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Appendix 2 - Hearings and witnesses

Monday, 14 November 2005

  • Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
    Mr Finn Pratt, Deputy Secretary
    Mr James Smythe, Chief Counsel, Workplace Relations Legal Group
    Mr Les Andrews, Acting Assistant Secretary, Wages and Conditions Policy Branch
    Mr David Bohn, Assistant Secretary, Legislation Reform Branch
    Mr Peter Cully, Assistant Secretary, Legislation Reform Branch, Workplace Relations Legal Group
    Mr David De Silva, Assistant Secretary, Legislation Policy Branch
    Mr John Kovacic, Group Manager, Workplace Relations Policy Group
    Ms Louise McDonough, Assistant Secretary, Wages and Conditions Policy Branch
    Ms Dianne Merryfull, Assistant Secretary, Legislation Reform Branch
  • States and Territories Ministers
    Hon Thomas Barton MLA, Minister for Employment, Training and Industrial Relations, Queensland Government
    Dr Chris Burns MLA, Ministger for Public Employent, Northern Territory Government
    Hon John Della Bosca MLC, Minister for Industrial Relations, New South Wales Government
    Ms Katy Gallagher MLA, Minister for Industrial Relations, Australia Capital Territory Government
    Hon Rob Hulls MLA, Minister for Industrial Relations, Victorian Government
    Mr Anthony McRae MLA, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry, Western Australian Government (representing the Minister for Consumer and Employment Protection)
    Ms Lin Thorp, Member of the Legislative Council, Tasmanian Government (representing the Minister for Industrial Relations)
    Hon Michael Wright MHA, Minister for Industrial Relations, South Australia
  • Australian Industry Group
    Ms Heather Ridout, Chief Exective
    Mr Stephen Smith, Director, National Industrial Relations
    Mr Ron Baragry, Legal Counsel, Workplace Relations
  • Enerprise Initiatives
    Mr Rob Thompson, Founding Director
  • Uniting Church in Australia
    Reverend Dr Rodney Drayton, President, National Assembly
    Reverend Dr Ann Wansbrough, Senior Policy Analyst, UnitingCare, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory

Tuesday, 15 November 2005

  • Restaurant and Catering Australia
    Mr John Hart, Chief Executive Officer
  • Housing Industry Association
    Mr Scott Lambert, Executive Director, Industrial Relations and Legal Services
    Ms Elisabeth Greenwood, Assistant Director, Business Tax and Legal
    Ms Marie Brown, Assistant Director Industrial Relations and Legal Services
  • Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia
    Mr Geoff Fary, Acting Chief Executive, Industrial Relations
    Mr Eric Edwards, Workplace representative, CASA
    Mr Russell Noud, Director
  • National Farmers Federation
    Mr Peter Corish, President
    Mrs Denita Wawn, Workplace Relations Manager and Industrial Advocate
  • Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    Mr Peter Hendy, Chief Executive
    Mr Scott Barklamb, Assistant Director, Workplace Relations
    Mr Chris Harris, Senior Adviser, Workplace Relations
  • Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce
    Ms Leyla Yilmaz, Manager, Industrial and Employee Relations
  • Finance Sector Union
    Mr Paul Schroder, National Secretary
    Mr Rod Masson, National Campaign Officer
    Ms Ingrid Geli, Union Representative
    Mr Andrew Casidy, General Secretary, Finsec
  • Australian Services Union
    Ms Linda White, Assistant National Secretary
    Ms Vivien Voss, NSW Services Branch
    Mr Neville Pearson, Member
    Mr Ben Kruse, Manager, Legal and Industrial, United Services Union
    Ms Tanya Barton, Delegate, United Services Union

Wednesday, 16 November 2005

  • Australian Council of Trade Unions
    Ms Sharan Burrow, President
    Ms Cath Bowtell, Industrial Officer
  • Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (SDA)
    Mr Joe de Bruyn, National-Treasurer Secretary
    Mr John Ryan, National Industrial Officer
    Ms Nicole Kim
  • ACROD
    Dr Ken Baker, Chief Executive
  • Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
    Mr Robert Altamore, Vice President
    Ms Collette O’Neill, National Policy Officer
  • Job Futures
    Ms Sheridan Dudley, Chief Executive
  • Australian Nursing Federation
    Ms Coral Levett, Federal President
    Mr Nicholas Blake, Federal Industrial Officer
    Ms Clare McGinness, Victorian Branch President
    Ms Katrina Milbourne, Member
  • COSBOA
    Mr Tony Stephen, Chief Executive Officer
    Mr Bob Stanton, Chair
  • Small Business Union
    Mr Graeme Haycroft, General Secretary
  • FairWear
    Ms Debbie Carstens, Chairperson, NSW
    Ms Annie Delaney, Campaign Co-ordinator, Vic
    Ms Bich Thuy Pham, Vietnamese Community Worker and Interpreter
    Ms Hui Juan Liu, Chinese Interpreter
    Ms Lillian Nguyen, Member
    Ms Helena Chong, Member
    Ms Kathryn Fawcett, Member FairWear and National Industrial Officer, Textile Clothing and Footwear Union

Thursday, 17 November 2005

  • Australian Workers Union
    Mr Bill Ludwig, National President
    Mr Bill Shorten, National Secretary
    Mr Andew Herbert, Legal Adviser
  • Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
    Ms Pru Goward, Sex Discrimination Commissioner
    Ms Sally Moyle, Director, Sex Discrimination Unit
    Ms Jo Tilly, Senior Policy Officer, Sex Discrimination Unit
    Mr Jonathon Hunyor, Senior Legal Officer
  • Transport Workers Union
    Mr John Allan, Federal Secretary
    Mr Linton Duffin, Federal Legal Officer
    Mr Mark Crosdale, Newcastle and Northern Sub-branch Secretary
  • Professor David Peetz, Head, Department of Industrial Relations, Griffith University
  • Dr Barbara Pocock, Queen Elizabeth II Research Fellow, University of Adelaide
  • Professor Andrew Stewart, School of Law, Flinders University
  • Ms Robyn May, Research Fellow, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
  • Australian Catholic Commission on Employment Relations
    Mr John Ryan, Executive Officer
    Mr Michael McDonald, Acting Chair
  • Master Builders Association of Australia
    Mr Wilhelm Harnisch, Chief Executive Officer
    Mr Richard Calver, National Director, Industrial Relations and Legal Counsel
  • Recruitment and Consulting Services Association
    Mr Charles Cameron, Policy Adviser
    Mr Chris Burrell, Member, Workplace Relations Committee

Friday, 18 November 2005

  • Australian Mining and Metals Association
    Mr Christopher Platt, National Industry Manager
  • University of Melbourne Law School
    Dr Sean Cooney, Senior Lecturer
    Ms Anna Chapman, Senior Lecturer
    Dr Jill Murray, School of Law and Management, La Trobe University
    Mr Glenn Patmore, Law School, University of Melbourne
  • Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
    Mr Finn Pratt, Deputy Secretary, Workplace Relations
    Mr James Smythe, Chief Counsel, Workplace Relations Legal Group
    Mr John Kovacic, Group Manager, Workplace Relations Policy Group
    Ms Natalie James, Assistant Secretary, Legislation Reform Branch
    Mr David Bohn, Assistant Secretary, Legislation Reform Branch
    Ms Diane Merryfull, Assistant Secretary, Legislation Reform Branch
    Mr Peter Cully, Assistant Secretary, Legislation Reform Branch
    Mr David De Silva, Assistant Secretary, Legislation Policy Branch
    Ms Louise McDonough, Assistant Secretary, Workplace Relations Policy Group
    Mr Les Andrews, Acting Assistant Secretary, Wages and Conditions Policy Branch, Workplace Relations Policy Group
    Ms Lucy Keogh, Director, Legislation Reform Branch, Workplace Relations Legal Group
    Ms Liesl Centenera, Director, Legislation Reform Branch, Workplace Relations Legal Group

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