Senate Committees

Public hearing - Canberra, Friday 11 May 2012

Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
Canberra

9.00 am - 4.30 pm

Time Witness

9.00am-10.00am

Dick Smith Foods - Mr Dick Smith

10.00am-10.15am

Morning tea

10:15am-11:30am

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Mr Allen Grant, First Assistant Secretary, Agricultural Productivity Division
Mr Jeremy Cook, Acting Assistant Secretary, Food Branch Agricultural Productivity Division
Dr Jammie Penm, Assistant Secretary, Agricultural Commodities and Trade
Ms Patricia Gleeson, Senior Economist, Agricultural Commodities and Trade Branch, ABARES
Dr Colin Grant, First Assistant Secretary, Plant Biosecurity
Mr Greg Read, First Assistant Secretary, Biosecurity Food Division
Mr Mark Phythian, Director, Imported Food Program

11:30am-12:15pm

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Representatives to be confirmed

12.15pm-1.00pm

Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
Mr Russell Dean, Manager, Food Industry Policy
Ms Ann Bray, General Manager, Food and Chemicals Branch
Dr Russell Edwards, General Manager Clean Technology Investment AusIndustry      
Ms Julia Freeman, Manager, Competion, Industry and Small Business Policy Division
Ms Lyndall Milward-Bason, Manager Customs Policy Section, Trade &International Branch
Mr Shyam Kumaran, Laboratory Operations Manager, Analytical Services Branch
Mr Paul Trotman, General Manager, Trade and International Branch
Ms Jane Urquhart, General manager, Business Improvement Branch, Enterprise Connect Division

1.00pm-2.00pm

Lunch

2.00pm-2:45pm

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Christopher Langman, First Assistant Secretary, Trade and Economic Policy Division

2:45pm-3:30pm

SA Horticultural Services and Summerfruit
Mr Trevor Ranford, Consultant

3:30pm-3:45pm

Afternoon tea

3:45pm-4:30pm

TBC

For further information, contact:

Senior Clerk's Office
Department of the Senate
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: (02) 6277 3555
Fax: (02) 6277 3899
Email: seniorclerk.committees.sen@aph.gov.au

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