Diane Brown

Ms Diane Brown commenced as Deputy Secretary for Revenue, Small Business and Housing Group at the Treasury in July 2022.

In this role, Diane provides advice and forecasts to the Government on revenue and taxation policy matters. She also provides advice to support the growth of small business, and on housing affordability and housing supply.

Prior to this role, Diane was at the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communication as the Deputy Secretary for Transport from May 2021 to July 2022 and the First Assistant Secretary of the Communications Infrastructure Division from August 2020 to May 2021.

Diane had previously spent 7 years in Treasury’s Markets Group with various responsibilities predominantly relating to financial markets and corporate regulation. Prior to joining the public service, Diane held senior roles in the private sector and in the corporate regulator, the Australian Securities, and Investment Commission. She commenced her career as an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia and has practiced law at a national law firm in Sydney.

Diane holds bachelor of Economics (Honours) and Law (Honours) from the University of Sydney and a master degree in Economics (Honours) from the University of New South Wales.