John Walsh Associate Commissioner

John Walsh

Associate Commissioner

Mr John Walsh is a Partner in the Advisory Practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he has worked for almost 18 years. He is also part of the PricewaterhouseCoopers National Health practice, with consulting responsibilities in the areas of health, disability and accident compensation - particularly lifetime care and support.

In the early 1980s, John was motivated by his own disability (quadriplegia) and profession (actuary) to gain a better understanding of the processes and planning underpinning Australia's health and welfare systems. He initiated a data collection system which led to the Australian Registry of Spinal Cord Injury, an experience which sparked a long-term interest in the links between policy, planning, funding and service delivery in welfare systems.

John has been a Board member of the New South Wales Motor Accident Authority and the New South Wales Home Care Service as well as a statutory actuary to workers compensation authorities in New South Wales and South Australia. He is Chair of the Independent Panel overseeing Caring Together: The Health Action Plan for NSW.

In 2001, John was named Actuary of the Year by the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. John was also a member of the Disability Investment Group, which reported to Government in 2009 on funding ideas to help people with disability and their families access greater support and plan for the future.

John is an Associate Commissioner working on the Commission's inquiry into a Disability Care and Support.