The AHPRA Audit and Risk Committee is a committee of the Agency Management Committee, independently chaired by Mr Geoff Linton. The Committee is responsible for ensuring an effective audit and risk assessment function for AHPRA.
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From left to right: Professor Con Michael AO, Ms Prudence Ford, Mr Michael Gorton AM, Mr Geoff Linton, Professor Merrilyn Walton.
Mr Geoff Linton
Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. Retired as an Audit Partner of Ernst & Young in 2005.
 Currently Secretary of the Collier Charitable Fund, a charitable trust with some $70 million in assets and distributing around $4 million per year. Also, a member of the Audit & Risk Committee of the Unisuper Superannuation Fund.
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Professor Con Michael AO
Professor Michael was appointed to the Agency Management Committee in March 2009 as a member with expertise in health, education and training.
 Professor Michael is the Consultant Medical Advisor for St. John of God Health Care Inc. and Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Western Australia.
Professor Michael is the current President of the Medical Board of Western Australia, a Director of the Australian Medical Council, a member of various State and National Medical Committees and Chair of the St John of God National Ethics Committee and Chair of the Reproductive Technology Council of Western Australia. He is a Director and Governor of the University of Notre Dame Australia and Chair of its Advisory Board of the School of Medicine Fremantle.
Professor Michael holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (UWA), Doctor of Medicine (UWA) and Diploma of Diagnostic Ultrasound. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (a past President) and Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London (a previous Sims Black Professor).
Among his numerous awards, Professor Michael was named an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2001 for service to medicine, particularly in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, as a contributor to the administration of the profession nationally and internationally and medical education.
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Mr Michael Gorton AM
Michael Gorton was appointed to the Agency Management Committee in March 2009 as a member with business and administrative expertise.
 Mr Gorton is a commercial lawyer with considerable experience providing legal advice on medical registration, training, education and administrative practice. As a principal of Russell Kennedy Solicitors, he has significant experience in business management and administration. He is a Board member of the Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission and a Chair of the Code of Conduct Committee of Medicines Australia.
Mr Gorton is a former Chair of the Infertility Treatment Authority, is a Board member of Melbourne Health, and has extensive experience in governance for a wide range of organisations including health and ethics committees.
Mr Gorton holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce.
In 2004, Mr Gorton received the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for community service, particularly to the UN Association, Greening Australia, Aboriginal reconciliation and equal opportunity.
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Professor Merrilyn Walton
Professor Walton was appointed to the Agency Management Committee in March 2009 as a member with business and administrative expertise.
 Professor Walton is Professor of Medical Education ( Patient safety) in the School of Public Health Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Sydney and Visiting Professor and Affiliate of the Buehler Center on Aging, Health and Society, Chicago, USA. She is a member of the University of Sydney Academic Board, the NSW Institute for Medical Education and Training and is a member of the Australian Health Ethics Committee (National Health and Medical Research Council).
Previously, she was the Commissioner for the Health Care Complaints Commission NSW. (1993-2000).
Professor Walton holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Social Work, Masters of Social Work and Doctor of Philosophy.
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Ms Prudence Ford
Ms Ford is an independent consultant who undertakes a range of reviews, inquiries and projects for both government and non-government sectors.
 Ms Ford has 30 years experience in the public service at Commonwealth and State levels, holding senior executive positions in Commonwealth Departments of Community Services and Health, Finance, Attorney General, and the Western Australian Departments of Health, Premier and Cabinet.
Ms Ford is a community member of the Medical Board of Australia and a community member of the Medical Board of Western Australia. She is also a member of the Health Consumers Council of WA. In the past, she has been a member of the National Health and Medical Council, and an inaugural member of the National Blood Authority.
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