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.
RHC links
- Minutes of Radiation Health Committee meetings
- Radiation Health Committee statements
- Publication program
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:
- Ms Fay Bellis
(1 January 2021 to 31 December 2023)
To contact the Radiation Health Committee please complete the Radiation Health Committee contact form.