Appendix 3
Witnesses who appeared before the committee[1]
Tuesday, 18 February 2014 – Canberra
Department of Education
Mr Tony Cook,
Associate Secretary, Early Childhood, Schools and Youth
Mr Martin Hehir, Deputy Secretary, Schools and Youth
Thursday, 13 March 2014 – Sydney
Commonwealth Department of Education
Mr Tony Crook,
Associate Secretary, Early Childhood, Schools and Youth
Mr Martin Hehir,
Deputy Secretary, Schools and Youth
National Catholic Education Commission
Mr Ross Fox,
Executive Director
Dr Brian Croke,
Executive Director, Catholic Education Commission New South Wales
Mr Stephen Elder,
Executive Director, Catholic Education Commission Victoria
Independent Schools Council of Australia
Mr Bill Daniels, Executive Director
Australian Education Union
Mr Angelo
Gavrielatos, Federal President
Ms Jenni Devereaux,
Federal Research Officer
Independent Education Union of Australia
Mr Richard
Shearman, Federal President
Mr Chris Watt,
Federal Secretary
Australian Council of State School Organisations
Mr Peter Garrigan,
President
Mrs Judith Bundy,
Senior Vice President
Tuesday, 1 April 2014 – Brisbane
Queensland Teachers' Union
Mr Kevin Bates,
President, and President, Australian Education Union (Queensland Branch)
Ms Kim Roy, Acting
Research Officer
Christian
Education Ministries
Dr Terry
Harding, General Manager, Schools Department
Queensland Association of State School Principles
Mr Michael Fay, President
Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia
Associate Professor Karen Noble, President
Autism Spectrum Australia and Autism Queensland
Dr Trevor Clark,
Director, Education and Senior ASD Research Consultant (Aspect)
Ms Penelope
Beeston, Chief Executive Officer, Autism Queensland Limited
Individual Teachers and Parents session
Ms Rebecca McGuren,
Principal, Darra State School
Mr Andrew Thompson,
Principal, Ipswich West Special School
Mr Llewellyn Paulger, Principal, Redbank Plains State High
School
Thursday, 3 April 2014 – Melbourne
School for Travelling Show Children
Ms Catherine Fullerton, Executive
Teacher and School Board Member
Independent Schools Victoria
Ms Michelle Green,
Chief Executive
Mr Nigel Bartlett,
Manager, Funding and Accountability
Mr Mathew Ryan,
Consulting Economist
Australian Education Union (Victorian Branch)
Ms Meredith Peace,
President
Mr Justin Mullaly,
Deputy President
Mr Justin Bowd,
Research Officer
Australian Council of TESOL Associations
Mr Mark Melican,
President Vic TESOL
Ms Mairead Hannan,
Treasurer, VicTESOL
Parents Victoria Inc
Ms McHardy,
Executive Officer
Ms Leanne McCurdy,
Administration Officer
Dr David Zyngier, Private capacity
Individual Teachers and Parents session
Mr David Adamson,
Principal, Essendon Keilor College
Mrs Jill Healey,
Executive Principal, Flinders Christian Community College'
Ms Karen Money,
Principal, William Ruthven Secondary College
Dr James Thyer, Private capacity
Friday, 4 April 2014 – Hobart
Northern Terrritory Department of Education
Mr Ken Davies, Chief Executive
Tasmanian Catholic Education Commission
Mr Greg McNamara, Chairman
Dr Patricia
Hindmarsh, Director
Mr John Hills, Head
of Corporate Services
Mrs Anne Rybak,
Finance Manager
Australian Education Union (Tasmanian Branch)
Mr Terry Polglase, President
Tasmanian Association of State School Organisations
Mrs Jenny Eddington, President
Australian Parents Council
Ms Caz Bosch,
President
Mr Ian Dalton,
Executive Director
Independent Schools Tasmania
Mr Tony Crehan, Executive Director
Individual Parents and Teachers Session
Ms Rachel
Graham-Hilder, Private capacity
Mr Warwick Dean, Principal
Tuesday, 29 April 2014 – Perth
Catholic Education Office of Western Australia
Dr Tim McDonald,
Executive Director
Mr Gerry Doyle,
Director, Finance Planning and School Resources
Mr Edward Simons,
Director, Governance and Administration
Mr Reuben Norris,
Team Leader, Resources
State School Teachers' Union of Western Australia
Mr Lincoln Rose,
Senior Vice President
Ms Samantha
Schofield, Vice President
Australian Secondary Principals' Association
Mr Rob Nairn, Executive Director
Individual Principals, Teachers and Parents
Mr Wayne Bull,
Principal, La Salle College
Mr David Cameron,
Principal, Quintilian School
Mrs Shelley Hill,
Parents and Friends Federation of Western Australia
Mrs Tanya Turner, Private capacity
Wednesday, 30 April 2014 – Adelaide
Novita Children's Services
Mr Glenn
Rappensberg, Chief Executive
Ms Julie Astley,
Director Operations (Client Services)
Department for Education and Child Development, South
Australia
Mr Tony Harrison,
Chief Executive
Ms Julieann
Riedstra, Deputy Chief Executive, Resources
Mr Ben Temperly,
Executive Director, Office for Strategy and Performance
Mr Chris Bernardi,
Chief Financial Officer
Mr Mark Witham,
Director, Research and Evaluation
Association of Independent Schools of South Australia
Mrs Carolyn
Grantskalns, Chief Executive
Mr Roger Anderson,
Deputy Chief Executive
Dr Bronwyn Donaghey, Senior Policy
Adviser
Wednesday, 30 April 2014 – Adelaide
South Australia Branch of the Australian Education Union
Ms Jan Murphy, Vice
President
Mr Michael Williss, Research Officer
Thursday, 1 May 2014 – Sydney
Diocese of Broken Bay
Mr Peter Hamill, Director of Schools,
Catholic Schools Office
Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle
Mr Ray Collins, Director of Schools,
Catholic Schools Office
Catholic Education Office Wollongong
Mr Peter Turner, Director of Schools
Mr David Gillespie, Private capacity
New South Wales Teachers Federation
Mr Maurie Mulheron, President
Catholic School Parents Australia
Mr Anthony O'Byrne,
Chair
Ms Danielle Cronin,
Deputy Chairperson
Mr Chris Bonnor, Private capacity
Children with Disability Australia
Ms Stephanie Gotlib, Executive
Officer
Australian Primary Principals Association
Mr Norm Hart,
President
Mr Michael Nuttall,
Executive Officer
Professor Henry Ergas, Private capacity
Friday, 16 May 2014 – Canberra
Dr Ken Boston AO, Private capacity
Australian Association of Christian Schools
Mr Martin Hanscamp,
Executive Officer
Mrs Lynne Doneley, AACS Council
Member
Office of Victorian
Auditor-General
Mr John Doyle,
Victorian Auditor-General
Mr Kristopher Waring, Sector Director
Christian Schools Australia
Mr Stephen O'Doherty, Chief Executive
Officer
Department of Education, Tasmania
Mr Colin Pettit, Secretary
Commonwealth Department of Education
Mr Tony Cook,
Associate Secretary, Early Childhood, Schools and Youth
Mr Martin Hehir, Deputy Secretary, Schools and Youth
Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority
Mr Robert Randall, Chief Executive
Officer
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