​Tracy Mackey

Tracy Mackey

A new National Disability Insurance Scheme Quality and Safeguards Commissioner will start next year.

Tracy Mackey, who will take up her role on January 10, has been appointed for a three-year term.

She will be responsible for upholding the rights of people with disability receiving supports under the NDIS and promoting their health, safety and wellbeing. 

Ms Mackey has been the CEO of the NSW Environment Protection Authority since 2019 and previously held senior executive positions with the Department of Immigration and NSW Department of Education.

NDIS minister Linda Reynolds announced the appointment on Wednesday.

“Ms Mackey brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her new position as Commissioner, following her previous senior role in the care and support sector and more recently as the primary environmental regulator in NSW,” she said in a statement.

She replaces Samantha Taylor, who has been acting as NDIS Commissioner since July 1 following the departure of Graeme Head, who led the commission through its establishment phase.