The Council acts as an advisory body to the Board of Directors and consists of representatives of the Commonwealth and State and Territory governments , stakeholder organisations , elected members representing the accredited facilities in each of the States and Territories and co-opted members .

The duties and responsibilities of Council members are outlined in Policy Circular 31 - NATA Council Members Duties and Responsibilities Statement

GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

THE COMMONWEALTH

* Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

Ms J Zielke (Judith)

Judith Zielke is the Head of Enterprise Connect Division in the Commonwealth Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. The Enterprise Connect Division is responsible for policies and programs aimed at improving productivity, global competitiveness and market access through business development, innovation advice and advocacy, trade and customs policy and support for technical infrastructure.

Judi was appointed as a member of the NATA Board and also the JAS-ANZ Board in July 2009. Judi has also previously held several positions within AusIndustry and as an ex-officio member of Innovation Australia committees. She has worked in the Australian Public Service for more than twenty years in a number of portfolios including Trade, Attorney-General’s and Industry.

Department of Defence

Mr C Hawker (Chris)
Business Manager
Aerospace Equipment Systems Support Office
Department of Defence
L474 C-1
Maher Street
LAVERTON VIC 3027
(W) 03 9256 3162 (F) 03 9256 3833
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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Mr G Meyer (Gareth)
Director
Industrials and Marketing Access Section
Trade Policy Issues and Industrials Branch
Office of Trade Negotiations
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
R. G. Casey Building
John McEwen Crescent
BARTON ACT 0221
(W) 02 6261 1807 (F) 02 6273 1527
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Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

Ms A Delahunt (Anne-Marie)
Assistant Secretary
Environment Standards Branch
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
GPO Box 787
CANBERRA ACT 2601
(W) 02 6274 1445 (F) 02 6274 1172
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Anne-Marie Delahunt is Assistant Secretary, Environment Standards Branch in the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPC) where she has responsibility for national policies and programs on air and fuel quality, recycling and education for sustainability.

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Ms K Budd (Karina)
Manager
Residue Chemistry and Laboratory Performance Evaluation
National Residue Survey
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
GPO Box 858
CANBERRA ACT 2601
(W) 02 6272 5795 (F) 02 6272 4023
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Karina Budd joined the Australian National Residue Survey (NRS) in the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in July 2008. She has worked in two other organisations within this Department since 1994.

Karina commenced her career at the State Chemistry Laboratory of Victoria in 1984, working in the Organic Chemistry Section on pesticide chemistry and the use of Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry for analysis of pesticide residues and environmental contaminants.

In 1994 Karina joined the Australian Geological Survey Organisation to conduct research on anthropogenic contaminants of groundwater, including field and laboratory research.

In 1998 Karina joined the Bureau of Rural Sciences where she led various groundwater quality projects, a national water data infrastructure project and managed a national coordination committee for water resources information reporting.

Karina is currently Manager of the Residue Chemistry and Laboratory Performance Evaluation (RC&LPE) Section of NRS. The RC&LPE Section’s main responsibilities include laboratory procurement, assessment and monitoring of laboratory performance through the use of proficiency tests and the provision of proficiency testing services for both NRS and external clients under contract.

THE STATES

New South Wales

Mr R Williams (Ross)
Director
Catchment & Environment Protection Science
Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water (NSW Govt)
PO Box 3720
Parramatta NSW 2125
(W) 02 9895 6298
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Mr D Lyons (David)
Principal Chemist
Chemistry Centre
Department of Environment & Resource Management
INDOOROOPILLY QLD 4068
(W) 07 3896 9477
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Dave Lyons is a Principal Chemist from the Queensland Department of Environment and Resouce Management, based at the Chemistry Centre, Indooroopilly. He has over 40 years experience in analytical chemistry and quality assurance in relation to the analysis of inorganic components in soils, plants, waters and other agricultural materials. From 1993, Dave has been a NATA signatory of methods in use and a NATA Assessor since 1998. An interest in statistics and laboratory proficieny testing has led to a position on the Australasian Soil and Plant Analysis Council (ASAPAC) Laboratory Proficiency Committee and their Technical Advisory Committee. Through association with ASPAC, he with Dr George Rayment are in the final stages of the "new Green Book for soil testing" titled Soil Chemical Methods - Australasia.

Over the last 5 years Dave has moved from a more managerial/supervisory role to that of co-ordinator of technical activities of the laboratory and enjoys mentoring young chemists and scientists directly and indirectly associated with the Laboratory. He is a great believer in communicating the importance of accuracy and integrity in analytical chemistry to support meaningful scientific research, and the role that NATA and other organisation can play with Government to achieve desired outcomes.

South Australia

Professor R Salom (Ruth)
Executive Director
SA Pathology
Post Office Box 14
RUNDLE MALL SA 5000
(W) 08 8222 3313
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Professor Ruth Salom is the Executive Director of SA Pathology.

Professor Salom has over 20 years experience in health in both the public and private sectors. Ruth's previous roles include Managing Pathologist, Victorian Cytology Services and as a Board Director at Peninsula Health in Melbourne. After graduating in Medicine and Medical Science with Honors from Monash University, Ruth trained in Anatomical Pathology in Melbourne, where she developed an interest in dermatopathology and gynaecological pathology. She went on to complete an MD in the Department of Pathology and Immunology, and furthered her research at Hammersmith Hospital, London. Ruth has been a member of numerous College, education, research and quality committees. In addition to Ruth's clinical experience she has management experience and has completed Master of Business Administration at Melbourne Business School and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Professor Salom has won numerous awards and Honors for Postgraduate Studies and Research.

Tasmania

VACANT

Mr B Shelley (Bruce)
Research Manager, Chemical Science
Agrifood Production Systems
Future Farming Systems Research
Department of Primary Industries Werribee
Werribee Centre
621 Sneydes Road
WERRIBEE – VIC 3030
(W) 03 9742 8716 (F) 03 9742 8700
M: 0419 103 433
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Western Australia

Dr J J Patroni (Joseph)
Manager, Innovative Industries
Science Innovation & Business Division
Department of Commerce
Locked Bag 14
Cloisters Square
PERTH WA 6850
(W) 08 9282 0777 (F) 08 9222 6165
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Joseph Patroni authored papers in carbohydrate and analytical chemistry and invented surfactant technology for the commercial production of recombinant proteins from 1978-1989. This patented technology enabled the large-scale manufacture of physiologically active proteins from 1985 and underpins the current manufacture of porcine growth hormone internationally.

Since then, Dr Patroni has served in economic development portfolios in Western Australia supporting the planning of economic infrastructure and science as a driver of economic growth. He has served as WA’s representative on NATA Council since 2001.

THE TERRITORIES

Australian Capital Territory Government

Mr S Rockliff (Simon)
Director
ACT Government Analytical Laboratory
Health Protection Service
Locked Bag 5
WESTON CREEK ACT 2611
(W) 02 6205 8701
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Northern Territory Government

Dr L Melville (Lorna)
OIC Berrimah Veterinary Laboratories
Department of Resources
PO Box 3000
DARWIN NT 0801
(W) 08 8999 2251
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STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATIONS

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Dr P Priscott (Paul)
Managing Director
AMS Laboratories Pty Ltd
8 Rachael Close
SILVERWATER NSW 2128
(W) 02 9704 2300 (F) 02 9737 9425
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Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Mr Kim Leighton
Director
Food Policy & Regulation
Australian Food and Grocery Council
Locked Bag 1
KINGSTON  ACT  2604
Ph:  (02)  6273 1466
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Kim Leighton joined the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) in 2005, where he is the Director for Food Policy and Regulation. 

Since joining the AFGC in 2005, Mr Leighton has represented the food manufacturing industry at state and national consultation forums and expert advisory panels on food standards and food safety, coordinated industry submissions on scientific and technical proposals, provided assistance to industry special interest forums, and represented the International Grocery Manufacturers Forum at Codex meetings.

Mr Leighton has an extensive background in:

• food and consumer protection legislation at state,  national and international levels
• industry self regulation guidelines and best practice requirements
• liaising with government and industry in dealing with food contamination, outbreaks and food recalls
• information and database management systems.

Before joining the AFGC, Mr Leighton was the Principal Food Scientist in the Western Australian Health Department.  He has also worked as a short-term consultant to the World Health Organisation, providing training in developing countries in the Asia/Pacific region in food safety.

He has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Medical Technology; Postgraduate Degree Business Management, and a Masters Degree in Public Health.

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Mr D A Gray (David)
Market Solutions
37 Seventh Avenue
ST MORRIS – SA 5068
M: 0427 977977
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David has been involved in the testing, certification and standardisation of electrical products since 1985 as General Manager, then Managing Director of ITACS till 2010.  Since 1989 David has been a NATA Signatory, is a NATA assessor for Testing (17025) & Inspection (17020) and a Member of NATA’s Measurement Science & Technology Advisory Accreditation Committee, a member of NATA Council since 1998 and has also regularly attended International Electro-technical Committee (IEC) meetings as an Australian Delegate since 1990.

David is a member of Standard Australia Technical Committees, including:

• EL/4 Electrical Accessories from 1985 (Chairman since 2001)
• EL/55 (was EL2/11) Testing from 1991 (Chairman since 2004)
• EL53 (was EL/2/10) Fire Hazard Testing  (Chairman since 2006)

Australian Council of Trade Unions

Vacant

Australian Institute of Physics

Dr C Foley (Cathy)
Research Program Leader
CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering
PO Box 218
LINDFIELD NSW 2070
(W) 02 9413 7413 (F) 02 9413 7202
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CSIRO

Mr M Burgess (Mark)
General Manager
Industrial Research Services
CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering
PO Box 56
HIGHETT VIC 3190
(W) 03 9252 6365 (F) 03 9252 6011
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The Consumers’ Federation of Australia

Mr J Ryan (John)
Chief Executive Officer
ANEX
Suite 1, Level 2
600 Nicholson Street
FITZROY NORTH – VIC 3068
(W) 03 9486 6399 (F) 03 9486 7844
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John Ryan has been the CEO of Anex, a civil society organisation, since 2003. Anex provides workforce development and policy research and advice in relation to harm reduction services in Australia. John has previously worked in private enterprise, university research, government and the non government sectors. He has been a member and chair of numerous committees and advisory groups including the Victorian Ministerial Advisory Council on Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmitted Infections.  

Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand

Dr J Galloway (James)
Chief Executive
JAS-ANZ
GPO Box 170
CANBERRA ACT 2601
(W) 02 6232 2000 (F) 02 6262 7980
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Standards Australia International Limited

Dr A Morrison (Alan)
Chairman
Standards Australia

P O Box 476
SYDNEY NSW 2001
(W) 02 9237 6124 (F) 02 9237 6030
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Alan Morrison (BSc, M Pub Admin, PhD, CPEng, FAICD, FCMI, FIEAust, FIET, FIERE) has the following roles: Chairman Standards Australia; Member Accreditation Board for Standards Development Organisations, Immediate past President of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and former Member of the Education Advisory Board & Law Committee of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

The National Measurement Institute

Dr L M Besley (Laurie)
Chief Executive/Chief Metrologist
National Measurement Institute
PO Box 264
LINDFIELD NSW 2070
(W) 02 8467 3650 (F) 02 8467 3655
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Dr Laurie Besley is the Chief Executive and Chief Metrologist at the National Measurement Institute (NMI). He has occupied this position since December 2007, when he succeeded Dr Barry Inglis on the latter’s retirement.

Dr Besley’s scientific and management career has spanned a diversity of fields including, for the last ten years, metrology in chemistry. After beginning his career in cryogenic temperature measurement and spending 20 years working in physical metrology, he applied his PhD in chemistry to transplanting the metrological approach from physics to chemistry and initiated work in this area within what was then the National Measurement Laboratory (NML). He was subsequently appointed Director of the National Analytical Reference Laboratory within the Australian Government Analytical Laboratories (AGAL). When AGAL and NML both became part of the new organisation NMI, he was appointed to a role as general manager of the metrology in chemistry branch and late last year was given his present role. Dr Besley has been a NATA assessor for a number of years in the fields of chemical testing and reference materials production. He has a publication list of some 75 journal publications in a variety of different fields of metrology.

Dr Besley is active in a number of international forums. Amongst others, he is Australia’s representative at the Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance, a part of the structure of the International Committee of Weights and Measures, and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme. He is a member of the editorial boards of the international journals “Metrologia”, “IET Science Measurement & Technology”, and “Accreditation and Quality Assurance”.

Engineers Australia

Mr J R Dixon Hughes (Richard)

Managing Director
DH4 Pty Ltd
86 Cabramatta Road
MOSMAN NSW 2088
(W) 02 9953 8544 (F) 02 9953 6695
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The Royal Australian Chemical Institute

Dr P Scheelings (Pieter)
Principal Scientist
Queensland Health Scientific Services
PO Box 594,
ARCHERFIELD QLD 4108
(W) 07 3274 9095 (F) 07 3274 9186
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Pieter Scheelings (FRACI) holds a Diploma in Applied Chemistry, a Bachelor of Science (Hons) and a PhD in organic chemistry. He is a fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) and represents the Institute on NATA Council. He is currently employed as a principal chemist with Queensland Health Scientific Services (QHSS) and team leader of the Food Chemistry Group. Before joining QHSS in 1997, he worked as a research chemist with the Australian Government Analytical Laboratories in Melbourne before taking up the position of Director of the Adelaide regional laboratory in 1986.

He was chair of several Standards Australia CH/23 sub-committees and is currently a member-at-large of the AOAC International Committee on Reference Materials. Over the last 5 years, he has been a member of the Australian delegation on the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues. He is the current Co-ordinator of the Asia Pacific Food Analysis Network which provides training opportunities for food scientists from developing countries. He is a NATA assessor and has been a technical advisor on proficiency studies in chemical analysis of foods.

The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

Dr C Macleod (Colin)
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Department of Microbiology
Level 6, Building 77
Missenden Road
CAMPERDOWN NSW 2050
(W) 02 9515 8366
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Colin Macleod (MB BS University of Sydney 1970), has the following roles: Staff specialist in Infectious Diseases & Microbiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney 1989-present. Staff specialist Department of Bacteriology, ICPMR, Westmead, 1981-1989. Registrar, Board of Censors, Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia 1991-94, Hon Secretary RCPA 1994-2000, NATA liaison officer for RCPA 1994-present.

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists

Mr D Swinbourne (Don)
Chief Executive Officer
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR)
Level 9, 51 Druitt Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
(W) 02 9268 9777 (F) 02 9268 9799
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Don Swinbourne is the Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists. He has a Masters degree in Commerce from the University of New South Wales and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. After a short period working in marketing for Unilever, he moved into university administration – firstly at the University of Sydney where, amongst other positions, he served as Secretary to the Faculty of Medicine and Associate to the Dean – and then at the University of New South Wales where he was the Executive Officer in the Faculty of Medicine and subsequently the Deputy Registrar heading the University’s Department of Administrative Services.

MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES

NEW SOUTH WALES

Dr B D Hokin (Bevan)
Director of Pathology
Sydney Adventist Hospital Pathology
185 Fox Valley Road
WAHROONGA NSW 2076
(W) 02 9487 9511 (F) 02 9487 9535
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Bevan Hokin holds a PhD from University of Newcastle, 2003; a Master of Applied Science from the University of Technology, Sydney and a Bachelor of Science (Auckland).

He trained as a medical laboratory scientist and has worked in the public and private hospital sectors for more than 30 years. He was appointed Laboratory Manager and Director of the Pathology Laboratories of Sydney Adventist Hospital in 1985 and continues in this position. The SAH is the oldest accredited laboratory in Medical Testing.

Bevan has been an assessor since 1986 and has been on the NATA Council since 1996.

Mr J Tranter (John)
Operation Manager
Pacific Laboratory Medicine Services (PaLMS)
Northern Rivers Pathology, Pathology North
PO Box 68
LISMORE NSW 2480
(W) 02 6620 2914 (F) 02 6620 7248
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QUEENSLAND

* Mr D R Turner (David)

David Turner holds a Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering Science and Master of Business Administration.

He is directly responsible for the operation of two NATA accredited laboratories covering electrical, temperature and humidity calibrations and measurement and is the authorised representative for all ENERGEX’s NATA accredited laboratories. David’s association with NATA goes back over 20 years through the management of accredited laboratories covering five separate fields of
accreditation and inspection services including the roles of signatory and authorised representative. He was elected to the Council in 2001 and appointed to the NATA Board in August 2004.

Ms K A Watson (Kaye)
Quality Manager
Pathology Queensland
Level 14, Block 7
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Herston Road
HERSTON QLD 4029
(W) 07 3636 7847 (F) 07 3636 1392
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Kaye Watson has a Bachelor of Applied Science and a Graduate Diploma in Quality Management.

Kaye has worked in a number of Medical Laboratories in both the private and public sector in Australia and in the UK. She is currently the Quality Manager and Authorised Representative for Pathology Queensland which has a network of 33 NATA Accredited Laboratories based at Public Hospitals across the State of Queensland.

Kaye’s association with NATA started in 1992 when she became a technical assessor and she was elected to the NATA council in 2001.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Mr G Smith (Graham)
Abstec Calibrations Australia Pty Ltd
79 Ledger Road
BEVERLEY SA 5009
(W) 08 8244 1355 (F) 08 8445 1377
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Dr R F W Vining (Ross)
Director
Forensic Science SA
21 Divett Place
ADELAIDE   SA   5000
(W) 08 8226 7700  (F) 08 8226 7777
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TASMANIA

Mr H Congo (Hasib)
Senior Electrical Engineer
Hydro Tasmania
4 Elizabeth Street
HOBART TAS 7000
(W) 03 6230 5301 (F) 03 6230 5482
Mobile: 0428 352 730
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Hasib Congo currently works for Hydro Tasmania, Power Engineering, Consulting, Primary Electrical Plant Design team as a senior engineer. After completing a degree in electrical engineering at Sarajevo University in 1980, his career started in the high voltage manufacturing industry in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

He worked in the institute for research and development of Gas Insulated Switchgear and in addition to design skills, he also developed curricula for project management and quality insurance.

Due to war breaking out in his home country, Hasib moved into a Technical Advisor job with Arexco Ltd. in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This position helped him to develop his consulting skills. From there, he moved to the Power System Reliability Manager position with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority. His first job in Australia was at Alstom Power Transformer Factory, where he developed testing and managerial skills as a Test Engineer.

Hydro Tasmania Consulting is an international consulting firm. As senior electrical engineer Mr Congo provides expert engineering services in Power Engineering areas. In parallel, he is engineer in charge and quality manager of the laboratory for calibration of the metering CT & VT and energy meters, involving compliances with the ISO 9001 Quality Management System and ISO/IEC 17025.

Mr Congo is an approved NATA signatory in the field of current and voltage transformer calibrations and energy meter calibration.

Mr R J Panitzki (Bob)
Chief Executive Officer
Australasian Furnishing Research & Development Institute Ltd
PO Box 2042
LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
(W) 03 6326 6155 (F) 03 6326 3090
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Bob graduated from the University of Tasmania in 1970. After commencing work in the automotive industry Bob completed a Diploma in Secondary Metallurgy.

During 32 years at ACL Bearing Company Bob worked in various technical and manufacturing roles and was appointed Technical Manager, Operations Manager, and then, in 1990, General Manager.

He joined Furntech-AFRDI in 2003 as Institute Manager and was appointed to the position of CEO in 2005.

VICTORIA

Dr R J Chappel (Rod or Roderick)
Quality Manager
National Serology Reference Laboratory, Australia (NRL)
4th Floor, Healy Building,
41 Victoria Parade
FITZROY VIC 3065
(W) 03 9418 1115 (F) 03 9418 1155
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Roderick Chappel has been the Quality Manager for the National Serology Reference Laboratory, Australia (NRL) since 1999. From 1995 to 1998 he was the Quality Manager at the Victorian Institute of Animal Science (VIAS) and from 1972 to 1998 he was a research scientist at VIAS.  His involvement with NATA has been as an authorised representative, a technical assessor, and a member of the Proficiency Testing Scheme Accreditation Advisory Committee (PTP AAC). He was elected to NATA Council in 2004, and became Chair of the PTP AAC in 2010.

Roderick’s career has spanned scientific research, laboratory diagnosis and quality management in both veterinary and medical environments. At VIAS he led the team that established a quality management system for the veterinary diagnostic service. His published research has included the development and evaluation of diagnostic tests as well as the study of animal and human leptospirosis. At NRL he has managed and developed a quality management system that meets the requirements of several standards.  NRL in 2003 became the first medical laboratory in Australia to become an accredited proficiency testing provider.

Roderick coordinates a collaborative international proficiency testing scheme for the serological diagnosis of leptospirosis.  He has participated in NATA workshops for proficiency testing providers, and in meetings of the ILAC Proficiency Testing Advisory Group.  He is currently the President of the Medical Laboratory Quality Network (MLQN), and President of the International Leptospirosis Society.

* Dr G G Hogg (Geoff)

Geoff Hogg has qualifications in veterinary science, medicine and law. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia.

He has worked in the veterinary field as a Field Veterinarian (Department of Agriculture, Victoria) and as a Veterinary Pathologist (Bendigo Regional Veterinary Laboratory). He has also worked as a paediatrician and a Clinical Microbiologist (Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne). He is also an Analyst for Microbiological Analysis of Food and an Analyst for Microbiological Testing of water for contamination and Legionella spp.

He is currently Director of the Microbiological Diagnostic Unit, Public Health Laboratory at the University of Melbourne.

He is involved with NATA as an assessor for Medical Testing, as the Authorised Representative for Medical, Veterinary  and Biological laboratories, and was a member of the Forensic Science Module Working Group prior to this being included in MDU’s scope.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

* Mr M B Callanan (Matt)

Matt Callanan has a Diploma in Advanced Foundry practice from the City and Guilds of London Institute; and Australian Institute for Non-destructive Testing (AINDT) level 3 qualifications in radiography, ultrasonics, magnetic particle and penetrant testing methods. He is an Honorary Member of AINDT.

He was co-founder, principal and Managing Director of pndt Pty Ltd (acquired by Applus RTD in 2007) which began in north-west WA in 1981 and now operates throughout Australasia and the Pacific. In his career he has worked for steel foundries and non-destructive testing companies, achieving various supervisory and managerial positions.

In 1974 Mr Callanan became a NATA signatory, was elected to the Council in 1989, became an NDT assessor in 1994 and was elected to the Board in 1999. He was elected vice chair of the board in October 2011.

Ms M Ranieri (Milana)
National Quality Manager
St John of God Pathology
PO Box 646
WEMBLEY WA 6913
(W) 08 9442 7663 (F) 08 9204 2974
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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Mr J Robson (John)
Managing Director
Robson Environmental Pty Ltd
9 Lyell Street
FYSHWICK   ACT   2609
(W) 02 6239 5656  (F) 02 6239 5669
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John Robson, BSc.Grad.Dip.Occ.Hyg., Cert. Marine Engineering, Cert Ind.Hyg.Science, Class A Asbestos Assessor, NATA Signatory, Cert Electron and Microscopy, Cert IV Training and Assessment, Cert 1 Mould Investigation, AIOH Provisional Member.  He has been appointed by NATA (2001) as an assessor in the field of Chemical Testing.  John has over 23 years experience as a Director, and provides consulting services to clients throughout Australia and internationally in Japan, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Indonesia, PNG and Burma.

NORTHERN TERRITORY

Mr M Lynch (Michael)
Laboratory Manager
Northern Territory Government Pathology Service
Royal Darwin Hospital
PO Box 41326
CASUARINA NT 0811
(W) 08 8922 8087 (F) 08 8922 8843
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CO-OPTED BY THE COUNCIL

* Mr P R Duncan (Peter)

Peter Duncan, Bachelor in Applied Science (Physics), Curtin University,1975. He is a founding member of the Metrology Society of Australia. Peter has been an assessor for NATA in the field of Construction Materials Testing since 1984, and from 1989 to 1998 was a member of the Construction Materials Testing Accreditation Advisory Committee. He was first elected to NATA Council in 1986 to represent Western Australian members and is currently co-opted to Council.

In 1989 Peter was first elected to the then Executive Committee and has held the position of Vice-Chairman between 1995 and 2010.  During his term on Council, he has also extensively promoted the value and utilisation of NATA accreditation to federal and state government departments, and instrumentalities in their contractual and purchasing policies, and in particular within the state road authorities (AUSTROADS).

Between 1962 and 1998, he was employed by Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA) and involved in all aspects of testing for the evaluation of existing pavements, and the specification and quality assurance of new road works construction. He was responsible for the development of technical standards, the competency and training of technical staff, and directed the logistical support serving over twenty MRWA laboratories that were variously accredited in the fields of Construction Materials, Chemical, Physical and Dimensional Metrology, and Heat and Temperature. He has served on a number of technical committees for Standards Australia.

Between 1999 and 2008, Peter Duncan operated his own company, Tarwyn Pty Ltd, which offered consultancy in pavements, road building materials, and technical systems advice and auditing.  He currently works as part-time pavement consultant with WorleyParsons.

* Mr A M Ross AM (Alastair)

Alastair Ross has been involved in forensic science since 1976. From 1992 to 2003 he was the inaugural Director of the National Institute of Forensic Science (NIFS). During that time Alastair worked with NATA to establish a forensic science accreditation program and following its introduction in 1994 (initially as a joint program with the Laboratory Accreditation Board of American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD/LAB)) was elected as the Chair of the Forensic Science Accreditation Advisory Committee. Alastair resigned from NIFS in 2003 and was appointed Director of the Victoria Police Forensic Science Centre (2003 - 2008).  He rejoined NIFS as Director in 2008 when it became a directorate of the Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency (ANZPAA)

Alastair was first elected to the NATA Board in 2003 and elected chairman of the board in October 2011.

* Members of the NATA Board