Tony Arnel - Victorian Building and Plumbing Commissioner

Position on GBCA Board: Chair

Tony is Victoria's Building and Plumbing Industry Commissioner - roles in which he is responsible for regulating the state's building and plumbing systems and advising the Minister for Planning on all building control and plumbing industry matters. As well as being a founding Director and Chair of the Green Building Council of Australia, he is also the outgoing Chair of the World Green Building Council.

The Building Commission is widely regarded in Australia and internationally as a best practice example of building administration. The Plumbing Industry Commission is the leading regulator of its type in Australia.

Over the past decade Tony has been a leader of the national and international sustainability debate, particularly in the Asia Pacific region, advocating sustainable building as a means of reducing greenhouse emissions without impacting economic growth.

As a member of the Australian Building Codes Board, Tony has overseen the implementation of new energy-efficiency standards into the national building code. He continues to play a key role in the transformation of the Australian property market to sustainable practices.

Tony is a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects and a Victorian Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia. He is a past Chairman and Director of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival - Australia's largest arts festival. In 2009 he received the Australian Financial Review's 'True Leadership' Award and in March 2010 he received the inaugural 'Leadership in Sustainability' Award from the Australian Institute of Architects.