Audit and Risk Committee
The primary role of the ARC is to provide the Board with specialist high level assistance, advice and oversight with respect to the Commission’s financial reporting, corporate governance, risk and control and internal and external audit functions. Core responsibilities include:
- Monitoring the effectiveness of risk management and internal control frameworks, management policies and key governance processes.
- Monitoring the Commission’s compliance with provisions and requirements of the CAC Act and regulations.
- Monitoring cost forecasting and collection of information for annual reporting purposes.
- Reviewing fraud prevention and security related matters.
- Reviewing operational risks, internal control measures, internal and external audits and reporting.
- Reviewing any other matter referred to it by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer.
- Pursuant to section 32 of the CAC Act:
- Helping the authority and its directors to comply with obligations under the CAC Act; and
- Providing a forum for communication between the directors, the senior managers of the authority and the internal and external auditors of the authority.
Membership of the Audit and Risk Committee:
- Ms Jennifer Clark (Chair)
- Mr Bill Beerworth
- Ms Shelly Park
- Position vacant
Inter-Jurisdictional Committee
The IJC is a meeting of safety and quality officials of the Commonwealth, States and Territories supported by the Commission, but created by AHMC in 2006. It is responsible for providing advice on the process of policy development and facilitating jurisdictional engagement in the work of the Commission.
The IJC will consider and provide advice to the Commission on the following:
- The Commission’s programs, standards, guidelines and indicators and the implementation of these;
- The maintenance of effective working relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate the work of the Commission;
- Safety and quality issues regarding the Australian health care system; and
- The process for collecting and reporting on national data on safety and quality issues.
In addition, the IJC will:
- Advise the Commission on the adequacy of the policy development process and implementation of policies;
- Inform health departments and ministries of new policy directions and assist in driving implementation; and
- Support the implementation of the National Safety and Quality Goals.
Membership of the Inter-Jurisdictional Committee:
- Ms Elizabeth Trickett
- Mr David Butt
- Professor Clifford Hughes
- Dr. Dinesh Arya
- Dr Michael Cleary
- Ms Michelle McKinnon
- Dr Grant Phelps
- Dr Martin Lum
- Dr Dorothy Jones
- Professor Debora Picone (Ex Officio)
Information Strategy Committee
The ISC’s role is to:
- Guide the implementation of the Commission’s information strategy
- Make recommendations to the Commission
- Monitor and report on project progress
- Draw on Members’ expertise and experience for information strategy implementation
Membership of the Information Strategy Committee:
Primary Care Committee
The PCC is responsible for facilitating the engagement and uptake of Commission programs in the primary health care sector. The role of the PCC includes:
- Assisting in tailoring of the Commission’s programs to enable their uptake in the primary health care sector
- Informing the Commission of key safety and quality issues affecting the primary health care sector’s performance
- Providing strategic input and feedback on the Commission’s work including advising on policy development and facilitating primary health sector engagement
- Providing leadership to the Commission to implement effective communication mechanisms between health system sectors.
Membership of the Primary Care Committee:
- Dr Helena Williams (Chair)
- Dr Rod Pearce AM
- Dr Christine Walker
- Mr Marcus Dripps
- Andrew Matthews
- Dr Mike Jones
- Dr Evan Ackermann
- Erica Kneipp
- Dr Hugo Sachs
- Dr Christian Rowan
- Mark Sullivan
Private Hospital Sector Committee
The PHSC is responsible for advising the Commission on key safety and quality initiatives from the perspective of the private hospital sector.
The role of the PHSC includes:
- Liaison with the Commission on key safety and quality issues affecting the private hospitals sector
- Providing input and feedback on the Commission’s work including advising on policy development and facilitating private hospital sector engagement
- Working in partnership with the Commission to pursue an agreed safety and quality agenda, including providing feedback on the uptake of safety and quality initiatives
- Assisting the Commission to implement effective communication mechanisms between sectors of the health system.
Membership of the Private Hospital Sector Committee:
- Ms Christine Gee
- Dr Michael Coglin
- Ms Glenna Parker
- Mr Stephen Walker
- Dr Leon Clark
- Dr Julie Hudson
- Dr Annette Pantle
- Mr Rohan Mead
- Dr Shaun Larkin
- Dr Peter Woodruff
- Mr Kim Knoublauch
- Ms Deanne Day
- Ms Anne Crouch
Clinical Governance Advisory Group
The Clinical Governance Advisory Group (CGAG) meets quarterly to consider the clinical safety audits of the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) and other clinical safety issues relating to the PCEHR and provide advice to the Department of Health and Ageing. The CGAG comprises experts from across Australia, and is chaired by the Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Baggoley.
Membership of PCEHR Clinical Governance Advisory Group:
- Professor Chris Baggoley (Chair)
- Professor Debora Picone (Deputy Chair)
- Dr Evan Ackermann
- Dr John Bennett
- Ms Lisa Collison
- Professor Malcolm Fisher
- Dr Mukesh Haikerwal
- Professor Cliff Hughes
- Professor Guy Maddern
- Dr Meredith Makeham
- Dr Alex Markwell
- Mr Russell McGowan
- Mr Stephen Moo
- Mr Steve Morris
- Dr John Wakefield