Senate Committees

Time

Witness

9.10 am

Commonwealth Government (Submission 61)
Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
Mr Brendan Morling, Head, Energy Division
Mr Geoff Whelan, Manager, Retail Policy Team, Energy Division
Mr David de Jongh, Assistant Manager, Retail Policy Team, Energy Division
Mr Alan Hopkins, Assistant Manager, Demand Side Policy Team, Energy Division
Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Mr Brad Archer, First Assistant Secretary, Energy Markets and Policy Coordination Division
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Ms Andrea Wallace-Green, Section Manager, Climate Change Household Assistance Section, Seniors and Means Test Branch (via teleconference)

10.10 am

Morning tea

10.20 am

Australian Energy Market Commission (Submission 28)
Mr John Pierce, Chairman
Dr Brian Spalding, Commissioner
Mr Paul Smith, Acting Chief Executive

11.00 am

Energy Retailers Association of Australia(Submission 29)
Mr Cameron O'Reilly, Chief Executive Officer

11.40 am

Panel:
Dr Ian MacGill, Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets, UNSW (No Submission)
Institute for Sustainable Futures (No Submission)
Professor Stuart White, Director

12.20 pm

Lunch

1.30 pm

Grid Australia (Submission 51)
Mr Peter McIntyre, Chairman

2.10 pm

Australian Industry Group (No Submission)
Dr Peter Burn, Director, Public Policy
Mr Tennant Reed, Principal National Adviser, Public Policy

3.10 pm

Afternoon tea

3.20 pm

Total Environment Centre (Submission 72)
Mr Jeff Angel, Executive Director
Dr Mark Byrne, Energy Market Advocate

4.00 pm

Panel:
Choice (Submission 73)
Mr Matt Levey, Head of Campaigns
Ms Katrina Lee, Strategic Policy Advisor
Public Interest Advocacy Centre (Submission 60)
Ms Carolyn Hodge, Senior Policy Officer, Energy and Water Consumers' Advocacy Program
Mr Oliver Derum, Policy Officer, Energy and Water Consumers' Advocacy Program

5.00 pm

Adjournment