ASERNIP-S Advisory Committee

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ASERNIP-SAustralian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical

Committee members

Mr Ian Civil - Chair and College President
Hon Dr Michael Armitage - Chief Executive, Australian Health Insurance Association
Ms Margaret Charlton - Consumer representative, Health Consumers Alliance
Professor Kingsley Faulkner - College Fellow
Dr David Hailey - Health Technology Assessment Expert
Mr Brian Johnston - Chief Executive, Australian Council on Health Care Standards
Professor Brendon Kearney - South Australian Health Technology Advisory Group Representative
Professor Guy Maddern - ASERNIP-S Surgical Director
Mr Keith Mutimer - College Fellow
Professor Julian Smith - Chair, Reserch, Audit and Academic Surgery Division 

Terms of reference

  • To meet on a regular basis.
  • To agree on progam schedules, plans and tasks required to meet program objectives.
  • To provide leadership and guidance to the program - to focus on strategy to meet program objectives.
  • To be responsible for identifying resource requirements and, wherever possible, organising provision of these resources.
  • To exercise direction over program activities, approve plans, and monitor their execution.
  • To make decisions on issues which threaten to affect the progress of the program and ensure adequate contingency management is in place.
  • To delegate measures of effectiveness and efficiency and monitor program performance against these criteria.


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