NSW Health Professional Councils - Lay Members Panel

The Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) is inviting applications from suitably qualified and experienced people interested in appointment by the Minister for Health to a lay members panel.

Lay members can be appointed by a health professional council to sit as a member of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Professional Standards Committees and other regulatory hearings, committees and panels that regulate health professionals in NSW.

Eligibility

A lay member must:

• be able to bring to their regulatory work a broad perspective that represents the views and standards of the NSW community.
• possess qualifications and/or experience rendering them suitable for appointment.
• be a resident in NSW.

Legal practitioners who have a current practising certificate in Australia or overseas or who at any time has held a practising certificate in Australia or overseas, are ineligible to be considered for appointment as a lay member.

You are not eligible to apply if you are, or ever have been, registered as a health practitioner in Australia or overseas. 

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

The HPCA and NSW Health Professional Councils are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that reflects the diversity of the NSW community. We welcome applications from candidates who can contribute unique insights into the needs of various groups in our community. This includes, but is not limited to:

• people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• people with disability
• people from LGBTQIA+ communities and
• people of different ages, genders, and lived experiences.

For information about the NSW Health Professional Councils and HPCA Aboriginal Cultural Safety Strategy click here.

Term of appointment 

Lay members are appointed for a term of up to four years commencing on 1 July 2026. 

Applicants must submit the following documents to apply: 

• an expression of interest form
• an up-to-date curriculum vitae (no more than five pages)

For more information and to apply click here.