Infrastructure WA

Dr Michael Schaper has been appointed chair of Infrastructure WA, steering the agency in the coming months as it becomes the 2050 Commission.

Dr Schaper replaces Nicole Lockwood, who will step down as Infrastructure WA's chair after seven years on the Board.

The appointment of a new chair to Infrastructure WA comes as the agency begins transitioning to the 2050 Commission, the State's first-ever productivity commission charged with providing strategic advice to government on the productivity, growth, and transformation of the State's economy ahead of and beyond 2050.

The 2050 Commission will carry out Infrastructure WA's key functions, including conducting Major Infrastructure Proposal Assessments, as well as adopting broad inquiry functions.