Council members
The Council comprises 19 members, including 12 medical practitioners, 7 community members including a legal member.
Some Council members are nominated by specialist colleges (9), the Australian Medical Association (2), the Community Relations Commission (1) and the Universities of Sydney, New South Wales and Newcastle jointly (1). The NSW Minister for Health appoints a further 6 community members including a legal practitioner.
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Current members Medical Council NSW |
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Member |
Nominated by |
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Associate Professor Richard G Walsh |
Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists |
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Dr John Sammut |
Australian College of Emergency Medicine |
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Dr Merran Auland |
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine |
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Professor Balakrishnan Nair AM |
Universities of Sydney, New South Wales and Newcastle |
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Mr David Bell (community member) |
NSW Minister for Health |
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Dr Roger Boyd |
Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators |
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Dr Geoffrey Brieger |
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
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Dr Stephen Buckley |
Royal Australasian College of Physicians |
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Ms Maria Cosmidis (community member) |
NSW Minister for Health |
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Dr Jennifer Kendrick |
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |
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Dr Ross Kerridge |
Australian Medical Association |
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Dr Alix Magney (community member) |
NSW Minister for Health |
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Mr Jason Masters (community member) |
NSW Minister for Health |
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Dr Brian Morton |
Australian Medical Association |
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Dr Julian Parmegiani |
Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists |
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Professor Cameron Stewart (legal member) |
NSW Minister for Health |
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Ms Frances Taylor (community member) |
NSW Minister for Health |
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Dr Elizabeth Tompsett |
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons |
Our staff
Our Executive Officer is responsible, as the chief executive officer of the Council, for the management of the affairs of the Council, subject to the directions of the Council. The Council’s Medical Director is an experienced medical practitioner who plays a critical role in assessing risk to public health and safety posed by practitioners who are the subject of a complaint or notification.
Other staff provide administrative, legal, and clinical advice and services to support decision-making by the Council and its delegates in response to complaints and the management of doctors who are the subject of conditions imposed on their registration.
Role of the Health Professional Councils Authority
The Health Professional Councils Authority supports the Medical Council and the other 13 Health Professional Councils in NSW through the provision of shared finance, IT and other services.