Clinical Advisory Committee – Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2022

The NSW Government is inviting applications from people interested in becoming members of a Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods, Clinical Advisory Committee under the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2022​(the Act).

The functions of the Clinical Advisory Committee are to:

• ​Make recommendations to the Health Secretary about ​applications for approvals and existing approvals. These approvals are currently for high-risk medicines such as Schedule 8 opioids and psychotropic medicines.
• Advise the Health Secretary on other matters referred to the committee by the Health Secretary.
• Advise on other prescribed functions under the Act. 
• Committee members may be appointed for a term of up to three years. The Clinical Advisory Committee will meet 6 times a year.
• Members appointed to the Clinical Advisory Committee will be entitled to be paid remuneration of a rate of up to $628 per day, subject to the requirements of the NSW Public Service Commission Classification and Remuneration Framework for NSW Government Boards and Committees​​​.

How to express an i​nterest​

Applicants must complete the EOI form for the Clinical Advisory Committee and submit an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV).