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Media Release

MATTERS RELATING TO SUPERANNUATION AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

Public Hearing
9 June 2000

The Senate Select Committee on Superannuation and Financial Services will be holding a Public Hearing in Melbourne on matters relating to superannuation and financial services. The Committee is inquiring into:

prudential supervision and consumer protection for superannuation, banking and financial services;
the opportunities and constraints for Australia to become a centre for the provision of global financial services; and
enforcement of the Superannuation Guarantee Charge.

This hearing will concentrate on issues relating to (a) and (b). The program for the Committee’s hearing is attached. The venue for the hearing is as follows:

Monash Conference Centre, Level 7, 30 Collins Street, Melbourne

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 June 2000

INQUIRY INTO MATTERS RELATING TO SUPERANNUATION AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

PROGRAM
PUBLIC HEARING - MELBOURNE
FRIDAY 9 JUNE 2000

Venue: Monash Conference Centre, Level 7, 30 Collins Street, Melbourne

9.00 am	Superannuation Complaints Tribunal Mr Graham McDonald, Chairperson Ms Nicole Cullen, Deputy Chairperson Ms Margaret McDonald, Director
9.30 am	Osborne Associates Mr Bradley Treadwell, Managing Director
10.15 am	Insurance Council of Australia Ltd Mr Philip Maguire, Deputy Chief Executive, ICA Ms Joan Fitzpatrick, Chief Executive, Australian Insurance Institute Mr Vince McLenaghan, General Manager, Asia Pacific Operations, QBE
11.00 am	Morning Tea
11.15 am	Reserve Bank of Australia Mr Ric Battellino, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) Mr Bob Rankin, Head of International
12.00 pm	Finance and Treasury Association Mr David Michell
12.30 pm	Lunch
1.30 pm	Australian Banking Industry Ombudsman Mr Colin Neave
2.15 pm	J B Were & Son Mr Terry Campbell, Executive Chairman Ms Lisa Gay, Principal General Counsel
3.00 pm	Afternoon Tea
3.15 pm	Australian Securities and Investment Commission Mr Alan Cameron, Chairman Mr David Knott, Deputy Chairman Ms Jillian Segal, Commissioner Mr Shane Tregillis, National Director Regulation Ms Delia Rickard, Director, Office of Consumer Protection Mr Peter Kell, Director, Office of Consumer Protection
4.15 pm	Australian Accounting Standards Board Mr Keith Alfredson, Chairman
5.00 pm	Close