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Maternal Mortality Committee
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Details as at:
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Tue, 24 November 2009
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Portfolio : |
Health |
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Board Type : |
Advisory Committees |
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Function: |
To consider & report on incidents of maternal mortality. |
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Created by: |
Section 340B Health Act 1911 |
| Act: |
Health Act 1911 |
| Act section: |
Section 340B |
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Creation date: |
Mon, 10 Oct 1960 |
Expiry date: |
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Plan to terminate: |
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Terminated: |
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| Appointment: |
Minister |
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Statutory Requirements: |
The Minister shall appoint 3 persons to be permanent members, and 6 persons to be provisional members, of the Committee, and 5 of those persons appointed, namely, the 3 permanent members and 2 of the provisional members selected in accordance with the provisions of section 340K(1) shall constitute the Committee.
Of the 3 persons appointed as permanent members of the Committee: (a) one shall be the Professor of Obstetrics of the University of Western Australia, who shall be Chairman of the Committee; (b) one shall be a medical practitioner specialising in obstetrics, nominated by the Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (W.A. Branch); and (c) one shall be a medical practitioner nominated by the Commissioner. Of the 6 persons appointed as provisional members of the Committee: (a) 2 shall be general medical practitioners practising in the metropolitan area, nominated by the Western Australian Branch of the Australian Medical Association Inc; (b) 2 shall be general medical practitioners having not less than 5 years' practice outside the metropolitan area, nominated by the Western Australian Branch of the Australian Medical Association Inc; and (c) 2 shall be midwives nominated by the Western Australian Branch of the Australian Nursing Federation. |
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Requirements: |
The term of tenure of office of a person appointed as a permanent or provisional member of the Committee (other than the Chairman) expires on effluxion of time on the expiration of a period of 3 years commencing on the day specified in the notice of the appointment published in the Government Gazette as the commencing day of that term. |
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Meeting frequency: |
As Required |
Annual report:
Yes |
Ombudsman Juris:
Yes |
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Contact details |
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Contact: |
Chairperson, Maternal Mortality Committee |
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Address: |
Department of Health
189 Royal Street
East Perth, WA 6004 |
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Telephone/Fax: |
9222 4222 / |
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Email: |
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Current membership (7)
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Name : |
Newnham, Professor J |
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Designation : |
CHAIRPERSON [M] |
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From: |
02-Oct-2001 |
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To: |
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Name : |
Jeffery, Dr T |
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Designation : |
PERMANENT MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
17-Jan-1996 |
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To: |
26-Jun-2009 |
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Name : |
Nichols, Dr C |
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Designation : |
PERMANENT MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
15-Oct-2004 |
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To: |
15-Oct-2007 |
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Name : |
Butt, Ms J |
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Designation : |
PROVISIONAL MEMBER [F] |
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From: |
27-May-2003 |
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To: |
24-Jul-2009 |
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Name : |
Pugh, Ms D |
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Designation : |
PROVISIONAL MEMBER [F] |
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From: |
27-May-2003 |
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To: |
24-Jul-2009 |
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Name : |
Dickinson, Dr J |
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Designation : |
DEPUTY PERMANENT MEMBER [F] |
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From: |
10-Feb-2001 |
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To: |
23-Jun-2011 |
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Name : |
Farrell, Dr L |
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Designation : |
DEPUTY PERMANENT MEMBER [F] |
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From: |
17-Jan-1996 |
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To: |
26-Jun-2009 |
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