Opportunity to join a State or Territory Committee as Member Representative for a 3-year appointed term 2026 - 2029

Date published: May 20, 2026, 15:50 PM

Summary

Expressions of interest are open for appointed member representative positions on multiple State and Territory Committees for a 3-year term commencing 2026.

Description

We encourage all eligible Fellows to consider applying for a position on your local Committee. Review the available positions in your state or territory below and reach out to your local committee email address if you have any questions.

Role of the State and Territory Committee

Policy and advocacy
  • Advocate for and lead the development of local-based policy priorities
  • Facilitate effective connections with state and territory governments and advocate on behalf of the College, Fellows, and trainees with health or other portfolio Ministers on locally based issues
  • Advocate for and promote College-wide education policy priorities within the state or territory with Fellows, trainees, health authorities, and relevant stakeholders
  • Seek to represent the College in the media on local issues following receipt of approval via the College's media evaluation process
Governance and representation
  • Contribute to College-wide policy through nomination and participation on the College Policy Advocacy Committee (CPAC) to represent local perspectives and strategically shape the College's policy and advocacy agenda, including bringing locally based policy challenges to the attention of CPAC
  • Contribute to College-wide strategic direction through nomination and participation on the College Council to represent state or territory perspectives and strategically shape the College's strategic agenda, including bringing locally based policy challenges to the attention of the Council
  • Recommend College representatives for nomination on external state or territory bodies to the RACP President for approval
Education and community
  • Enable positive interactions and liaison points with health-related organisations and regulators to support initiatives that improve health outcomes for local communities and maintain standards of the profession for local Fellows and trainees
  • Facilitate and promote educational opportunities and deliver locally organised education forums for Fellows and trainees within the state or territory
  • Provide insights to the College Education Committee and the Continuing Professional Development Committee on the needs of state and territory members

Current opportunities

State/Territory CommitteeAppointed Positions
eg. Member of AMD, PCHD or Faculty
By-LawsEmail
NSW/ACT Committee

1 Appointed Position

  • 1x Australian Capital Territory PCHD

View position description (PDF)

New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory CommitteeRACPNSW@racp.edu.au
NT Committee

3 Appointed Positions

  • 2 x AMD
  • 1 x Faculty or Chapter

View position description (PDF)

Northern Territory Committeeracpnt@racp.edu.au
QLD Committee

2 Appointed Positions

  • 1 x Faculty or Chapter
  • 1 x PCHD

Fellows working and residing outside Southeast Queensland are strongly encouraged to apply.

View position description (PDF)

Queensland CommitteeRACPQLD@racp.edu.au
SA Committee

2 Appointed Positions

  • 2 x AMD or PCHD or Faculty or Chapter

View position description (PDF)

South Australian Committeeracpsa@racp.edu.au

How to apply

To apply, send the following to your state/territory email address:

Creation Date:

May 20, 2026, 15:42 PM

Closing Date:

Jun 20, 2026, 23:59 PM

Our commitment to inclusivity

The RACP is committed to inclusive and respectful committee environments, and to ensuring its governance structures reflect the breadth of perspectives across its membership and the communities it serves.
When assessing expressions of interest, the College considers skills and experience alongside the perspectives and lived experience applicants may bring. Any information shared is voluntary and will be treated respectfully.

The RACP recognises Māori as tangata whenua and Te Tiriti o Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand, and acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Indigenous peoples of Australia and Pacific peoples as recognised within the Indigenous Strategic Framework.

Consistent with the RACP Constitution and the Indigenous Strategic Framework, and informed by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Uluru Statement from the Heart, the College is committed to upholding Indigenous leadership, the rights of Indigenous peoples to self-determination, and ensuring cultural safety across committee environments.

This is not positioned as a subset of diversity, but reflects distinct status, leadership, rights, and contribution

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