B. Public hearings
Wednesday 26 June 2024
Committee Room 1R2, Parliament House, Canberra
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
- Ms Danica Yanchenko, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Employment Conditions
- Mr Henry Jones, Assistant Secretary, Workplace Relations Strategy Branch
- Mr Stuart Kerr, Assistant Secretary, Workplace Relations, Legal
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
- Mr Anthony Murfett, Head of Division, Technology and Digital
- Mr Daniel Quinn, General Manager, AI Policy Branch
Wednesday 3 July 2024
Committee Room 1R2, Parliament House, Canberra
University of Melbourne
- Professor Jeff Borland, Truby Williams Professor of Economics
Macquarie University
- Professor Deborah Richards, School of Computing, Faculty of Science and Engineering
University of New South Wales
- Professor Toby Walsh, Laureate Fellow and Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Department of Computer Science
Swinburne University of Technology
- Professor Beth Webster, School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship
Friday 12 July 2024
Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House, Canberra
Digital Transformation Agency
- Mr Ben Leech, Branch Manager, Digital Prioritisation and Planning
- Ms Lauren Mills, Branch Manager, Artificial Intelligence
Safe Work Australia
- Ms Katherine Taylor, Director, Psychosocial Policy
- Ms Marie Boland, Chief Executive Officer
- Ms Sinead McHugh, Acting Branch Manager, Work Health and Safety Framework and Workers Compensation Policy
Friday 19 July 2024
Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House, Canberra
Business Council of Australia
- Mr Bran Black, Chief Executive
- Ms Kat Eather, General Council
Finance Sector Union of Australia
- Ms Nicole McPherson, National Assistant Secretary
- Mr Alex Cousner, Campaign Manager
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Ms Jennifer Low, Director, Health, Safety, Resilience and Digital Policy
- Ms Jessica Tinsley, General Counsel and Director, Workplace Relations
- Mr Ross Creelman, Senior Adviser, Digital and Cyber Policy
Friday 26 July 2024
Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House, Canberra
Associate Professor Alysia Blackham
Work Futures Halmark Research Initiative, The University of Melbourne
- Professor Leah Ruppanner, Founding Director
- Dr Marc Cheong, Senior Lecturer, Information Systems
University of NSW - University of Technology Sydney Trustworthy Digital Society
- Dr Asif Gill, Professor and Head of Discipline Software Engineering
- Dr Bhuva Narayan, Associate Professor
- Dr Antonette Shibani, Senior Lecturer
Friday 9 August 2024
Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House, Canberra
Australian Services Union
- Mr Robert Potter, National Secretary
Centre for Work, The Australia Institute
- Dr Fiona MacDonald, Acting Director
- Dr Lisa Heap, Senior Researcher
Australian Council of Trade Unions
- Mr Joseph Mitchell, Assistant Secretary
- Dr Liam Byrne, Project Coordinator, Future Work and Unionism
- Mr Jack Boutros, Campaign Lead, Transport Workers Union
- Mr Utsav Bhattarai, Transport Gig Worker
- Mr Benjamin Fairless, Transport Gig Worker
Monday 2 September 2024
Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament of Victoria, Spring Street, Melbourne
Victorian Trades Hall Council
- Ms Danae Bosler, Assistant Secretary
- Mr Oscar Kaspi-Crutchett, Researcher, Politics
Community and Public Sector Union
- Mr Matthew Harrison, Deputy National President
- Mr Steven McGibbony, Section Secretary, Bureau of Meteorology
- Emma White, Section Secretary, Services Australia
Shop, Distributive, and Allied Employees Association
- Mr Bernie Smith, NSW Branch Secretary and Treasurer
- Dr Nick Dyrenfurth, Executive Director John Curtin Research Centre
- Ms Anushka Anushka, Team Member, Coles Customer Fulfilment Centre
- Ms Sally Maartensz, Team Member
United Workers Union
- Ms Lauren Kelly, Research and Policy
Future Skills Organisation
- Mr Patrick Kidd, OBE, OAM, Chief Executive Officer
- Ms Alison Wall, Chief of Staff
- Mr Ronald Jackson, Policy, Government and Industry Insights Lead
Centre for Future Work, The Australia Institute
- Dr Fiona MacDonald, Policy Director
- Dr Lisa Heap, Senior Researcher
Academic Roundtable
- Dr Kobi Leins
- Dr Mohammad Mehdi Rajaeian
- Dr Natalie Sheard
- Dr Emmanuelle Walkowiak
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
- Ms Julie Reeves, Strategic Lead
- Mr Damien Hurrell, Branch Councillor and Job Representative
- Mr Simon Mitchell, Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union and Councillor, Queensland Branch
Wednesday 11 September 2024
Committee Room 1R2, Parliament House, Canberra
University of Melbourne
- Professor Jeff Borland, Truby Williams Professor of Economics
- Professor Beth Webster, Director, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research
Friday 20 September 2024
Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House, Canberra
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
- Mr Henry Jones, Assistant Secretary, Workplace Relations Strategy Branch
- Mr Stuart Kerr, Assistant Secretary and Senior Executive Lawyer, Bargaining and Coverage Branch
- Ms Rachel McVicar, Acting Assistant Secretary, Workplace Relations Consultation Branch
- Mr Timothy Kariotis, Assistant Director
Safe Work Australia
- Ms Katherine Taylor, Acting Branch Manager, Work Health and Safety Framework and Workers Compensation Policy Branch
- Ms Sinead McHugh, Director, Work Health and Safety Framework
Friday 4 October 2024
Committee Room 1R2, Parliament House, Canberra
Attorney-General's Department
- Ms Celeste Moran, First Assistant Secretary, Integrity Frameworks
- Ms Virginia Jay, Acting Assistant Secretary, Privacy Reform Taskforce
InnovateGPT Group
- Mr Rupert Walsh, Chief Technology Officer
Digital Transformation Agency
- Mr Ramsey Beydoun, Branch Manager, AI Technical Standards
- Mr Ben Leech, Branch Manager, Digital Capability Planning
Friday 1 November 2024
Committee Room 1R3, Parliament House, Canberra
Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance
- Ms Sophie Parker, Federal Vice President, Entertainment Crew and Sport
- Mr Matt Byrne, Political Lead
- Mr Thomas Burt, Member and Voice Actor
Screen Australia
- Ms Grainne Brunsdon, Chief Executive Officer