The role of the Radiation Health Committee is to advise the CEO and the Radiation Health & Safety Advisory Council on matters relating to radiation protection, including formulating draft national policies, codes and standards for consideration by the Commonwealth, states and territories.

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Membership of the RHC

The members of the Radiation Health Committee are:

Chair:

  • Dr Roslyn Drummond, Deputy Director of Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
    (1 January 2021 to 31 December 2023)

CEO of ARPANSA:

  • Dr Gillian Hirth (Commonwealth)
    (18 March 2022 to 31 December 2023)

Radiation Control Officers:

(nominated representatives of states and territories)

  • Mr Daniel Bellifemine (SA), Team Leader - Radiation Health, Environment Protection Authority
    (16 November 2021 to 16 May 2022)
  • Ms Penny Hill (ACT), Assistant Director, Radiation Safety, ACT Health Directorate
    (1 January 2021 to 31 December 2023)
  • Mr Glenn Riley (VIC), Senior Project Officer, Radiation Team, Department of Health and Human Services
    (1 January 2021 to 31 December 2023)
  • Mr Simon Critchley (Qld), Director, Radiation Health, Department of Health
    (1 January 2021 to 31 December 2023)
  • Ms Hazel Upton (WA), Managing Health Physicist, Environmental Health Directorate
    (1 January 2021 to 31 December 2023)
  • Mr Mark Carey (NSW), Principal Policy Officer, Environment Protection Authority
    (1 January 2021 to 31 December 2023)
  • Mr Bradley Feldtman (NT), Principal Policy Officer Radiation, Department of Health
    (1 January 2021 to 31 December 2023)
  • Dr Stephen Newbery (TAS), Principal Health Physicist
    (1 January 2021 to 31 December 2023)

Nuclear Safety Committee representative:

  • Dr Joanna Wriedt
    (1 January 2021 to 31 December 2023)

Person to represent the interests of the general public:

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