Rev Dr Joseph Parkinson was ordained for the Archdiocese of Perth in 1981. He has postgraduate qualifications in Moral Theology from the Alphonsian Academy in Rome (STL) and The University of Notre Dame Australia (PhD). Rev Dr Parkinson is a director of LJ Goody Bioethics Centre in Perth and concurrent appointments include director of Catholic Health Australia; Honorary Fellow of Australian Catholic University; member of WA Department of Health Reproductive Technology Council; Clinical Ethics Consultancy, Perth Children’s Hospital; and St John of God Health Care, Human Research and Clinical Ethics Committees