AMATAS Foundation

ACN 121 440 846

The AMATAS Foundation was formally established in 2006 and exists separately to AMA Tasmania. The Foundation is capable of attracting funding, conducting charitable activities and managing public good activities that AMA Tasmania is unable to undertake. We are currently exploring tax deductablity status.

The objects for which the Foundation is established are:

Vital or Essential Services

1. To relieve sickness by providing support of various kinds to disadvantaged and needy persons for life-saving medical services and treatment;

2. To be the owner of the AMA Medical History Museum and Archive;

3. To accept donations and bequests and to provide financial security for the long term custodianship of the AMA Medical History Museum and Archive;

4. To provide funding to disadvantaged students wishing to undertake medical training but unable to do so due to financial hardship;

5. To provide financial assistance to projects and activities approved or promoted by AMA Tasmania designed to enhance provision of existing medical services;

6. To give financial support to persons and bodies providing emergency medical assistance in the case of declared natural disasters within Australia or overseas.
Incidental Support Services

7. To assist in the development and promotion of the doctors health advisory service;

8. Provide funds for medical research projects approved by AMA Tasmania;

9. To provide a coordinated medical advice service to other not-for-profit organisations or to any government or governmental body or authority;

10. To promote and to assist the training of doctors in Tasmania through the support of education programs, scholarships, fellowship and other initiatives with financial support and expertise.

The AMA Medical History Collection is safely housed at the former Eye Clinic building at St Johns Hospital, South Hobart . This will become available to the public in due course.

Also the AMATAS Foundation has supported the Doctors Health Advisory Service now know as the Peer Support Service with the State Office being the local point of contact.

In the past the Foundation supported Men’s Health Initiative (MISTA) it was a joint initiative between the AMATAS Foundation, RACT and the Pharmacy Society of Australia to raise the profile of Tasmanian men’s health issues.

The current office bearers are:

President / Chairman: TBA
Vice President / Vice Chairman: TBA
Elected Member: Dr Bryan Walpole
Elected Member: Dr Chris Middleton
Elected Member: Dr Phillip Thomson

Company Secretary is Mr Tony Steven.

For more information, read the AMATAS Foundation Constitution (172.8 kB pdf file)