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Australian National Advisory Council on Alcohol and other Drugs

Health and Aged Care
Australian National Advisory Council on Alcohol and other Drugs (ANACAD) key role is to provide advice to the Government on a range of national drug and alcohol issues, including advice on new and emerging policy, new substances or other issues relating to alcohol and other drugs, to ensure the Government is well placed to respond. ANACAD is a confidential expert advisory Council.

Further information

  • Type of Body

    F. Non-statutory advisory structure

  • Established By / Under

    Minister

  • Paid Members?

    No

  • Max No. of Board/Committee Members

    10

  • Annual Report Prepared and tabled?

    Yes

  • Classification

    C. Secondary non-statutory structure

  • Function Categorization

    Advisory Board

  • Creation Date

  • Postal Address

    Department of Health and Aged Care, PO Box 9848
    Canberra ACT 2606
    Australia

Current board appointments

Position Appointee Start Date End Date
Chair Dr. Erin Lalor 17 February 2025 31 December 2027
Deputy Chair Ms. Georgie Harman 17 February 2025 31 December 2027
Member Mr. Sione Crawford 17 February 2025 31 December 2027
Member Prof. Michael Farrell 17 February 2025 31 December 2027
Member Mr. Joe Coyte 17 February 2025 31 December 2027
Member Ms. Nicola Bath 17 February 2025 31 December 2027
Member Mr. Michael Palmer AO, APM 17 February 2025 31 December 2027
Member Dr. Robert Stirling 17 February 2025 31 December 2027
Member Ms. Julie Tongs 17 February 2025 31 December 2027
Member Dr. Hester Wilson 17 February 2025 31 December 2027
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