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