Membership of the SA Council on Reproductive Technology

The SACRT membership consists of individuals who take a professional or personal interest in reproductive technology issues.  Membership is regulated under the terms outlined in the Reproductive Technology Act 1988.

The legislation requires that the SACRT consists of eleven members of which one must be nominated by:

• the Council of the University of Adelaide

• the Council of the Flinders University of South Australia

• the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

• the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

• the Heads of Churches in South Australia

• the Law Society of South Australia

The remaining five members are nominated by the Minister for Health.

When considering nominees, the Minister for Health is required to be mindful that the SACRT has available to it the necessary expertise in the various facets of reproductive technology, that other relevant disciplines and backgrounds are represented in the membership, and that men and women are equally represented where possible.

Current membership

The current membership of the SACRT is as follows:

• Dr Peter Woolcock (Chair) - nominated by the Minister for Health, Adjunct Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Australia

• Dr Sheryl deLacey (Deputy Chair) - nominated by the Minister for Health, Senior Lecturer & Associate Dean (Higher Degrees), School of Nursing & Midwifery, Flinders University

• Dr Rob Pollnitz, nominated by Heads of Churches, Paediatrician, Women's and Children's Hospital and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital

• Dr Anusha Visvanathan, nominated by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, General Practitioner

• Ms Geraldine Hannon, nominated by the Law Society of SA, Solicitor 

• Associate Professor Ossie Petrucco, nominated by the Council of the University of Adelaide, Head of the Reproductive Medicine Unit, The University of Adelaide

• Dr Terry Donald, nominated by the Minister for Health, Paediatric Forensic Physician, Head of the Child Protection Services, Women's and Children's Hospital

• Ms Bernadette Richards, nominated by the Minister for Health, Lecturer, Law School, The University of Adelaide

• Mr Martyn Evans, nominated by the Minister for Health, Consultant

• Dr Enzo Lombardi, nominated by Flinders University, Acting Medical Director of Flinders Reproductive Medicine

• Dr Jodie Semmler, nominated by RANZCOG, is a Gynaecologist

All members are appointed by the Governor of South Australia and sit for a term of three years with the possibility of reappointment.

SACRT members can be contacted through the Department of Health at: