New Director of NICNAS Appointed
A new director has been appointed to the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS).
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13 September 2012
A new director has been appointed to the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS).
The Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Catherine King, said today Dr Brian Richards had been appointed for a five-year term from 27 September 2012.
Dr Richards, who is at present the Principal Medical Adviser supporting the Chief Medical Officer, has had an extensive career in public, private and not-for-profit organisations.
He has significant experience in developing, implementing, regulating and evaluating healthcare standards, and was previously acting National Manager of the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
A registered medical practitioner, Dr Richards also holds an honours degree in medical science, majoring in biochemistry.
“Dr Richards’ appointment will ensure NICNAS continues to have the confidence of the community and industry in fulfilling its role in industrial chemical safety and maintaining its reputation of performing to the highest standards,” Ms King said.
Ms King thanked former director Dr Marion Healy and acting director Dr Roshini Jayewardene for their contributions to the agency.
NICNAS, established in 1990, is a statutory scheme within the Department of Health and Ageing to protect the public and the environment from the harmful effects of industrial chemicals.
NICNAS assesses all chemicals that are new to Australia, as well as investigating concerns over the safety of existing chemicals on health and environmental grounds
For more information, please contact the Parliamentary Secretary's Office on (02) 6277 4230
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