Role
The FRSC supports the Food Ministers’ Meeting. Its role is to:
- coordinate and provide policy advice
- study and assess potential food issues to work out appropriate policy options
- ensure a consistent approach to implementing and enforcing food standards across Australia and New Zealand.
For more detail, view the terms of reference.
Members
The Food Regulation Agreement states that the members must include:
- senior officials from the same agencies as the ministers in the Food Ministers’ Meeting
- representatives from the Australian Local Government Association.
| Member | Jurisdiction | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Liz Develin (Chair) | Australia | Department of Health and Aged Care |
| Ms Trish Clancy | Australia | Department of Health and Aged Care |
| Mr Paul Denny | Australia | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
| Ms Helen Riley | New Zealand | Ministry for Primary Industries |
| Ms Fiona Duncan | New Zealand | Ministry for Primary Industries |
| Mr Victor Martin | ACT | Health Directorate |
| Mr Andrew Davies | NSW | Food Authority |
| Ms Meredith Claremont | NSW | Department of Health |
| Ms Tracy Ward | NT | Department of Health |
| Mr John Piispanen | Qld | Department of Health |
| Mr Salvo Vitelli | Qld | Department of Agriculture and Fisheries |
| Ms Karen Ferres | SA | Department of Health |
| Mr Stephen Poskett | SA | Department of Primary Industries and Regions |
| Mr Stewart Quinn | Tas | Department of Health |
| Mr Chris Lyall | Tas | Department of Natural Resources and Environment |
| Mr Adam Collins | Vic | Department of Health |
| Ms Angela Brierley | Vic | Agriculture Victoria |
| Dr Michael Lindsay | WA | Department of Health |
| To be confirmed | n/a | Australian Local Government Association |
Observers
The Chief Executive Officer of Food Standards Australia New Zealand attends as an observer.
How they work
To work out a policy response to a food issue, the FRSC members consider:
- the nature and extent of the issue, and related risks
- different options such as non-intervention, self-regulation, co-regulation and regulation
- how to coordinate the response across the joint food system.
If needed, they create working groups to help develop specific policies.
Find out more about how the FRSC develops food policy.
To help ensure consistency in implementing food standards, the FRSC set up the Implementation Subcommittee for Food Regulation.
Meetings
The workload determines the number of times the FRSC meets each year. The meetings must occur at least 5 weeks before a Food Ministers’ Meeting.
The next FRSC meeting will be held on 13 June 2025.
Contact
If you have any queries, please contact the Food Regulation Secretariat.