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Immunisation Advisory Bodies

Information about groups that provide advice to government on immunisation and vaccination.

Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI)
National Immunisation Committee (NIC)

Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI)

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) provides advice to the Minister for Health and Ageing on the Immunise Australia Program and other related issues. In addition to technical experts, ATAGI’s membership includes a consumer and general practitioners.

ATAGI Terms of Reference

The Terms of Reference of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) is to:

Provide technical advice to the Minister for Health and Ageing on the medical administration of vaccines available in Australia, including those on the National Immunisation Program;
Through the department provide advice to research funding bodies regarding the status of current immunisation research and areas where additional research is required.
Advise the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee on matters relating to the ongoing strength of evidence pertaining to existing, new and emerging vaccines in relation to their effectiveness and use in Australian populations;
Produce the Australian Immunisation Handbook for the approval of the National Health and Medical Research Council;
Consult with the National Immunisation Committee (NIC) on the content and format of the Australian Immunisation Handbook and implementation strategies; and
Consult with the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA), the Australian Drug Evaluation Committee (ADEC) and the Standing Committee Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medicines (ACSOM) on matters relating to the implementation of immunisation policies, procedures and vaccine safety.

Current ATAGI Membership

Voting members

Professor Terry Nolan (Chair): Paediatrician and epidemiologist
Associate Professor Peter Richmond (Deputy Chair): Assessment of vaccine efficacy and safety
Associate Professor Ross Andrews: Epidemiologist and Indigenous health
Professor David Isaacs: Member of Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Council and use and immunobiologic agents in clinical practice or preventative medicine
Dr Nicole Gilroy: Adult infectious diseases
Dr Joanne Molloy: General Practitioner – Community Health
Ms Stephanie Newell: Consumer representative
Professor Michael Nissen: Microbiologist
Dr Rod Pearce: General Practitioner – Private Practice
Ms Helen Pitcher: Public Health Nurse

Ex officio members

Ms Sue Campbell-Lloyd: National Immunisation Committee (NIC)
Dr Grahame Dickson: Therapeutic Goods Administration
Professor Peter McIntyre: National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS)
Dr Rosemary Lester: Communicable Diseases Network of Australia (CDNA)
Ms Julianne Quaine: Department of Health and Ageing

Further Information

Postal address:
ATAGI Secretariat
Department of Health and Ageing
Health Protection Programs Branch
GPO Box 9848 – MDP 13
Canberra ACT 2601

Email address: atagi.secretariat@health.gov.au

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ATAGI Bulletins

ATAGI Bulletin 45th Meeting: 9th and 10th June 2011
Abstract: Summary of outcomes of the meeting.
Updated: November 2011

ATAGI Bulletin 44th Meeting: 24th and 25th February 2011
Abstract: Summary of outcomes of the meeting.
Updated: June 2011

ATAGI Bulletin 43rd Meeting: 15-16 October 2010
Abstract: Summary of outcomes of the meeting.
Updated: March 2011

ATAGI Bulletin 42nd Meeting: 10-11 June 2010
Abstract: Summary of outcomes of the meeting.
Updated: June 2010

ATAGI Bullein 41st Meeting: 15-16 October 2009
Abstract: Summary of outcomes of the meeting.
Updated: October 2009

ATAGI Bullein 40th Meeting: 4-5 June 2009
Abstract: Summary of outcomes of the meeting.
Updated: June 2009

ATAGI Bulletin 39th Meeting: 19-20 February 2009
Abstract: Summary of outcomes of the meeting.
Updated: February 2008

ATAGI Bulletin 38th Meeting: 16-17 October 2008
Abstract: Summary of outcomes of the meeting.
Updated: October 2008

ATAGI Bulletin 37th Meeting: 5-6 June 2008
Abstract: Summary of outcomes of the meeting.
Updated: June 2008

ATAGI Bulletin 36th Meeting: 7-8 February 2008
Abstract: Summary of outcomes of the meeting.
Updated: February 2008

ATAGI Bulletin 35th Meeting: 4-5 October 2007
Abstract: Summary of outcomes of the meeting.
Updated: October 2007

ATAGI Bulletin 34th Meeting: 7-8 June 2007
Abstract: Summary of outcomes of the meeting.
Updated: June 2007

ATAGI Bulletin 33rd Meeting: 8-9 February 2007
Abstract: Summary of outcomes of the meeting.
Updated: May 2007

ATAGI Bulletin 32nd Meeting: 5-6 October 2006
Abstract: Summary of outcomes of the meeting.
Updated: November 2006

ATAGI Bulletin 31st Meeting: 7-8 June 2006
Abstract: Summary of outcomes of the meeting.
Updated: November 2006

ATAGI Bulletin 30th Meeting: 9-10 February 2006
Abstract: Summary of outcomes of the meeting.
Updated: March 2006

ATAGI Bulletin 29th Meeting: 24-25 November 2005
Abstract: Summary of outcomes of the meeting.
Updated: March 2006

ATAGI Forum (username and password required).

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National Immunisation Committee (NIC)

The National Immunisation Committee is the peak group responsible for overseeing the development, implementation and delivery of the Immunise Australia Program and reports to the Australian Health Protection Committee (AHPC) through the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

Terms of Reference

Lead policy development and evaluation on the implementation of the National Immunisation Program and provide advice on strategic directions.
Consult and collaborate with stakeholders and other peak immunisation related committees (including the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation [ATAGI]) on the development of national immunisation priorities, strategies and service delivery;
Provide advice on communication strategies and materials for informing providers and the community about immunisation policy and programs;
Establish task-oriented, time-limited working groups as required.

Membership

Membership includes:

a nominee of Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA);
representatives from all jurisdictions;
representatives of peak bodies including the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA), the Australian Medical Association (AMA), Australian General Practice Network (AGPN), Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA);
National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS), technical expert and Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander person;
experts in the field of immunisation and public health policy;
a consumer representative nominated by Consumers Health Forum; and
a representative of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (NACCHO)

Members are appointed for a two year term.

The Chair of NIC is the Assistant Secretary, Health Protection Programs Branch of the Department of Health and Ageing.

The Deputy Chair of NIC is the CDNA’s nominee.

Current NIC Membership

Ms Julianne Quaine (Chair): Department of Health and Ageing
Dr Ann Koehler (Deputy Chair): Department of Health, South Australia
Ms Carolyn Banks: Australian Capital Territory Health
Mr Michael Batchelor: Department of Health, Victoria
Ms Sue Campbell-Lloyd: New South Wales Health
Dr Jane Cook: Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
Dr Michael Crampton: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
Ms Simone Duncombe: Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania
Dr Paul Effler: Department of Health, Western Australia
Dr Cathy Hutton: Australian Medical Association (AMA)
Ms Telphia Joseph: National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS)
Dr Jo McCubbin: Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA)
Professor Peter McIntyre: National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS)
Ms Helen Moore: Australian General Practice Network (AGPN)
Ms Karen Peterson: Queensland Health
Ms Debra Petrys: Member Representative of Consumers Health Forum of Australia
Dr Doug Warne: Australian General Practice Network (AGPN)
Ms Maureen Watson: Department of Health, South Australia
Dr Rosalind Webby: Northern Territory Department of Health and Families
Ms Mary-Anne Williams: Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia

Further Information

Postal address
NIC Secretariat
Department of Health and Ageing
Health Protection Programs Branch
GPO Box 9848 – MDP 13
CANBERRA ACT 2601

Email address: nic@health.gov.au

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