3 September 1984
The Secretary, Department of Health, Mr. L. J. Willett, is to take up appointment for a period as Director of the Merit Protection and Review Agency.
As a consequence, the Government-will be recommending to the Governor-General in Council the appointment of Mr. Bernard Vincent McKay as Secretary, Department of Health, as from September 10. Mr. McKay is currently Secretary of the New South Wales Health Department. He was a former Chairman of the South Australian Health Commission, and previously held.positions in the Commonwealth Department of Health.
Mr. Willett's appointment as Director of the Merit Protection and Review Agency is an interim appointment to assist with the establishment of the Agency. It is the Government's intention. to recommend Mr. Willett's appointment to statutory positions on the Health Insurance Commission and the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission.
MR B. V. McKAY CURRICULUM VITAE
Full Name:
Bernard Vincent McKay
Date and Place of Birth:
26 January 1940 Numurkah, Victoria
Previous career details:
* Since December 1982, Secretary and Permanent Head of . the NSW Department of Health
* 1980-82 -Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the South Australian Health Commission.
* 1974-80 Regional Director, North Coast Region, New South Wales Health Commission
* 1972-74 Assistant Director, Planning and Executive Services, ACT Health Services, Commonwealth Department of Health
* 1971-72 Director Administration, Northern Territory Health Services, Commonwealth Department of Health
Membership of Relevant Bodies:
Executive Member of ithe Standing Committee of Health Ministers and the Australian Health Council.
Member of the National Health and Medical Research Council.