Public hearing - Canberra, 4 July 2005

Public hearing - Canberra, 4 July 2005

9.00am – 5.00pm 
Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
Canberra

9:00 – 10:00

The Richmond Fellowship of Australia (Submission 234)
Mr Wilf Rath, Chief Executive Officer, RF ACT & President RF Australia
Mr Fred Kong, Chief Executive Officer, RF NSW

Catholic Welfare Australia (Submission 302)
Fr Joe Caddy, Chairperson
Mr Frank Quinlan, Executive Director

10:00 – 10:45

ACT Government (Submission 165)
Dr Tony Sherbon, Chief Executive ACT Health
Mr Brian Jacobs, General Manager, Mental Health ACT
Ms Linda Trompf, Director, Mental Health Policy Unit

10:45 – 11:00

Morning Tea

11.00 – 11.40

Catholic Health Australia (Submission 276)
Mr Francis Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer

11:40 – 12:20

The Association for Australian Rural Nurses (AARN), Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses (ANZCMHN), Royal College of Nursing Australia (RCNA) (Submission 321)
Ms Wendy Armstrong, Executive Director, (AARN)
Ms Kim Ryan, Executive Officer, (ANZCMHN)
Ms Elizabeth Foley, Director, Policy, (RCNA)
Ms Donna Hodgson, Clinical Nurse Consultant and member of ANZCMHN and RCNA

12:20 – 1:20

Lunch

1:20 – 2:00

Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) (Submission 143)
Ms Christine Gee, Chair
Mr Michael Roff, Executive Director
Mr Paul Mackey, Director Policy and Research

2:00 – 2:40

Australian Health Insurance Association (AHIA) (Submission 292)
Mr Russell Schneider , Chief Executive Officer

2:40 – 3:00

Afternoon Tea

3:00 – 3:40

National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) (Submission 181)
Mrs Jenny May, Secretary of the Alliance
Mr Gordon Gregory, Executive Director
Ms Anita Phillips, Communications Manager
Ms Joan Lipscombe, Consultant

3:40 – 4:20

Australian Divisions of General Practice (ADGP) (Submission 308)
Dr Rob Waters, Chair
Ms Kate Carnell, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Leanne Wells, Manager, Policy and Development

4:20 – 5:00

Lifeline (Submission 329)
Ms Dawn Smith, Chief Executive Officer

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