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.
Appointment of new members
- Appointment of new members
14 August 2008
Current membership
NDPSC: appointment of new members
14 August 2008
Expressions of interest
The TGA is seeking expressions of interest for two separate positions on the National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee (NDPSC). These positions are a medical practitioner with qualifications and expertise in clinical pharmacology and a person representing practising pharmacists. The NDPSC is a statutory committee established under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989. It is responsible for determining the classification and scheduling of medicines and poisons. The NDPSC has a wide range of expert and professional members, with jurisdictional memberships from the Commonwealth, states and territories and New Zealand.
The responsibilities of these positions are to provide relevant input and expertise to all NDPSC deliberations. Further information on the NDPSC is available at Scheduling medicines/poisons <http://www.tga.gov.au/ndpsc/index.htm>.
The NDPSC meets three times a year, for three days per meeting. These meetings are held in February, June and October and all committee members are required to attend each meeting in its entirety. Remuneration and travel is in accordance with the latest determination of the Remuneration Tribunal. Members are bound by committee-in-confidence obligations as well as obligations to declare all potential conflicts of interest.
Expressions of interest should include:
- Statement of claims;
- Curriculum vitae;
- two referees (nominate referees or provide two references); and
- Phone, email and postal contact details
Expressions of interest should be sent to:
The Secretary
National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee
GPO Box 9848
CANBERRA ACT 2601
These can be sent as hardcopy, via email to NDPSC@health.gov.au or via fax to 02 6160 3299.
Information provided by applicants in their expressions of interest may also be put forward for other TGA expert committees. If you do not wish this to occur, please clearly advise of this in your expression of interest.
NDPSC current membership
Jurisdictional members
Dr Ruth LOPERT
Commonwealth representative and Chair
Acting Principal Medical Adviser, Therapeutic Goods Administration
Therapeutic Goods Administration
PO Box 100
Woden ACT 2606
Telephone: 02 6232 8210
Fax: 02 6232 8272
Website: http://www.tga.gov.au
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 Helgi STONE
Northern Territory representative
Department of Health and Community Services, 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: http://www.medsafe.govt.nz
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: http://www.ermanz.govt.nz
Representative members
Dr Margaret HARTLEY
Therapeutic Goods Administration representative
Office of Chemical Safety (MDP88)
Department of Health and Ageing
GPO Box 9848
Canberra City ACT 2601
Telephone: 02 6289 3200
Fax: 02 6289 3299
Website: http://www.tga.gov.au
VACANT
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority representative
Website: http://www.apvma.gov.au
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: http://www.accord.asn.au
VACANT
Practising pharmacists' representative
Ms Elizabeth GRANT, AM
Consumer representative
PO Box 6124
Kingston ACT 2605
Telephone: 02 6290 1505
Fax: 02 6290 1580
Expert members
VACANT
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