Advisory groups and committees

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Taskforce

Established in 2023, the HIV Taskforce examines opportunities to eliminate HIV transmission in Australia and provide advice to the Australian Government.

Role

We established the HIV Taskforce to renew Australia’s efforts to end the HIV epidemic and achieve the virtual elimination of HIV transmission in Australia by 2030. 

The taskforce provides a collaborative forum for the HIV sector and other important voices to be heard by the Australian Government.

The HIV Taskforce will:

  • consider and advise on priority action and policies to prevent, diagnose, care and treat HIV
  • review and endorse the ninth National HIV Strategy
  • identify and consider:
    • emerging trends and issues
    • areas to cooperate, coordinate, and engage with states and territories
    • best-practice approaches to increase awareness, education, and treatment among priority groups.

To learn more about what we’re doing to eliminate HIV in Australia, see the Ninth National HIV Strategy 2024-2030.

Report

HIV Taskforce report

This report provides advice to the Australian Government on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, awareness raising, decriminalisation, destigmatisation and partnership.

Members

MemberOrganisation
The Hon Mark Butler MP, ChairMinister for Health and Aged Care
The Hon Ged Kearney MP (Deputy Chair)Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care
Senator Louise PrattSenator for Western Australia
Senator Dean SmithSenator for Western Australia
Dr Jason AgostinoMedical Advisor, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
Mr Aaron CogleExecutive Director, National Association of People with HIV Australia
Mr Dash Heath-PaynterChief Executive Officer, Health Equity Matters
Professor Andrew GrulichProgram Head HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Program, The Kirby Institute
Mish Pony (they/them)Chief Executive Officer, Scarlet Alliance Australian Sex Workers Association
Mr Scott HarlumPresident, National Association of People with HIV Australia
Professor Margaret Hellard AMDeputy Director, Burnet Institute
Ms Tina HosseiniResearch Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
Ms Penny KenchingtonVice President, Australasian Society of HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine
Professor Michael Kidd AODirector, UNSW Centre for Future Health Systems
Dr Christopher LemohInfectious Disease and General Physician, Western Health Victoria
Former MemberOrganisation
Adjunct Associate Professor Darryl O’DonnellChief Executive Officer, Health Equity Matters

Meetings

The first meeting for the HIV Taskforce took place on 3 May 2023 in Sydney, New South Wales. 

Communiques

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