Appendix 2 - Witnesses appearing at public hearings

Canberra, 26 November 2003

Department of the Environment and Heritage
Mr Jonathan Miller, Director, Threats and Threatened Species Section

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Mr Charles Willcocks, General Manager, Landcare and Sustainable Industries, Natural Resource management Business Unit

Cooperative Research Centre for Australian Weed Management
Dr Rachel McFadyen, Chief Executive Officer

Cooperative Research Centre for Pest Animal Control
Dr Tony Peacock, Chief Executive Officer

CSIRO Entomology
Dr Mark Lonsdale, Strategic Director Environment

WWF Australia.
Mr Andreas Glanznig, Biodiversity Policy Manager

Brisbane, 14 April 2004

Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy
Dr Anthony Pressland, General Manager, Catchment and Regional Planning
Mr Craig Walton, Senior Policy Officer (Ecology)

CRC for Australian Weed Management
Dr Rachel McFadyen, Chief Executive Officer

Department of the Environment and Heritage
Mr Con Boekel, Assistant Secretary, Parks Australia South Branch

Invasive Species Council Australia
Dr Barry Traill, President
Mr Tim Low, Councillor

Local Government Association of Queensland Inc.
Mr Steve Greenwood, Manager Environment and Planning
Mr Malcolm Petrie, Natural Resource Management Project Coordinator

AgForce Queensland
Mr John Stewart, AM, Vice President, AgForce Cattle
Mr Will Banks, Director, Sheep and Wool Policy

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Mr Jon Day, Acting Executive Director
Mr Gregor Manson, Executive Director

Canberra, 18 June 2004

CSIRO
Dr Joanne Daly, Chief, Entomology
Dr Mark Lonsdale, Assistant Chief, Entomology
Dr Louise Morin, Senior Research Scientist, Entomology
Dr Alex Hyatt, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Livestock Industries
Dr Tony Robinson, Senior Scientist, Sustainable Ecosystems

Pest Animal Control Cooperative Research Centre
Dr Tony Peacock, Chief Executive Officer

WWF Australia
Mr Andreas Glanznig, Biodiversity Policy Manager

Plant Health Australia
Mr Neil Fisher, Chief Executive Officer
Dr Ryan Wilson, Project Officer

Australian Veterinary Association
Dr Michael Bond, Assistant Veterinary Director
Dr Kevin Doyle, Veterinary Director

Cattle Council of Australia
Mr Michael Hartmann, Deputy Director
Mr Robert Pietsch, President, AgForce Sheep and Wool and Member Cattle Council of Australia

Department of Environment and Heritage
Dr Rhondda Dickson, Assistant Secretary, Natural Resource Management Policy Branch
Mr Jonathan Miller, Director, Threat Abatement and Threatened Species
Mr Stewart Noble, Director, Vegetation Management Policy

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Mr Bernard Wonder, Deputy Secretary
Mr Charles Willcocks, General Manager, Landcare and Sustainable Industries
Mr Simon Veitch, Manager, Sustainable Industries
Dr Mary Bomford, Principal Scientist, Bureau of Rural Sciences
Dr Brian Stynes, General Manager of Plant Biosecurity, Biosecurity Australia
Mr Bill Magee, Senior Manager of Plant Biosecurity, Biosecurity Australia
Mr Simon Murnane, Director, Policy and Governance Section, Natural Resource Management Team

Adelaide, 28 June 2004

Animal and Plant Control Commission, South Australian Government
Mr Roger Wickes, Presiding Officer
Mr Mark Ramsey, Executive Officer

Nursery and Garden Industry Australia
Mr Geoffrey Fuller, Chief Executive Officer, NGI South Australia Inc.
Ms Edda Keskula, Nursery Industry Development Officer, NGI South Australia Inc.

CSIRO Marine Research
Dr Nicholas Bax, Senior Research Scientist

Marine and Coastal Community Network
Mr Tim Allen, National Coordinator

Weed Management Society of South Australia Inc.
Mr Neville Crossman, President
Mr Noel Richards, Treasurer
Mr Ed McAlister, CEO Royal Zoological Society of Adelaide and Board Member Pest Animal Control CRC

Nature Conservation Society of South Australia
Ms Anthelia Bond, Threatened Plant Action Group Coordinator
Mr Matthew Turner, Scientific Officer
Mr Peter Tucker, Committee Member
Dr Andrew Black, Committee Member