Australian Health Protection Principal Committee

Australian Health Protection Principal Committee
Committee overview
Formed	2 July 2009
Preceding Committee	National Public Health Partnership;
Committee executive	Professor Tony Lawler, Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer (chair);
Parent department	Governance: National Cabinet ; Secretariat: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Website	www.health.gov.au/committees-and-groups/australian-health-protection-principal-committee-ahppc

The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) is the peak decision-making committee for public health emergency management and disease control in the Commonwealth of Australia. It is chaired by the Chief Medical Officer of the Australian Government and comprises the chief health officers of the states and territories.

The AHPPC's stated function (according to website as of November 2020) is to provide advice to the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council (AHMAC) "on health protection matters and national priorities", and AHMAC formerly supported the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Health Council. However, since the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, the AHPPC has provided advice directly to the National Cabinet.