Committees and groups

The Advisory Committee for the COVID-19 Response for People with Disability provides advice to the Chief Medical Officer about the needs of people with disability during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Aged Care Advisory Group advises the Australian Health Protection Committee about aged care policy related to infectious diseases and emergency preparedness. It brings together expertise about the aged care sector, infection control, emergency preparedness and public health response.

The COVID-19 Arts and Health Advisory Committee (AHAC) provides advice to the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) and the cultural and creative sector on how to reactivate the sector in a COVIDSafe way.

The Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities Health Advisory Group works in partnership with the department to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for multicultural people and communities.

The National Health Emergency Management Sub-committee (NHEMS) is a subcommittee of the Australian Health Protection Committee (AHPC). It addresses the operational aspects of disaster medicine and health emergency management.

The COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments for Australia – Science and Industry Technical Advisory Group provided advice to the Australian Government on the purchasing and manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Protection (NATSIHP) subcommittee of the Australian Health Protection Committee (AHPC), replaces the former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Group on COVID-19.