Samantha Chard

Sam Chard is the Assistant Secretary of the Emergency Management Policy Branch, Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department. The Branch provides policy advice to the Minister for Justice and Attorney-General on emergency management issues and is responsible for coordination of the National Strategy for Disaster Resilience implementation; and Secretariat function for the Australia-New Zealand Emergency Management Committee.

Samantha has held a number of policy and senior management positions across the Commonwealth, in national security, policing, and social services. Prior to joining the Department, Samantha was with the Australian Crime Commission, as the National Manager, Strategic Policy and Stakeholder Engagement, dealing with a range of criminal intelligence and organised crime issues.