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Structure Chart

Management Structure Chart

The structure of the Department of Health and Ageing's Central Office, its Divisions and their roles within the Department.

This section outlines the structure (PDF 76 KB) of Central Office, its Divisions and their roles within the Department. For an introduction to members of our Executive see our Executive pages.

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Executive | Division and Branch Structure | State and Territory Offices

Executive

Secretary

Ms Jane Halton

Chief Medical Officer

Professor John Horvath

Deputy Secretary

Ms Mary Murnane

Deputy Secretary

Mr Philip Davies

Deputy Secretary

Mr David Kalisch

Deputy Secretary

Mr David Learmonth

General Counsel

Mr Chris Reid
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Division and Branch Structure

Population Health Division

Jenny Bryant

Drug Strategy Branch - Virginia Hart
Population Health Strategy Unit - Peter Morris
Food and Healthy Living Branch - Cath Peachy A/g
Sports Branch - Bill Rowe
Targeted Prevention Programs Branch - Jenny Bourne
Population Health Programs Branch - Andriana Koukari
Medical Advisor - Dr Bronwen Harvey
Senior Advisor - Dr Mark Doverty


Office of Health Protection

Cath Halbert

Health Protection Policy Branch - Fay Gardner A/g
Surveillance Branch - Sandra Gebbie A/g
Health Emergency Management and Biosecurity Branch - Gary Lum
Medical Advisors Dr Jenny Firman A/g and Dr Lesley Roberts
Office of Chemical Safety and Principal Scientific Adviser - Dr Margaret Hartley


Primary and Ambulatory Care Division

Megan Morris

Policy Development Branch - Judy Daniel
Practice Support Branch - Lou Andreatta
Services Access Programs - Leo Kennedy
Chronic Disease Branch - Jennie Roe
GP Super Clinics Branch - Meredeth Taylor A/g
eHealth Branch - Rob Cameron A/g
Office of Rural Health Branch - Jan Bennett
Workforce Distribution Branch - David Dennis
Rural Health Services and Policy Branch - Sharon Appleyard
Principal Advisor - Assoc Prof Rosemary knight

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Acute Care Division

Kerry Flanagan

Private Health Insurance Branch - Penny Shakespear
Acute Care Strategies Branch - Gail Yapp
Organ and Tissue Policy Branch - Georgie Harman
Medical Indemnity Branch & Dental - Veronica Hancock
Healthcare Services and Financing Branch - David Martin A/g
Medical Officer - Dr Bernie Towler


Ageing and Aged Care Division

Andrew Stuart

Office of Aged Care Quality and Compliance - Carolyn Smith
Policy and Evaluation Branch - David Cullen A/g
Residential Program Management Branch - Alison Rosevear
Community Care Branch - Kath Tracey-Patte A/g
Office for an Ageing Australia - Melinda Bromley
Compliance Branch - Teressa Ward
Quality Policy and Program Branch - Fiona Nicholls
Prudential Regulation Branch - Iain Scott
Senior Nurse Adviser - Susan Hunt
Indigenous Aged Care Taskforce - Sallyann Ducker


Pharmaceutical Benefits Division

Stephen Dellar A/g

Access and Systems Branch - Declan O'Connor-Cox
Pharmaceutical Evaulation Branch - Diana Macdonell A/g
Community Pharmacy Branch - Sue Campion
Policy and Analysis Branch - Gay Santiago A/g
Medical Advisor - Dr John Primrose
Principal Pharmaceutical Adviser - Kim Bessell

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Medical Benefits Division

Tony Kingdon

Medical Financing & Analysis Branch - Peter Woodley
Medicare Benefits Branch - Samantha Robertson
Diagnostics and Technology Branch - Yvonne Korn
Office of Hearing Services - Jenny Williams A/g
Health Technolog & Medical Services Group - Dr Brian Richards


Mental Health and Workforce Division

Prof Rosemary Calder

Chief Nurse & Midwifery Officer - Rosemary Bryant
Policy Coordination Group - Natasha Cole
Medical Education and Training Branch - Maria Jolly A/g
Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Branch - Colleen Krestensen
Nursing, Allied and Indigenous Workforce Branch - Wafa El-Adhama
Mental Health Reform Branch - Nathan Smyth
Principal Medical Adviser Mental Health - Prof Harvey Whiteford
Principal Medical Adviser Education, Training and Workforce - Dr Andrew Singer
Principal Medical GP Workforce - Dr Jennifer Thompson
Principal Nurse Adviser, Mental Health and Workforce Division - Eithne Irving


Portfolio Strategies Division

Richard Eccles

Budget Branch - Linda Powell
Ministerial and Parliamentary Support Branch - Shirley Browne
International Strategies Branch - Gayle Anderson
Minister-Counsellor (Health) - Sanjeev Commar Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations Geneva, Switzerland
Policy Strategies Branch - Damian Coburn
Economic and Statistical Analysis Branch - Greg Coombs

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Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

Lesley Podesta

Policy and Budget Branch - Mark Thomann
Program and Planning Branch - Allison Killen A/g
Public Health Officer Unit - Geetha Isaac-Toua A/g
Performance Management Branch - Garry Fisk A/g
Family Health and Wellbeing Branch - Rachel Balmanno
Remote Health Services Development Branch - Joy Savage


Regulatory Policy and Governance Division

Linda Addison

Research Policy and Biotechnology Branch - Kylie Jonasson
Blood & Regulatory Policy Branch - Jenny Hefford
Governance and Agency Relationships Branch -Alice Creelman

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Business Group

Margaret Lyons

Finance Branch - Stephen Sheehan
Corporate Support Branch - Jan Williamson A/g
People Branch - Erin Bowen A/g
IT Strategy and Service Delivery Branch - Ida Thurbon
IT Solutions Development Branch - Sharon McCarter A/g
Communications Branch - Laurie Van Veen
Legal Services Branch - Neil Dwyer A/g
BG Task Force - Tracey Frey


Audit and Fraud Control

Colin Cronin


TGA Group of Regulators

Dr Rohan Hammett

Principal Medical Adviser - Dr Ruth Lopert
Office of Prescription Medicines - Dr Leonie Hunt
Medical Officers (MO5) - Dr J. Ferla, Dr K. Mackay, Dr J. McGinness, Dr N. Mitchell, Dr G. Dickson
Non Prescription Medicines - Dr Peter Bird A/g
Office of Complementary Medicines - Dr David Briggs
Office of Devices, Blood and Tissues - Dr Larry Kelly
Medical Officer (MO5) - Dr Graeme Harris
Office of Medicines Safety Monitoring - Dr Gary Lacy
Office of Legal Services - Terry Lee
Business Management Group (BMG) - Ngaire Bryan
Office of Manufacturing Quality - Michael Lok A/g
Office of Human Services - Shaun McCarthy
Office of Labratories and Scientific Services - Vivienne Christ A/g
Medical Adviser - Dr Richard Pembrey
Financial and Property Services - Craig Jordan
Principal Adviser Regulatory Reform - Charles Maskell-Knight
Executive Support - Christine Bell


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Statutory Office-holders Reporting directly to the Minister


NICNAS - Dr Marion Healy (policy resonsibility with OHP)
Office of Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) - Elizabeth Flynn (policy resonsibility with RPGD) A/g
OGTR Evaluation - Jonathan Benyei
OGTR Regulatory Practice and Compliance - Peter Thygesen A/g


State and Territory Offices

New South Wales

Ms Vicki Murphy

Victoria

Ms Jennifer McDonald

Queensland

Ms Elizabeth Cain

Australian Capital Territory

Ms Robyn Staniforth A/g

Western Australia

Ms Nicole O'Keefe

South Australia

Ms Jan Feneley

Tasmania

Mr Anthony Speed

Northern Territory

Ms Lee Oliver A/g
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