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Media Release

FAMILY LAW LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (SUPERANNUATION) BILL 2000

Public Hearings
13- 14 November 2000

On Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 November, in Canberra, the Senate Select Committee on Superannuation and Financial Services will be holding Public Hearings into the provisions of the Family Law Legislation Amendment (Superannuation) Bill 2000.

The Bill will amend the Family Law Act to provide for the division of superannuation interests on marriage breakdown.

The Committee will be taking evidence from industry representatives, service providers to industry, the Family Court of Australia and other interested parties. Representatives from government bodies, namely the Treasury, the Australian Taxation Office and the Attorney-Generals Department will also give evidence.

The program for the two days of Public Hearings is below (Monday 13 November) (Tuesday 14 November).

Contact:

For comment: Senator John Watson

Chair

 02 6277 3685 (Canberra) or
03 6331 4544 (Launceston, TAS)
For information: Sue Morton

Secretary

 02 6277 3458 or
0416278258
Internet access: http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee  
Email: super.sen@aph.gov.au  

7 November 2000

 

 

INQUIRY INTO FAMILY LAW LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (SUPERANNUATION ) BILL 2000

PROGRAM
PUBLIC HEARING
MONDAY 13 NOVEMBER

Venue: Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House, Canberra

9.00am

Attorney Generals Department
Mr Stephen Bourke, Assistant Secretary, Family Law Branch
Ms Deborah Turner, Principal Legal Officer

9.15am

Jacques Martin Industry Funds Administration
Ms Fiona Galbraith, Compliance Manager

10.00am

Australian Institute of Family Studies
Dr Grania Sheehan, Research Fellow
Professor John Dewar, Consultant

10.45am

MORNING TEA

11.00am

Law Council of Australia
Mr Garry Watts, Chairman, Family Law Section
Mr John Morgan, Member, Super Cttee
Mr Terry Brigden, Member, Super Cttee

11.45am

Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia
Dr Michaela Anderson, Director Policy and Research

12.30pm

Investment and Financial Services Association
Mr Dean Thomas, Chair Superannuation Working Group
Mr Richard Gilbert, Deputy CEO

1.15pm

LUNCH

2.15pm

CPA Australia/Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
Mr Brad Pragnell

3.00pm

Australian Council of Public Sector Retiree Organisations/Regular Defence Force Welfare Association
Mr Gordon Johnson, National President ACPSRO
Mr Harry Adams, National President, RDFWA
Mr John Paule, National Secretary ACPSRO/RDFWA

3.45pm

AFTERNOON TEA

4. 00pm

Clayton Utz
Mr Noel Davis

4.45pm

Institute of Actuaries of Australia
Ms Helen Martin, Vice President
Ms Jenifer Walton, Member
Ms Jane Ferguson, Director: Public Affairs

5.30 pm

CLOSE

 

 

INQUIRY INTO FAMILY LAW LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (SUPERANNUATION ) BILL 2000

PROGRAM
PUBLIC HEARING
TUESDAY 14 NOVEMBER

Venue: Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House, Canberra

8.30am

Lone Fathers Association
Mr Barry Williams, National President
Mr Jim Carter, Consultant

9.15am

William M Mercer
Mr Ray Stevens, Actuary
Ms Marie Sullivan, Solicitor

10.00am

National Network of Womens Legal Services
Ms Angela Lynch, National Law Reform Coordinator

10.45am

MORNING TEA

11.00am

Family Court of Australia
Chief Justice Alastair Nicholson

11.45am

Small Independent Superannuation Funds Association
Mr Graeme McDougall, Chief Executive Officer

12.30pm

LUNCH

1.30pm

Attorney Generals Department
Mr Stephen Bourke, Assistant Secretary, Family Law Branch
Ms Deborah Turner, Principal Legal Officer
Treasury
Mr Robert Patch
Australian Taxation Office
Mr Tony Regan, Assistant Commissioner
Mr Nigel Murray, Director, Superannuation

3.30pm

CLOSE

 

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