David, as Under Treasurer, advises the ACT Treasurer on the management of the Territory's budget, covering strategic issues of financial management, economic policy, revenue and tax policy and federal financial relations. David's responsibilities also cover matters of workers compensation, compulsory third party insurance and other insurances, and the shared corporate services provider for the ACT Public Service.
David is also Chair of the Heads of Treasuries Accounting and Reporting Advisory Committee and he has extensive experience in public budgeting and financial reporting and in public policy areas of social welfare and income support, government service delivery, industry, labour market and education.
David was appointed to the FRC on 3 July 2014 to 7 March 2017 and reappointed from 24 March 2017 to 23 March 2020.