Governance

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Board of Directors

Managing the financial, legal and business operations of the organisation.

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Council

Overseeing the policy and strategic planning of the College.

RANZCOG 13th Council

Committees

Making recommendations to the Board on a range of matters pertaining to women’s health.

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Current elections

Election of Trainees’ Committee for the Fourteenth RANZCOG Council

Casual vacancy call for nominations

Following the close of the call for nominations, the number of nominations received did not meet the number of vacancies for the following positions, and therefore, a casual vacancy election will be conducted for these positions, in accordance with section 2.9 of the Election of the RANZCOG Trainees’ Committee Members Policy and Procedure.

Casual vacancy call for nominations open: 10.00am AEST on Friday, 5 September 2025
Casual vacancy call for nominations close: 12.00pm AEST Friday, 26 September 2025

Positions for election

FRANZCOG Training Program

Two (2) Queensland (QLD) Trainee Representatives.

Certificate of Women’s Health (CWH)/Associate (Procedural) (PTP)/Associate (Advanced Procedural) (APTP) Training Programs

One (1) PTP/APTP Trainee Representative

Specialist International Medical Graduate (SIMG) Program

One (1) SIMGs Representative

This election will be conducted in accordance with the following:

Election of Subspecialty Committees for the Fourteenth RANZCOG Council

Casual vacancy ballot

Following the close of casual vacancy call for nominations on Wednesday, 10 September 2025, the number of nominations received for the following positions exceeded the number of vacancies. Therefore, in accordance with Section 2.8 of the Election of Representatives onto Subspecialty Committees Committee Policy and Procedure, a casual vacancy ballot will be conducted.

Casual vacancy ballot open: 10.00am AEST Wednesday, 17 September 2025
Casual vacancy ballot close: 12.00pm AEST Wednesday, 24 September 2025

Positions for election

Gynaecological Oncology (CGO) Subspecialty Committee

One (1) CGO Early Career Subspecialist Representative

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (CREI) Subspecialty Committee

One (1) CREI Trainee Representative

Urogynaecology (CU) Subspecialty Committee

One (1) CU Subspecialist Representative

This election will be conducted in accordance with the following:

Election of State & Territory Committees and Aotearoa New Zealand Committee for the Fourteenth RANZCOG Council

Casual vacancy ballot

Following the close of nominations on Thursday, 14 August 2025, the number of nominations received for each of the following positions exceeded the number of vacancies. Therefore, in accordance with section 2.15 of the Election of State and Territory Committees / Aotearoa New Zealand Committees Members Policy and Procedure, a casual vacancy ballot will be conducted for these positions for the term of the Fourteenth RANZCOG Council, to take office from October 2025 to October 2027.

Casual vacancy ballot open: 10.00am AEST on Thursday, 25 September 2025
Casual vacancy ballot close: 12.00pm AEST on Thursday, 2 October 2025

Positions for election

New South Wales (NSW) State Committee

One (1) Regional Fellow Representative

Queensland (QLD) State Committee

Three (3) Fellow Representatives

Second call casual vacancy call for nominations

Following the close of nominations on Thursday, 14 August 2025, the number of nominations received for the following positions was less than the number of vacancies on the applicable committees. Therefore, in accordance with section 2.15 of the Election of State and Territory Committees / Aotearoa New Zealand Committees Members Policy and Procedure, a second call casual vacancy election will be conducted for these positions, for the term of the Fourteenth RANZCOG Council, to take office from October 2025 to October 2027.

Please note that there will be no further calls for nominations made for positions on the S&T Committees for the term of the Fourteenth RANZCOG Council, following the conclusion of the second call casual vacancy call for nominations.

Second call casual vacancy call for nominations open: 10.00am AEST on Thursday, 25 September 2025
Second call casual vacancy call for nominations close: 12.00pm AEDT on Thursday, 23 October 2025

Positions for election

Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Committee

Two (2) Fellow Representatives
One (1) Associate Representative

New South Wales (NSW) State Committee

One (1) Fellow Representative

Queensland (QLD) State Committee

One (1) Associate Representative

South Australia / Northern Territory (SA/NT) State & Territory Committee

One (1) NT Fellow Representative

Tasmania (TAS) State Committee

One (1) Fellow Representative
One (1) Associate Representative

Victoria (VIC) State Committee

One (1) Fellow Representative
One (1) Associate Representative

Western Australia (WA) State Committee

Three (3) Fellow Representatives
One (1) Regional Fellow Representative
One (1) Associate Representative

This election will be conducted in accordance with the following:

Election timetable

Position	Timeframe
President	January – March
Board	March (after declaration of President election results) – May
Council	May (after declaration of Board election results) – July
State & Territory Committees (7) and Aotearoa New Zealand Committee	July – September
Subspecialist Committees (5)	July – September
Associate Procedural Members and Certificants Committee	August – September
Trainees’ Committee	July – September

Previous election results

Elected Councillors for the Fourteenth RANZCOG Council

Following the close of the ballot on Thursday, 10 July 2025, the following nominees have been elected to the RANZCOG Council for the term of the Fourteenth RANZCOG Council, to take office from October 2025 to October 2027:

Councillor resident in the Australian Capital Territory

Dr Sim Hom Tam

Councillors resident in New South Wales

Dr Tania Day
Prof Hans Peter Dietz
Dr Andrew Pesce
Dr Kieren Wilson

Councillors resident in Aotearoa New Zealand

Dr Celia Devenish
Dr Per Kempe

Councillor representing Māori Fellows resident in Aotearoa New Zealand	Dr Angela Beard
Councillors resident in Queensland	Dr Sajeeva Senaka Abeysundera Dr Elisha Broom Dr Alison McDougall
Councillors resident in South Australia	Dr Magdalena Halt Dr Aimee Woods
Councillor resident in the Northern Territory	A/Prof Ashraf Hanafy
Councillor resident in Tasmania	Dr Francis Clark
Councillors resident in Victoria	Dr Victoria Carson Dr Stephen Lee A/Prof Vinay Rane A/Prof Roshan Zeirideen Zaid
Councillors resident in Western Australia	Dr Anna Clare Dr Hugh Greenland
Councillors representing Regional Fellows	Dr Carmen Brown Dr Abhijit Das

The RANZCOG Board and Council congratulates the successful nominees on their election.

Pursuant to clause 8.1.5 of the RANZCOG Constitution, the above Councillors for the Fourteenth RANZCOG Council will be declared formally elected in the business of the 2025 Annual General Meeting. Further pursuant to clause 10.4 of the RANZCOG Constitution, the elected Councillors shall assume office at the conclusion of the 2025 Annual General Meeting.

Results

Election of the Board for the Fourteenth RANZCOG Council

Vice-President who shall reside in Australia

A/Prof Michael Rasmussen

Vice-President who shall reside in Aotearoa New Zealand

Dr Emma Jackson

Vice-President who shall reside in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand

A/Prof Jared Watts

Elected Director	Dr Leigh Duncan
Elected Director	Professor Amanda Henry
Elected Director	Prof Boon Lim

Election of the RANZCOG President for the Fourteenth Council

President-Elect for the Fourteenth Council

Dr Nisha Khot

Casual Vacancy Election of the RANZCOG Council for the remainder of the Thirteenth Council

Councillor representing Regional Fellows

Dr Carmen Brown

Casual Vacancy Election for the Victoria State Committee for the remainder of the Thirteenth Council

Associate Representative

Dr Daniel Wilson

Casual Vacancy Election for the Trainees’ Committee for the remainder of the Thirteenth Council

FRANZCOG Queensland Trainee Representative	Dr Hannah Rienks
FRANZCOG Tasmania Trainee Representative	Dr Emily Wilson

Resources

Feedback, Compliments and Complaints

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Independent External Reviewer (IER)

Providing independent oversight of the College’s complaints and whistleblower processes.

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Policies and Procedures

View all of the policies and procedures that underpin the work of the College.

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RANZCOG Code of Conduct

Outlining the professional and social behaviour expected of our members and staff.

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RANZCOG Constitution

Outlining the principles according to which RANZCOG is governed and its compliance under the Corporations Act.

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RANZCOG Regulations

Guiding the conduct and management of the College.

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Contact us

For general Governance enquiries, please email: governance@ranzcog.edu.au

If you have queries in relation to the RANZCOG election processes, please contact:

Laura Le, Governance & Legal Officer
Email: elections@ranzcog.edu.au

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