National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee membership
Members of the NDPSC are appointed in accordance with section 52B of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 and Division 3A Subdivision 3 of the Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990.
Current membership
Jurisdictional members
Dr Ruth LOPERT
Commonwealth representative and Chair
Principal Medical Adviser, Therapeutic Goods Administration
Therapeutic Goods Administration
PO Box 100
Woden ACT 2606
Telephone: 02 6232 8210
Fax: 02 6232 8272
Website: Therapeutic Goods Administration
Mr Peter GILFEDDER
New South Wales representative
NSW Health
Contact details for NSW representative
Ms Megan SMITH
Victorian representative
Department of Human Services, Victoria
Contact details for Victorian representative
Mr Chris HEALEY
Queensland representative
Queensland Health
Contact details for Queensland representative
Ms Jane CARPENTER
Western Australian representative
Department of Health, Western Australia
Contact details for Western Australian representative
Ms Elizabeth HENDER
South Australian representative
Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia
Contact details for South Australian representative
Mr James GALLOWAY
Tasmanian representative
Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania
Contact details for Tasmanian representative
Ms Gay LAVERY
Northern Territory representative
Department of Health and Families, Northern Territory
Contact details for Northern Territory representative
Ms Jane STRANG
Australian Capital Territory representative
ACT Health
Contact details for Australian Capital Territory representative
Dr Stewart JESSAMINE
Representative of the New Zealand Government agency responsible for the regulation of medicines for human use
New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority
New Zealand Medsafe
PO Box 5013
Wellington
New Zealand
Telephone: 0011 644 496 2000
Fax: 0011 644 819 6806
Website: Medsafe
Dr Peter DAWSON
Representative of the New Zealand Government agency responsible for the regulation of agricultural, veterinary and household chemicals
Environmental Risk Management Authority, New Zealand
ERMA New Zealand
PO Box 131
Wellington
New Zealand
Telephone: 0011 644 916 2426
Fax: 0011 644 914 0433
Website: Environmental Risk Management Authority
Representative members
Dr Julian O'DEA
Therapeutic Goods Administration representative
Office of Chemical Safety and Environmental Health (MDP88)
Department of Health and Ageing
GPO Box 9848
Canberra City ACT 2601
Telephone: 02 6160 3200
Fax: 02 6160 3299
Website: Office of Chemical Safety
Dr John OWUSU
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority representative
APVMA
PO Box 6182
KINGSTON ACT 2604
Telephone: 02 6210 4700
Fax: 02 6210 4741
Website: Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
Ms Bronwyn CAPANNA
Pharmaceutical, chemical, agricultural and veterinary industries' representative
ACCORD - advocate for the consumer, cosmetic, hygiene and specialty industry
ACCORD
PO Box 290
Broadway NSW 2007
Telephone: 02 9281 2322
Fax: 02 9281 0366
Website: ACCORD
Mr John JACKSON
Practising pharmacists' representative
APHS Pty Ltd
Level 1, 610 Victoria Street
RICHMOND VIC 3121
Telephone: 03 9427 8944
Fax: 03 9427 1635
Ms Elizabeth GRANT, AM
Consumer representative
PO Box 6124
Kingston ACT 2605
Telephone: 02 6290 1505
Fax: 02 6290 1580
Expert members
Associate Professor Danny LIEW
Medical practitioner expert in clinical pharmacology
Emeritus Professor Alan SEAWRIGHT
Expert in veterinary medicine or pathology
Professor Michael MOORE
Expert in toxicology
Dr Robert KENYON
Expert in occupational health