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• Who we are
  • Who oversees our work?
  • Expert Advisory Committee
  • Child Death Review Team
  • Australian Commissioners and Guardians
• How We Work
• Working with us
• How to find us

The NSW Child Death Review Team (CDRT) was formed in 1996. The Commission provides administrative support and undertakes research for the Team.

The purpose of the Team is to provide information about child deaths and to prevent or reduce the number of deaths in NSW of children from birth to 17 years.

The specific research functions of the Team are to maintain a register of child deaths in NSW; classify these deaths according to cause, demographic criteria and other relevant factors; identify patterns and trends relating to the deaths; and make recommendations to government and non-government agencies for the prevention of further child deaths.

The Team also undertakes specialised research to prevent or reduce child deaths.

The CDRT Reports are available in our Publications section.

The Team is made up of independent experts and representatives from government departments. The Convenor of the Team is Gillian Calvert, NSW Commissioner for Children and Young People.

CDRT Members

Convenor
Jan McClelland Acting Commissioner for Children and Young People

Independent experts

Dr Ian Cameron Chief Executive Officer, NSW Rural Doctors Network
(Deputy Convenor)

Dr Jonathan Gillis Senior Staff Specialist in Intensive Care
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead

Dr Bronwyn Gould
General Practitioner

Dr John Howard
Senior Lecturer
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of NSW

Dr Dianne Little
Forensic Pathologist
Department of Forensic Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital

Government representatives

Detective Superintendent Geoffrey Beresford
Commander, Homicide Squad, NSW Police
Represents NSW Police

Anna Edwards
Principal Policy Officer, Early Intervention and Clinical Practice, Community Access
Represents Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care

Helen Freeland
Executive Director, Statewide Services
Represents Department of Community Services

David McKie
Director, Student Welfare, Department of Education and Training
Represents Department of Education and Training

Dr Elisabeth Murphy
Clinical Consultant, Primary Health and Community Partnerships Branch, Policy Division, NSW Health
Represents NSW Health

Stephen Olischlager
Policy Manager (Courts), Legislation and Policy Division, Attorney General’s Department
Represents Attorney General’s

Maurice Taylor
Coronial Information and Support Officer, Westmead Coroner's Court
Represents NSW Coroner