BOARD MEMBERSHIP
The Board is an independent statutory authority responsible for overseeing the
Medical Practitioners Act 2008 in Western Australia. It has twelve members. Members are appointed by the Minister for Health and they include medical experts, a legal practitioner and community representatives. The Director General for Health and the Commissioner for the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection are represented on the Board.
CURRENT MEMBERS
Prof. Con Michael (President) AO. MD, MBBS (University of Western Australia), FRCOG, FRANZCOG, DDU, M. AcMed (Hon) Malaysia, F.AcMed (Hon) Singapore
Prof. Bryant Stokes (Vice President) AM, RFD, MBBS (University of Western Australia), FRACS, FRCS, KSJ, JP
Dr Peter Flett MBBS (University of Adelaide), FRCPA
(Delegates Dr Simon Towler)
Dr Simon Towler MBBS (Monash University), FFARACS, FFICANZCA. (Ex Officio)
Assoc. Clin. Prof. Peter Wallace OAM, MBChB (University of Edinburgh) FRACGP, FACRRM, Dip Obst RCOG
Dr K (Felicity) Jefferies MBBS (University of Western Australia), FACRRM
Dr Michael McComish MBBS (University of Western Australia), FRACP
Dr Stephen Patchett MBChB (University of Otago), MRANZCP, FRANZCP
Prof. Ken Mark McKenna MBBS (University of Western Australia), MRACOG, FRACOG
Ms Nicoletta Ciffolilli B.Juris, LL.B, FDRP
Ms Prudence Ford BSc (Hons), Dip Ed
Ms Anne Driscoll
Ms Virginia Rivalland
THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MEDICAL BOARD
The Medical Board ensures that medicine is practised in Western Australia according to the requirements of the
Medical Practitioners Act 2008. These responsibilities include:
- Ensuring that all doctors registered in Western Australia are suitably qualified.
- Ensuring that interns are appropriately trained before they begin to work in the community.
- Investigating complaints about doctors and taking appropriate action against those found to be in breach of the Medical Practitioners Act 2008.
- Liaising with national organisations such as the Australian Medical Council to ensure that standards and procedures in Western Australia are generally consistent with those in other States.
- Ensuring that people not registered as doctors do not practise medicine or convey to the general public the impression that they are doing so.
