Meeting communiques

The Act requires the Minister for Medical Research to establish and maintain the Advisory Council, which will guide the application of investment income from the FHRI Fund. The Advisory Council is made up of eminent persons with experience in fields such as research, innovation, business, law, finance, corporate governance and the philanthropic, charitable and not-for-profit sectors. The Minister appoints the Advisory Council Chair and members and may reappoint a member to the Advisory Council. The members of the Advisory Council are described below.

• A community representative.
• A research expert and an innovation expert, with at least one of these positions to be based outside WA.
• Three members with experience in fields such as business, law, finance, corporate governance and the philanthropic, charitable and not-for-profit sectors.
• One of the members will be experienced in issues relating to the health of people living in regional Western Australia and one will be experienced in issues relating to the health of Aboriginal people in WA.
• The Minister for Health will appoint one of the above members as the Chair.
• There will be two non-voting State Government members, one of whom will be the Director General of the Department of Health, or nominee.

In order to provide additional links to national and international opportunities while also minimising perceived conflicts of interest, one of the two research and innovation experts will, on an alternating basis, not be based in WA. For example, if an innovation expert is based outside of WA, the next appointment would seek a member who is based in WA. The same would occur for the research expert. Biographies of Advisory Council members are available on the Advisory Council page.

Advisory Council governance documents:

• FHRI Fund Advisory Council Charter
• FHRI Fund Advisory Council Code of Conduct
• FHRI Fund Advisory Council Conflicts of Interest Policy
• FHRI Fund Advisory Council Gifts Benefits and Hospitality Policy