COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Public Service Act 1999 Appointment of the Secretary of the Department of Education I, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 58(1) of the Public Service Act 1999, appoint Tony Cook PSM as Secretary of the Department of Education for a period of five years commencing on 4 April 2023. Dated 3 February 2023 [SIGNED] David Hurley Governor-General By His Excellency's Command [SIGNED] Anthony Albanese Prime Minister