mr Waldon previously practised law both in Tasmania and NSW before joining the ICAC.
Executive Director, Corruption Prevention Division
Dr Robert Waldersee PhD, MA (Clinical Psychology), MA, BA
Dr Robert Waldersee was appointed to the position of Executive Director Corruption Prevention in June 2008.
Dr Waldersee's previous positions include Professor of Management at Queensland University of Technology, visiting Professor at Southern Cross University, Director of the Australian Centre in Strategic Management and Research Fellow at the Australian Graduate School of Management. His research and consultancy work in the US and Australia has focused on strategy, knowledge management, service management and organisational change. Dr Waldersee has a PhD in Management from the University of Nebraska and a Master of Arts from the University of Sydney.
Executive Director, Corporate Services Division
Andrew Koureas, MComm (Accounting), BComm, LLB, CPA
Andrew Koureas was appointed to the position of Executive Director, Corporate Services in October 2008.
Mr Koureas has held senior positions in finance and accounting within the public sector including the NSW Department of Housing and NSW Health. He is a member of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants.