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Poisons Advisory 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 advise Minister & Executive Director Public Health & Scientific Support Services on matters regarding manufacture, distribution, sale, use or labelling of poisonous substances. |
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Created by: |
Act 1964 |
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Poisons Act 1964 |
| Act section: |
Section 8 |
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Creation date: |
Fri, 01 Jan 1965 |
Expiry date: |
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Plan to terminate: |
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Terminated: |
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| Appointment: |
Governor |
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Statutory Requirements: |
The 12 members of the Advisory Committee shall be comprised of 2 ex officio members and 10 nominee members, and of those members: (a) the Commissioner of Health shall be an ex officio member and may nominate a medical practitioner employed in the department to act in his or her place; (aa) the Director of the Chemistry Centre (WA) shall be an ex officio member and may nominate an analyst from the Chemistry Centre (WA) to act in his or her place; and (b) the nominee members shall be 10 persons appointed by the Governor for terms of tenure of office in accordance with the provisions of section 10. (3) Of the 10 nominee members referred to in subsection (2)(b): (a) one shall be a pharmacologist nominated by the Senate of the University of Western Australia; (b) one shall be a medical practitioner employed in the Public Service of the State who has specialist qualifications in occupational health and is nominated by the Minister; (c) 2 shall be medical practitioners, one of whom is a specialist physician, nominated by the body known as The Western Australian Branch of the Australian Medical Association (Incorporated); (d) one shall be an officer of the Department of Agriculture, nominated by the Minister for Agriculture 2; (e) 2 shall be persons, one of whom shall represent the wholesale dealers within the State engaged in wholesale dealing, nominated by the body known as the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (Inc); (f) one shall be a veterinary surgeon nominated by the body known as the Veterinary Surgeons' Board constituted under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1960; (g) one shall be a person nominated by the body known as The Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Western Australia; and (h) one shall be a person nominated by the body known as the Pharmacy Guild of Australia (Western Australian Branch).
The Commissioner of Health, or the medical practitioner nominated pursuant to subsection (2)(a) if one be so nominated, shall be the Chairman of the Advisory Committee. |
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Requirements: |
Subject to subsection (2) the term of tenure of office of a nominee member expires by effluxion of time on the expiration of a period of 3 years commencing on the date of his appointment by the Governor. |
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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, Poisons Advisory Committee |
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Address: |
Department of Health
189 Royal Street
East Perth WA 6004 |
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Telephone/Fax: |
9222 4222 / 9222 4046 |
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Email: |
PRContact@health.wa.gov.au |
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Web site: |
www.health.wa.gov.au |
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Current membership (16)
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Name : |
Stevens, Dr M |
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Designation : |
CHAIRPERSON [F] |
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From: |
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To: |
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Name : |
Gray, Mr D |
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Designation : |
MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
28-Apr-1982 |
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To: |
04-Nov-2011 |
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Name : |
Hosking, Dr J |
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Designation : |
MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
02-Feb-1988 |
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To: |
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Name : |
Joyce, Dr D |
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Designation : |
MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
10-Oct-1988 |
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To: |
04-Nov-2011 |
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Name : |
Lee, Dr E |
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Designation : |
MEMBER [F] |
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From: |
03-Feb-2003 |
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To: |
03-Feb-2009 |
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Name : |
Lee, Mr C |
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Designation : |
MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
24-Mar-2005 |
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To: |
04-Nov-2011 |
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Name : |
Neck, Dr D |
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Designation : |
MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
04-Aug-2008 |
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To: |
04-Nov-2011 |
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Name : |
Wylie, Dr S |
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Designation : |
MEMBER [F] |
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From: |
27-Oct-2008 |
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To: |
04-Nov-2011 |
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Name : |
Barbetti, Mr W |
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Designation : |
DEPUTY MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
27-Oct-2008 |
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To: |
04-Nov-2011 |
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Name : |
Beetson, Dr S |
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Designation : |
DEPUTY MEMBER [F] |
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From: |
04-Aug-2008 |
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To: |
04-Nov-2011 |
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Name : |
Bellamy, Ms A |
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Designation : |
DEPUTY MEMBER [F] |
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From: |
27-Oct-2008 |
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To: |
04-Nov-2011 |
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Name : |
Bryce, Mrs A |
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Designation : |
DEPUTY MEMBER [F] |
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From: |
04-Aug-2008 |
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To: |
04-Aug-2011 |
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Name : |
Burcham, Ass Prof P |
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Designation : |
DEPUTY MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
27-Oct-2008 |
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To: |
04-Nov-2011 |
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Name : |
Harvey, Mr J |
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Designation : |
DEPUTY MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
04-Aug-2008 |
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To: |
04-Nov-2011 |
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Name : |
Sharpe, Mr C |
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Designation : |
DEPUTY MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
04-Aug-2008 |
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To: |
04-Aug-2011 |
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Name : |
Sharpe, Mr C |
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Designation : |
DEPUTY MEMBER [F] |
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From: |
24-Mar-2005 |
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To: |
04-Nov-2011 |
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