Members' Advisory Council

The Members' Advisory Council (MAC) provides the Board with information and advice and acts as a forum for College members.

The MAC is made up of RANZCP members serving on other committees, thereby representing a wide range of College functions. There is also a community representative on the MAC. The President-Elect chairs the MAC, and Board members attend MAC meetings.

Members' Advisory Council Regulations [PDF; 147 KB]

Responsibilities

The Members’ Advisory Council is responsible for –

a) Providing advice to the Board on a variety of issues, including but not limited to:

• the strategic direction of the College and assisting with the annual review of the College’s Strategic Plan
• policy
• proposed amendments to Regulations and the Constitution
• other matters referred from the Board
• issues and needs within mental health that impact on the delivery of mental health in the community and the activities of the College.

b) Providing a written report to the Board on:

• the activities of the MAC
• items of potential strategic or policy implication for the College
• risks associated with mental health at a representative or jurisdictional level.

c) Providing a forum for the College membership to:

• engage with the Board
• provide advice, input and feedback to the Board
• raise issues for discussion.

d) Acting as a resource for the Board.

Commitee members

Chair - President-Elect

RANZCP Board Members

Chair - Audit Committee

Chair - Corporate Governance and Risk Committee

Chair - Education Committee

Chair - Finance Committee

Chair - Membership Engagement Committee

Chair - Practice, Policy and Partnerships Committee

Chair - Tu Te Akaaka Roa (New Zealand National Committee)

Chair - Australian Capital Territory Branch Committee

Chair - New South Wales Branch Committee

Chair - Northern Territory Branch Committee

Chair - Queensland Branch Committee

Chair - South Australian Branch Committee

Chair - Tasmanian Branch Committee

Chair - Victorian Branch Committee

Chair - Western Australian Branch Committee

Chair - Branch Chairs Forum

Chair - Community Collaboration Committee 

Co-Chair (Community member) - Community Collaboration Committee

Community member - Community Collaboration Committee

Chair - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health Committee 

Chair - Te Kaunihera 

Chair - Bi-National Committee for Trainees 

Chair - Australia and New Zealand Psychiatrists with International Qualifications Committee 

Chair - Faculty of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Committee 

Chair - Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Committee 

Chair - Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age Committee 

Chair - Faculty of Psychotherapy Committee 

Chair - Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Committee 

Chair - Faculty of Addiction Psychiatry Committee 

Chair - Faculty of Adult Psychiatry Committee 

Chair - Section of Youth Mental Health Committee 

Chair - Section of Social, Cultural and Rehabilitation Psychiatry Committee 

Chair - Section of Rural Psychiatry Committee 

Chair - Section of Private Practice Psychiatry Committee 

Chair - Section of Perinatal and Infant Psychiatry Committee 

Chair - Section of Psychiatry of Intellectual Developmental Disabilities Committee 

Chair - Section of Neuropsychiatry 

Chair - Section of Leadership and Management 

Chair - Section of Philosophy and Humanities 

Chair - Section of Early Career Psychiatry 

Chair - Section of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Neurostimulation Committee 

Chair - Section of Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry Committee 

Contact

The Chair of the MAC is Dr Astha Tomar. Contact the MAC at mac@ranzcp.org.