Appendix 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the committee at public hearings

Monday, 25 March 2002 - Canberra

Tuesday, 26 March 2002 - Canberra

Thursday, 4 April 2002 - Canberra

Commander Norman Banks,
Commanding Officer, HMAS Adelaide, Royal Australian Navy
Rear Admiral Chris Ritchie, Commander Australian Theatre,
Royal Australian Navy
Brigadier Mike Silverstone, Commander Northern Command,
Royal Australian Navy
Rear Admiral Geoffrey Smith, Maritime Commander,
Royal Australian Navy

Friday, 5 April 2002 - Canberra

Thursday, 11 April 2002 - Canberra

Friday, 12 April 2002 - Canberra

Tuesday, 16 April 2002 - Canberra

Mr William Farmer, Secretary,
Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Ms Jane Halton, Former Chair, People Smuggling Taskforce, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Mr Robert Illingworth, Assistant Secretary, Onshore Protection,
Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Mr Edward Killesteyn, Deputy Secretary,
Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Mr Vincent McMahon, First Assistant Secretary,
Offshore Centre Management and Infrastructure Division,
Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Mr Desmond Storer, First Assistant Secretary, Parliamentary and Legal Division,
Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

Wednesday, 17 April 2002 - Canberra

Mr Tim Bloomfield, Director of Media Liaison, Department of Defence
Commander Piers Chatterton, Director of Operations – Navy, Royal Australian Navy
Colonel Stephen Day, Deputy Commandant, Australian Defence Force Academy
Group Captain Gregory Evans, Chief of Staff to Chief of Defence Force,
Department of Defence
Air Marshal Allan (Angus) Houston, Chief of Air Force, Royal Australian Airforce
Mr Brian Humphreys, Director General, Communication Strategies,
Department of Defence
Ms Jennifer McKenry, Head, Public Affairs and Corporate Communication,
Department of Defence
Mr Andrew Stackpool, Public Affairs Officer, Directorate of Media Liaison,
Public Affairs and Corporate Communications, Department of Defence

Thursday, 18 April 2002 - Canberra

Ms Jennifer Bryant, Assistant Secretary, Education and Immigration Branch,
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Vice Admiral (Retired) Sir Richard Peek
Mr Andrew Podger, Public Service Commissioner,
Public Service and Merit Protection Commission
Associate Professor Hugh Smith, School of Politics,
Australian Defence Force Academy
Ms Anne-Maree Tiernan, Senior Research Assistant, School of Politics,
Griffith University
Dr John Uhr, Senior Fellow, Political Science Program,
Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University
Professor Patrick Weller, Deputy Director,
Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance,
Griffith University

Wednesday, 1 May 2002 - Canberra

Mr Geoffrey Barker, Journalist, Australian Financial Review
Mr Clive Davidson, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Mr Graeme Dobell, Foreign Affairs and Defence Correspondent, Radio Australia
Mr James Ensor, Director, Public Policy, Oxfam Community Aid Abroad
Ms Susan Harris, National Refugee Team, Amnesty International Australia
Mr John Hodges, Chairman, Immigration Detention Advisory Group
c/- Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Mr Tony Kevin, Private Capacity
Mr Ian McPhedran, Bureau Chief, News Ltd
Ms Annmaree O’Keeffe, Deputy Director General, Pacific Contracts and Corporate Policy, AusAID
Dr John Pace, Expert, Amnesty International Australia
Dr Geoff Raby, First Assistant Secretary, International Organisations and Legal Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Mr Malcolm Reid, Manager, Advocacy, Oxfam Community Aid Abroad
Mr Charles Tapp, Deputy Director General, PNG and Global Programs, AusAID
Dr Graham Thom, Refugee Coordinator, Amnesty International Australia
Mr James Wise, First Assistant Secretary, South Pacific, Africa and Middle East Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Thursday, 2 May 2002 - Canberra

Commander Stefan King, Deputy Director, Capability Resourcing, Navy Capability,
Performance and Plans Branch, Navy Headquarters, Department of Defence
Ms Harinder Sidhu, Senior Adviser, Defence, Intelligence and Security Branch, International Division, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Wednesday, 22 May 2002 – Canberra

Rear Admiral Marcus Bonser, Director General, Coastwatch,
Australian Customs Service
Ms Katrina Edwards, Former First Assistant Secretary, Social Policy Division,
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Mr Michael James O’Connor, Executive Director, Australia Defence Association
Group Captain Steven Walker, Director of Joint Operations, Strategic Command Division, Department of Defence

Thursday, 13 June 2002 – Canberra

Dr Brendon Hammer, Former Assistant Secretary, Defence, Intelligence and Security Branch,
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Ms Harinder Sidhu, Senior Adviser, Defence, Intelligence and Security Branch,
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Thursday, 11 July 2002 – Canberra

Mr Clive Davidson, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Colonel Patrick Gallagher, Commander, Australian Theatre Joint Intelligence Centre
Commissioner Michael Keelty, Commissioner, Australian Federal Police
Mr Edward Killesteyn, Deputy Secretary, Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Federal Agent Brendon McDevitt, General Manager, National,
Australian Federal Police
Mr Vincent McMahon, Acting Deputy Secretary, Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Ms Nelly Siegmund, Assistant Secretary, Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

Tuesday, 30 July 2002

Air Commodore Phillip Byrne, Commander, Maritime Patrol Group,
Royal Australian Airforce
Ms Jane Halton, Former Chair, People Smuggling Taskforce,
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet