Council members
The Council comprises 19 members, including 12 medical practitioners and 7 community members including a legal member.
Some Council members are nominated by specialist colleges (9), the Australian Medical Association (2), Multicultural NSW (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.
Current members of the NSW Medical Council
| Member | Nominated By |
| Dr John Sammut (President) |
Australian College of Emergency Medicine |
| Dr Jennifer Kendrick AM (Deputy President) |
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |
| Dr Laura Ahmad | Royal Australasian College of Physicians |
| Professor Mark Arnold | Universities of Sydney, New South Wales and Newcastle |
| Dr Merran Auland | Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine |
| Dr Claire Blizard | Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators |
| Dr Geoffrey Brieger | Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
| Ms Maria Cosmidis | NSW Minister for Health |
| Dr Ross Kerridge | Australian Medical Association |
| Professor Isabel Karpin (community member) |
NSW Minister for Health |
| Robert Lagaida PSM (community member) |
NSW Minister for Health |
| Dr Saretta Lee | Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists |
| Dr Amanda Mead (community member) |
NSW Minister for Health |
| Mrs Annette Ruhotas Morgan (community member) |
NSW Minister for Health |
| Dr Brian Morton AM | Australian Medical Association |
| Dr Nicole Phillips | Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists |
| Ms Margaret Piper AM (community member) |
Multicultural NSW |
| Professor Cameron Stewart (legal member) |
NSW Minister for Health |
| Dr Elizabeth Tompsett | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons |
About our Council members
Meet our President: Dr John Sammut
Dr John Sammut shares his vision for the NSW Medical Council from July 2020 and beyond.
Meet our Council members: Maria Cosmidis and Dr Geoffrey Brieger
Maria Cosmidis and Dr Geoff Brieger sat down with us to talk about their experience and role as Medical Council members. From their perspective as decision-makers, they share insights about steps doctors can take to avoid a complaint and what to do if they are the subject of a complaint to the Council.
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 the risk to public health and safety posed by practitioners who are the subject of a complaint or notification.
All staff who undertake work for the NSW Medical Council and its delegates, are employed by the NSW Health Professional Councils Authority. This includes providing administrative, legal, and clinical advice, case management and monitoring services to support and implement Council regulatory decisions 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 Authority supports the NSW Medical Council and the 14 health professional councils in NSW through the provision of shared finance, IT, and other services including staffing. You can find out more about the role of the NSW Health Professional Councils Authority here.