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.
About our Council members
Meet our incoming President: Dr John Sammut
On the first day in his new role, Dr John Sammut shares his vision for the 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.
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Current members Medical Council NSW |
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Member |
Nominated by |
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Dr John Sammut |
Australian College of Emergency Medicine |
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Dr Jennifer Kendrick AM (Deputy President) |
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |
| Associate Professor Mark Arnold | Universities of Sydney, New South Wales, and Newcastle |
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Dr Merran Auland |
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine |
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Dr Claire Blizard |
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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Ms Alix Magney (community member) |
NSW Minister for Health |
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Dr Ross Kerridge |
Australian Medical Association |
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Prof Isabel Karpin (community member) |
NSW Minister for Health |
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Robert Lagaida (PSM) (community member) |
NSW Minister for Health |
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Dr Brian Morton AM |
Australian Medical Association |
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Dr Saretta Lee |
Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists |
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Ms Margaret Piper AM (multicultural member) |
Multicultural NSW |
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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 |
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Associate Professor Richard G Walsh |
Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists |
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.
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 14 Health Professional Councils in NSW through the provision of shared finance, IT and other services.