The Chief Medical Officer is responsible for:
- provision of strategic leadership and evidence based analysis and expert medical advice to the department, Government, broader health system and regulatory and professional bodies
- development of policy and legislation with regard to patient safety and quality in health care
- leading the development and coordination of health and wellbeing policy including the development of policy to address communicable diseases, obesity, rare diseases, non-communicable diseases, smoking, alcohol misuse and bioethical issues
