Advisory Committee on Medical Devices

Health and Aged Care
The Advisory Committee on Medical Devices (ACMD) provides independent medical and scientific advice to the Minister and the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) on the safety, performance and manufacturing of medical devices supplied in Australia, including issues relating to pre-market conformity assessment and post-market monitoring.

Further information

  • Type of Body

    E. Statutory office holder, offices and committees

  • Established By / Under

    Act / Regulation

  • Established By/Under More info

    Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990

  • Paid Members?

    Yes

  • Max No. of Board/Committee Members

    16

  • Annual Report Prepared and tabled?

    No

  • Classification

    B. Secondary statutory structure

  • Function Categorization

    Advisory Board

  • Creation Date

  • Postal Address

    PO Box 100 (MDP 122)
    Woden ACT 2606
    Australia

Current board appointments

Position Appointee Start Date End Date
Chair Prof. Anne Simmons 1 January 2023 31 December 2025
Member Prof. Peter Lee 1 January 2023 31 December 2025
Member Prof. Peter Cundy 1 January 2023 31 December 2025
Member Associate Professor Payal Mukherjee 1 January 2022 31 December 2024
Member Prof. Guy Maddern 1 January 2023 31 December 2025
Member VACANT
Member Prof. Nehmat Houssami 1 January 2023 31 December 2025
Member VACANT
Member Dr. William Boyd 1 January 2023 31 December 2025
Member Dr. Robyn Clay-Williams 1 January 2023 31 December 2025
Member Prof. Guy Ludbrook 1 January 2023 31 December 2025
Member Prof. Terence Campbell 1 January 2023 31 December 2025
Member Prof. Mark Edwards 1 January 2022 31 December 2024
Member Dr. Charles Fisher 1 January 2022 31 December 2024
Member Prof. Dinesh Kumar 1 January 2023 31 December 2025
Member Dr. Caitlin Keighley 1 January 2023 31 December 2025
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