EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM’S CONSENT

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

ResMed Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-08013, 333-88231, 333-115048 and 333-156065) on Form S-8 and the registration statements (Nos. 333-70500 and 333-100825) on Form S-3 of ResMed Inc. of our reports dated August 20, 2009, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of ResMed Inc. as of June 30, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2009, and the related financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2009, which reports appear in the June 30, 2009 annual report on Form 10-K of ResMed Inc.

/s/ KPMG LLP

San Diego, California

August 20, 2009