The Economic Regulation Authority (Authority) has two distinct parts: the Governing Body and the Secretariat.

The Governing Body determines the policies, controls the affairs and otherwise performs the functions of the Authority.

The Governing Body consists of a full-time Chairman (Head of the Governing Body) and such other members as the Governor of Western Australia considers necessary for the proper performance of the Authority’s functions.

The Authority’s Chairman is Mr Lyndon Rowe, who was appointed on 8 March 2004 for a period of five years. On 17 June 2008, Mr Rowe was reappointed for a further five years, from and including 8 March 2009.

The Authority has two part-time Members, Mr Steve Edwell (appointed for five years from 17 January 2006) and Mr Peter Panegyres AM (appointed for three years from 9 October 2007).

In addition to his role at the Authority, Mr Edwell is the inaugural Chair of the Australian Energy Regulator and formerly the Executive Director of Western Australia’s Electricity Reform Implementation Unit.

Mr Panegyres was the Crown Solicitor for Western Australia from 1985 to 2003.

If the Chairman is unable to act for any reason, or if there is no Chairman, the Governor may appoint a person nominated by the Minister as the Alternate Chairman to act in the Chairman’s place.

The ERA has responsibility for carrying out the functions of the Authority as set out in the Economic Regulation Authority Act 2003.