Narelle Montgomery

Narelle is the Director of the Migratory Species Section at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW). She has worked on wildlife issues for the Australian Government for over 30 years, with both a domestic and international focus. In her current role she has Commonwealth responsibility for marine turtles, dugong, cetaceans, migratory shorebirds and migratory seabirds and is involved in a range of domestic and international forums to promote the conservation of these species. One such forum is the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS), where Narelle was instrumental in drafting and negotiating the CMS daughter instrument, the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, which entered into force in 2001. 

Narelle has been Australia’s Scientific Councillor to CMS since 2012 and has held the role of Chair of the CMS Scientific Council since 2020. 

“I am honoured to be appointed as the representative for the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment and Water on the NWSFTCP Advisory Committee, and have enjoyed learning about the issues and opportunities associated with the North West Shelf stock of flatback turtles in more detail. The Advisory Committee works closely with the Expert Panel to progress critical items of work throughout the year.”