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Structure Chart

Management Structure Chart

The structure of the Department of Health and Ageing's Central Office, its Divisions and their roles within the Department.

This section outlines the structure (PDF 82 KB) of Central Office, its Divisions and their roles within the Department. For an introduction to members of our Executive see our Executive pages.

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Executive | Division and Branch Structure | State and Territory Offices

Executive

Secretary

Ms Jane Halton

Chief Medical Officer

Professor John Horvath

Deputy Secretary

Ms Mary Murnane

Deputy Secretary

Mr Philip Davies

Deputy Secretary

Mr David Kalisch

Deputy Secretary

Mr David Learmonth

General Counsel

TBA
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Division and Branch Structure

Population Health Division

Jenny Bryant

Drug Strategy Branch - Virginia Hart
Population Health Strategy Unit - Peter Morris
Food and Healthy Living Branch - Cath Peachy A/g
Sports Branch - Bill Rowe
Targeted Prevention Programs Branch - Catherine Farrell A/g
Principal Adviser - Assoc Prof Rosemary Knight
Population Health Programs Branch - Andriana Koukari
Chronic Disease and Palliative Care Branch - Jenny Roe


Office of Health Protection

Cath Halbert

Health Protection Policy Branch - Fay Gardner A/g
Surveillance Branch - Raelene Thompson
Health Emergency Management and Biosecurity Branch - Gary Lum
Medical Advisors Dr Andrew Pengilly and Dr Lesley Roberts
Principal Medical Adviser Dr Julie Hall
Office of Chemical Safety and Principal Scientific Adviser - Dr Margaret Hartley


Primary and Ambulatory Care Division

Megan Morris

Policy Development Branch - Judy Daniel
Practice Support Branch - Lou Andreatta
Services Access Programs - Leo Kennedy
Chronic Disease Branch - Jennie Roe
GP Super Clinics Branch - Meredeth Taylor A/g
eHealth Branch - Lisa McGlynn
Office of Rural Health Branch - Jan Bennett
Workforce Distribution Branch - David Dennis
Rural Health Services and Policy Branch - Sharon Appleyard
Principal Advisor - Assoc Prof Rosemary knight

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Acute Care Division

Kerry Flanagan

Private Health Insurance Branch - Anne Kingdom
Acute Care Strategies Branch - Gail Yapp
Blood, Organ and Tissue Policy Branch - Georgie Harman
Medical Indemnity Branch/Principal Adviser - Veronica Hancock
Healthcare Services and Financing Branch - Louise Clarke
Medical Officer - Dr Bernie Towler


Ageing and Aged Care Division

Andrew Stuart

Office of Aged Care Quality and Compliance - Carolyn Smith
Policy and Evaluation Branch - David Cullen
Residential Program Management Branch - Alison Rosevear
Community Care Branch - Kath Tracey-Patte A/g
Office for an Ageing Australia - Melinda Bromley
Compliance Branch - Teressa Ward
Quality Policy and Program Branch - Fiona Nicholls
Prudential Regulation Branch - Iain Scott
Aged Care Clinical Adviser - Susan Hunt


Pharmaceutical Benefits Division

Stephen Dellar A/g

Access and Systems Branch - Declan O'Connor-Cox
Pharmaceutical Evaulation Branch - Diana Macdonell A/g
Community Pharmacy Branch - Sue Campion
Policy and Analysis Branch - Gay Santiago A/g
Medical Officer - Dr John Primrose
Pharmaceutical Adviser - Kim Bessell

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Medical Benefits Division

Tony Kingdon

MBS Policy Development Branch - Peter Woodley
MBS Policy Implementation Branch - Samantha Robertson
Diagnostics and Technology Branch - Yvonne Korn
Office of Hearing Services - Jenny Williams A/g
Principal Medical Advisor - Dr Brian Richards


Mental Health and Workforce Division

Prof Rosemary Calder

Chief Nurse & Midwifery Officer - Rosemary Bryant
Policy Coordination Group - Natasha Cole
Medical Education and Training Branch - Maria Jolly A/g
Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Branch - Colleen Krestensen
Workforce Distribution Branch - David Dennis
Nursing, Allied and Indigenous Workforce Branch - Wafa El-Adhama
Mental Health Reform Branch - Nathan Smyth
Principal Medical Adviser Mental Health - Prof Harvey Whiteford
Principal Medical Adviser Education, Training and Workforce - Prof Rick McLean
Principal Medical GP Workforce - Dr Jennifer Thompson
Principal Nurse Adviser, Mental Health and Workforce Division - Eithne Irving


Portfolio Strategies Division

Richard Eccles

Budget Branch - Linda Powell
Ministerial and Parliamentary Support Branch - Shirley Browne
International Strategies Branch - Gayle Anderson
Minister-Counsellor (Health) - Sanjeev Commar Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations Geneva, Switzerland
Policy Strategies Branch - Damian Coburn
Economic and Statistical Analysis Branch - Greg Coombs

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Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

Lesley Podesta

Budget and Planning Branch - Mark Thomann
Health Strategies Branch - John Walker A/g
Policy and Analysis Branch - David de Carvalho
Senior Medical Officer - Geetha Isaac-Toua A/g
Performance Management Branch - Garry Fisk A/g
Family Health and Wellbeing Branch - Rachel Balmanno
NT Emergency Coordination Centre - Joy Savage


Regulatory Policy and Governance Division

Linda Addison

Research Policy and Biotechnology Branch - Kylie Jonasson
Regulatory Policy Branch - Jenny Hefford
Governance and Agency Relationships Branch -Alice Creelman
Principal Medical Adviser - Dr Ruth Lopert
Principal Medical Adviser GP Workforce - Dr Jennifer Thomson

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Business Group

Margaret Lyons

Finance Branch - Stephen Sheehan
Corporate Support Branch - Tracey Frey
People Branch - Erin Bowen A/g
IT Strategy and Service Delivery Branch - John Trabinger
IT Solutions Development Branch - Ida Thurbon A/g
Communications Branch - Laurie Van Veen
Legal Services Branch - David Watts
BG Task Force - Roger Bagley A/g


Audit and Fraud Control

Colin Cronin


TGA Group of Regulators

Dr Rohan Hammett A/g

Principal Medical Adviser - Dr Ruth Lopert A/g
Office of Prescription Medicines - Dr Leonie Hunt
Medical Officers (MO5) - Dr J. Ferla, Dr K. Mackay, Dr J. McGinness, Dr N. Mitchell, Dr G. Dickson
Non Prescription Medicines - Pio Cesarin
Office of Complementary Medicines - Dr David Briggs
Office of Devices, Blood and Tissues - Rita Maclachlan
Blood and Tissues Unit - Prof Albert Farrugia
Medical Officer (MO5) - Dr Graeme Harris
Office of Medicines Safety Monitoring - Dr Gary Lacy
TGA Laboratories - Dr Larry Kelly
Office of Legal Services - Terry Lee
Office of Financial and Property Services - Craig Jordan
Business Management Group (BMG) - Ngaire Bryan
Strategic Operations Principal Scientific Advisor - Dr Fiona Cumming
Office of Manufacturing Quality - Dr Mark Doverty
Office of Human Services - Shaun McCarthy
Office of Labratories and Scientific Services - Vivienne Christ A/g
Medical Advisor - Dr Richard Pembrey

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Statutory Office-holders Reporting directly to the Minister


NICNAS - Dr Marion Healy (policy resonsibility with OHP)
Office of Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) - Elizabeth Flynn (policy resonsibility with RPGD)
OGTR Evaluation - Jonathan Benyei


State and Territory Offices

New South Wales

Ms Vicki Murphy

Victoria

Ms Jennifer McDonald

Queensland

Ms Elizabeth Cain

Australian Capital Territory

Ms Robyn Staniforth A/g

Western Australia

Ms Nicole O'Keefe

South Australia

Ms Jan Feneley

Tasmania

Mr Anthony Speed A/g

Northern Territory

Ms Lee Oliver A/g
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