SQIDEP Governance

A robust and transparent governance framework has been established for SQIDEP.

SQIDEP Governance Panel (GP)

The Governance Panel (GP) consists of independent, experienced professionals and will oversee the process to ensure probity, equity and dispute resolution, where necessary.

Governance Panel members include:

GP Chair	Mr Andrew Swindells (BA, LLB, LLM) Experience as Executive Director of a Public Company, Business Consultant, Barrister, Sessional member QCAT & CCT, Victoria Mining Warden, Counsel Assisting and Executive Legal Officer Crime & Misconduct Commission, and dispute resolution/mediation expert.
GP Panel Member	Professor Veeriah Jegatheesan (Jega) (B.Sc.Eng. Hons, M.Eng., PhD) Experienced academic and water/wastewater/resource recovery/novel & hybrid technologies expert, Director Water Effective Technologies & Tools Centre RMIT, and former consultant to Sydney Water.
GP Panel Member	Ms Kaia Hodge (B.Sc.Hons, M.Env.St., Grad.Dip.Mngmt) Director Regulatory Innovation, Natural Resources Access Regulator (NSW), senior roles with Sydney Water, Former Chair of Water Services Assoc Adaptive Planning and Integrated Water Management Network, Board member on Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment Mngmt Trust.

SQIDEP Governance Panel Charter

SQIDEP Independent Evaluation Panel (IEP)

SQIDEP applications/submissions will be received by Stormwater Australia via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Submissions will be independently assessed by two (2) Independent Evaluators (IEs) from the Independent Evaluation Panel (IEP) for verification of Claims. Independent Evaluators will be selected based on their responses to the Expression of Interest (EOI), the submitted technology and relevant selection criteria including disclosure of conflicts of interest.

SQIDEP Evaluators Selection Procedure

The Independent Evaluators (IEs) will undertake their reviews separately, and then confer to provide a joint evaluation. Non-conformances with SQIDEP and issues with performance claims will be discussed with the Applicant/Claimant prior to finalisation of issuing of a Verification Certificate.

The submitted Detailed Performance Report (DPR) and Verification Certificate (VC) will become publicly available on the Stormwater Australia website, from that time. Please view the example here.

Current Independent Evaluation Panel includes:

Chris Beardshaw	Afflux Consulting Pty Ltd
Andrew Allan	Afflux Consulting Pty Ltd
Damian McCann	Australian Wetlands Consulting
Dr Mark Bayley	Australian Wetlands Consulting
Shaun Leinster	Design Flow Consulting Pty Ltd
Dr Robin Allison	Design Flow Consulting Pty Ltd
Adam Joyner	NSW Department of Finance, Service & Innovation - Manly Hydraulics Laboratory
Andrew Judge	NSW Department of Finance, Service & Innovation - Manly Hydraulics Laboratory
Rod Wiese	Wiese Insight Pty Ltd
Dr Ricky Kwan	AECOM
Mark Liebman	Sustainability Workshop Pty Ltd
Ben Modra	UNSW - Water Research Laboratory
Tony McAlister	Water Technology Pty Ltd

SQIDEP Technical Review Panel (TRP)

A Technical Review Panel (TRP) has been formed to regularly assess the criteria of SQIDEP and emerging science, research and industry findings to improve the outcomes of the SQIDEP and confidence in environmental outcomes of stormwater technologies.

The TRP replaces the previous SQID Advisory Committee.

Membership is invited by a public Expression of Interest (EOI) process.

Current TRP Member organisations include:

South Australian Environmental Protection Agency
Queensland Department of Environment and Science
Swinburne University - Assoc. Prof. Monzur Imteaz, Head, Water & Environmental Engineering Group
UNSW
University of the Sunshine Coast - Jane-Louise Lampard (Secretary)
Stormwater and Infrastructure Asset Management Solutions
WaterNSW
Brisbane City Council - Mark Gibson (Chair)

For more information on the above, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at Stormwater Australia.