Climate Change Authority determined incoming chair Matt Kean had no conflict of interest despite advisory role

‘No conflict of interest currently exists between Mr Kean’s outside interests and matters under consideration by the authority,’ the Climate Change Authority’s chief said. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The Climate Change Authority determined that its incoming chairman, Matt Kean, did not have a conflict of interest despite taking a role at a climate advisory service – but he would need to make ongoing disclosures on relevant investments by the firm.

Brad Archer, the authority’s chief executive, said Kean – a former New South Wales treasurer and energy minister – had declared his position as a director of “regulatory affairs and strategic partnerships” at Wollemi Capital as “a material personal interest”, according to documents seen by Guardian Australia.