Faculty Subcommittees

Faculty Subcommittees may exist in an Australian State or Territory and within New Zealand, to support the local work of State/Territory/New Zealand Faculty members, if required.

Responsibilities

The roles and key responsibilities of Faculty Subcommittee members are detailed in the Faculty and Section Subcommittee Regulations.

Faculty and Section Subcommittees Regulations [PDF; 121 KB]

Further information regarding each individual Faculty can be found on the Faculties webpage.

Chair

Chairs of Faculty Subcommittees are elected by members of the Faculty Subcommittee and become the Jurisdictional Member of the Bi-national Committee.  

The Chair is responsible for ensuring that all local activities have the appropriate Bi-national Faculty Committee approval and that the State/Territory Branch or New Zealand National Committee are informed of activities.

Faculty Subcommittees

New South Wales Jurisdiction

Subcommittee	Chair
Faculty of Adult Psychiatry Subcommittee	Prof Nagesh Pai
Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Subcommittee	Prof Valsamma Eapen
Faculty of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Subcommittee	Dr Catherine Mason
Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Subcommittee	Dr Christina Matthews
Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age Subcommittee	Dr Rosalind Mulholland
Faculty of Psychotherapy Subcommittee	Dr Anthony Korner

New Zealand Jurisdiction

Subcommittee	Chair
Faculty of Addiction Psychiatry Subcommittee	Vacant
Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Subcommittee	Dr Tanya Wright
Faculty of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Subcommittee	Dr Adam Sims
Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Subcommittee	Dr Shailesh Kumar
Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age Subcommittee	Dr Bronwyn Copeland

Queensland Jurisdiction

Subcommittee	Chair
Faculty of Addiction Psychiatry Subcommittee	A/Prof Mark Daglish
Faculty of Adult Psychiatry Subcommittee	A/Prof Stephen Parker
Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Subcommittee	Dr Tatjana Ewais
Faculty of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Subcommittee	Dr John O’Callaghan
Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Subcommittee	A/Prof Scott Harden
Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age Subcommittee	Dr Sarah Beaney
Faculty of Psychotherapy Subcommittee	Dr Andrew Christensen

South Australian Jurisdiction

Subcommittee	Chair
Faculty of Adult Psychiatry Subcommittee	Dr Georgina Weir
Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Subcommittee	Dr Kenneth Hooper
Faculty of Psychotherapy Subcommittee	Dr Catherine Ludbrook

Victorian Jurisdiction

Subcommittee	Chair
Faculty of Addiction Psychiatry Subcommittee	Dr Vicky Phan
Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Subcommittee	Dr Liam O’Connor
Faculty of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Subcommittee	Dr Carol Silberberg
Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Subcommittee	A/Prof Andrew Carroll
Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age Subcommittee	Dr Samantha Loi
Faculty of Psychotherapy Subcommittee	Dr John Robertson

Western Australian Jurisdiction

Subcommittee	Chair
Faculty of Addiction Psychiatry Subcommittee	Dr Kelly Ridley
Faculty of Adult Psychiatry Subcommittee	Vacant
Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Subcommittee	Dr Jarek Hryniewicki
Faculty of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Subcommittee	Prof Rebecca Anglin
Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Subcommittee	Dr Adam Brett
Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age Subcommittee	Dr Noel Collins
Faculty of Psychotherapy Subcommittee	Dr Sara Temelkovski

Meeting frequency

Faculty Subcommittee meetings are typically held as a mixture of face-to-face and virtual meetings as required.

Contact

Contact a Subcommittee via ranzcp@ranzcp.org.