Committees & Representatives

THE INSTITUTE COMMITTEES

The affairs of the Council have been separated into distinct areas in order to share the workload amongst the members of Council. Each distinct area is the responsibility of a committee and each committee is convened by a member of Council.

THE CURRENT COMMITTEES AND THEIR CONVENORS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

CommitteeConvenor/s
Governence and Legal Committee(incorporating Fees)
Dr Grant Shoebridge
grant.shoebridge@ipta.org.au
Membership and Member Services
Dr Annabella Newton
Kerry Dick

annabella.newton@ipta.org.au
kerry.dick@ipta.org.au
Annual Events Committee
Tony Davis
Megan Ryder
tony.davis@ipta.org.au
megan.ryder@ipta.org.au
Media & Communications Committee
Dr Grant Shoebridge
Dr Claire Gregg
grant.shoebridge@ipta.org.au
claire.gregg@ipta.org.au
Education Committee
Dr Andrew Jones
Tony Davis
Prue Cowin
andrew.jones@ipta.org.au
tony.davis@ipta.org.au
prue.cowin@ipta.org.au
Patents & Patent Breeders Rights Committee
Philip Gehrig
Dr Claire Gregg
philip.gehrig@ipta.org.au
claire.gregg@ipta.org.au
Trade Marks, Designs and Indigenous Knowledge Committee
Megan Ryder
Kerry Dick
megan.ryder@ipta.org.au
kerry.dick@ipta.org.au
Ethics & Disputes Committee
Phillip Gehrig
philip.gehrig@ipta.org.au

STATE REPRESENTATIVES

THE COUNCIL ALSO HAS NOMINATED REPRESENTATIVES IN EACH STATE.
THOSE NOMINATED REPRESENTATIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

DivisionEmail
NSW Division
Dr Andrew Jones
andrew.jones@ipta.org.au
Queensland Division
Mr Adam Luxton
adam.luxton@jamesandwells.com
South Australian Division
Mr Mark O’Donnell
Mark.ODonnell@madderns.com.au
Victorian Division
Dr Annabella Newton
annabella.newton@ipta.org.au
Western Australian Division
Mr Gary Cox
gary.cox@wrays.com.au
Canberra Division
Jennifer McEwan
jennifer.mcewan@ipta.org.au