Board Advisory Committees
The Agency is established under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Establishing the Australian Digital Health Agency) Rule 2016 which provides for the creation of Advisory Committees following consultation of proposed members with Health Ministers.
The Advisory Committees and members are listed below.
Clinical and Technical Advisory Committee
Download Clinical and Technical Advisory Committee Charter PDF (138 KB)
QLD Chair |
Dr Eleanor Chew MBBS, FRACGP, MMed (GP), FAICD. Agency Board Member |
SA | Dr Oliver Frank MBBS PhD FRACGP FACHI Senior Research Fellow, Discipline of General Practice, University of Adelaide Fellow, Australasian College of Health Informatics Fellow, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |
VIC | Dr Kate Taylor MBBS MPH GAICD Chief Executive Officer, Oculo Visiting Fellow, Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne |
NSW | Ms Cheryl McCullagh Director, Clinical Integration, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, NSW Health |
QLD | Dr David Hansen PhD MBA GAICD Chief Executive Officer Australian e-Health Research Centre, CSIRO Health Informatics Society of Australia, Board Chair |
WA | Mr Stephen Wragg Director, Western Australian Primary Health Alliance President Pharmacy Guild of Australia (WA Branch) Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (member) |
NT | Dr Hugh Heggie Chief Health Officer, Northern Territory Department of Health Royal Australian College of General Practitioners National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation GP Network Member, Australian Indigenous Doctors Association Member, RACGP Member, N.A.C.C.H.O. G.P. Network Member, National Rural Health Alliance |
NSW | Mr John Sutherland Chief Information Officer, Ramsay Health Care |
QLD | Dr Clair Sullivan MBBS (Hons) MD FRACP CHIA Queensland Medical Lead, Digital Health Improvement Consultant Endocrinologist Co-Director, Clinical Service Improvement Co-Chair, Diabetes Statewide Clinical Network Member, Translational Research Institute (TRI) University of Queensland Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Health QLD |
VIC | Dr Simon P Nazaretian MB BS BMedSc(Hons) DipMan MISGyP FRCPA Anatomical Pathologist, Australian Clinical Labs Member, Royal College of Pathologists Australasia |
WA | Associate Professor Helen Slater Clinical Researcher and Senior Lecturer School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University Member, Australian Physiotherapy Association Fellow, Australian College of Physiotherapists |
Consumer Advisory Committee
Download Consumer Advisory Committee Charter PDF (104 KB)
WA Chair |
Ms Stephanie Newell Agency Board Member |
NSW | Dr Alan Huynh General Practice Registrar, GP Synergy Lecturer, Office for Global Health, University of Sydney Conjoint Associate Lecturer, Western Sydney University, School of Medicine |
NSW | Mr Dean Martin Research Manager, Lifespan, Black Dog Institute Member, Health Informatics Society of Australia |
NSW | Dr Karen Luxford CEO, Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons Fellow, Australian Institute of Management, Fellow, Australian Association for Quality in Health Care Fellow, International Society for Quality in Health Care |
NT | Ms Nicolle Marchant Senior Engagement Lead, Aboriginal Health AMSANT |
SA | Ms Melissa Cadzow Health Consumer |
VIC | Ms Pattie Beerens CEO, Australian Diagnostic Imaging |
NSW | Ms Kerry Stubbs CEO, Northcott Disability Services Chair, The National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI Ltd) NSW Telstra Businesswoman of the Year Award, Community and Government Sector |
Note: One position pending confirmation of appointment. Details to follow.
Privacy and Security Advisory Committee
Download Privacy and Security Advisory Committee Charter PDF (105 KB)
ACT Chair |
Dr Elizabeth Deveny Agency Board Member |
WA | Ms Robyn Daniels MA, LLB, B Ed Senior Solicitor, Department of Health WA |
SA | Dr Chris Moy MBBS FRACGP FAMA GP working in Parkside, SA Chair, Adelaide PHN Central Adelaide Clinical Council Member, Australian Medical Association (SA) Member, AMA Federal Council |
QLD | Dr Andrew J. M. Campbell-Lloyd BSc MBBS FRACS (Plast) Specialist Plastic Surgeon Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Member, Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons |
VIC | Mr Bob Milstein Owner, Milstein & Associates |
VIC | Dr Troy Browning Managing Director, Medical Indemnity Protection Society |
NSW | Mr Graham Ingram CIO, Record Holdings Pty Ltd, Auscript Australasia |
NSW | Ms Georgie Haysom Head of Advocacy, Avant Mutual Group Limited |
Audit and Risk Committee (ARC)
Download Audit and Risk Committee Charter PDF (120 KB)
Chair | Mr. Keith Skinner Company Director and previously COO Deloitte Australia Committee |
Ms. Valerie J Lyons BBus (Accounting), FAICD, FCPA, FGIA, MAIST, Non Executive Director (NED) Principal: Valerie Lyons |
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Mr. Rob Bransby Agency Board Member |
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Ms Lyn McGrath Agency Board Member |
NOTE: The establishment of the Audit and Risk Committee does not require consultation with Health Ministers. Members are appointed by the Board.
Digital Health Safety and Quality Governance Committee
Download Digital Health Safety and Quality Committee Charter PDF (106 KB)
NSW Chair |
Professor Johanna Westbrook Agency Board Member |
NSW | Professor Anne Duggan Senior Medical Advisor, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Conjoint Professor School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle |
NSW | Dr Robert Herkes Clinical Director, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality |
SA | Professor Libby Roughead School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences University of South Australia |
NSW | Dr Linda Swan Chief Medical Officer Medibank Private |
QLD | Associate Professor Nick Buckmaster Medical Director, Department of General Internal Medicine, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service |
ACT | Dr Paresh Dawda Primary and Aged Care practicing clinician Fellow, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, RACGP |
NSW | Ms Maureen Robinson |
VIC | Associate Professor Christopher Pearce PhD MFM MBBS FRACGP FACRRM FAICD FACHI President, Australasian College of Health Informatics Director Of Research, Outcome Health Adjunct Associate Professor in General Practice, Monash University Visiting Fellow, Australian National University Fellow, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, RACGP Fellow, Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, ACRRM Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors, AICD Fellow, Australasian College of Health Informatics, ACHI |
NOTE: The establishment of the Digital Health Safety and Quality Governance Committee does not require consultation with Health Ministers. Members are appointed by the Board. The Agency also has a Jurisdictional Advisory Committee (JAC), described below. Members are nominated by the head of the Health Department in each jurisdiction.
Jurisdictional Advisory Committee (JAC)
Download Jurisdictional Advisory Committee Charter PDF (93 KB)
QLD (CHAIR) |
Mr Michael Walsh Director-General, Queensland Health Agency Board Member |
Cwlth | Ms Penny Shakespeare First Assistant Secretary Pharmaceutical Benefits Division Department of Health |
NSW | Dr Zoran Bolevich Chief Executive, Chief Information Officer eHealth NSW |
VIC | Mr Terry Symonds Deputy Secretary, Health and Wellbeing Department of Health and Human Services |
TAS | Mr Grahame Coles Chief Information Officer Department of Health and Human Services |
SA | Mr Bill Le Blanc Chief Information Officer SA Health |
WA | Dr Peter Sprivulis A/Chief Clinical Information Officer Department of Health, Government of Western Australia |
ACT | Mr Peter O’Halloran Chief Information Officer ACT Health |
NT | Mr Phil Woolley Chief Information Officer Department of Health |
Business and travel expenses will be in accordance with the Agency Travel, Allowances and Business Expense Policy - Travel Policy PDF (834.95 kB)
Contact Details
Board Secretary [email protected]