C. Hearings and witnesses

C. Hearings and witnesses

Monday 28 October 2024 - Melbourne

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

  • Dr Elizabeth Moore, President

Alcohol and Drug Foundation

  • Dr Erin Lalor, Chief Executive Officer
  • Ms Chloe Bernard, Senior Policy Officer
  • Mr Robert Taylor, Manager, Policy and Engagement

The Youth Support and Advocacy Service (YSAS)

  • Mr Andrew Bruun, Chief Executive Officer
  • Mr Dominic (Dom) Ennis, General Manager, Quality and Service Development

EACH - Reconnexion

  • Dr Andrew Mau, National Practice Lead General Practice
  • Dr Erin Oldenhof, Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Counsellor and Research and Innovation Lead
  • Mr James Szeto, Team Leader
  • Mr Nicholas Teo, Program Director, Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs

Australian College of Nurse Practitioners

  • Adjunct Associate Professor Leanne Boase, Chief Executive Officer

Tuesday 29 October 2024 - Melbourne

Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University

  • Professor Emmanuel Kuntsche, Director
  • Professor Robin Room

Turning Point, Eastern Health and the Monash Addiction Research Centre

  • Professor Dan Lubman AM, Executive Clinical Director
  • Mr Benn Veenker, Lived Experience, Workforce and Advocacy

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

  • Dr Paul Grinzi, Member, RACGP Specific Interest Group—Addiction Medicine

Windana

  • Mr Adam Miller, Chief Communications Officer
  • Mr Mark O'Brien, Chief Operations Officer

Centre for Alcohol Policy Research (Priority Populations), La Trobe University

  • Adjunct Professor Scott Wilson, Priority Populations Adjunct Professor; and Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) Aboriginal Corporation
  • Professor Kylie Lee, Professor of Public Health and Priority Populations Research Lead

Australasian College for Emergency Medicine

  • Professor Diana Egerton-Warburton, Representative, Public Health and Disaster Committee

Wednesday 30 October 2024 - Brisbane

Drug ARM

  • Ms Alex Davis, Senior Manager, Communications
  • Dr Joseph Debattista, Vice Chair, National Policy Council
  • Emeritus Professor Jake Najman, Chair, National Policy Council
  • Dr Dennis Young AM, Chief Policy Advocate

Queensland Injectors Health Network (QuIHN)

  • Mr Geoffrey Davey, Chief Executive Officer [by audio link]
  • Ms Nicola Hayes, Head of Services [by audio link]

The Loop Australia

  • Mr Cameron Francis, Chief Executive Officer

Brisbane North Primary Health Networks

  • Ms Libby Dunstan, Chief Executive Officer
  • Ms Caroline Radowski, Executive Manager, Mental Health and Wellbeing

Alcohol and Drug Information Service

  • Dr Jeremy Hayllar, Clinical Director, Metro North Mental Health Alcohol and Drug Service, Queensland Health
  • Mrs Kiara Palmer, Acting Director, Adis 24/7 Alcohol and Drug Support

Thursday 7 November 2024 - Canberra

Ngaimpe Aboriginal Corporation (The Glen Group)

  • Mr Alexander Lee, Chief Executive Officer
  • Mr Joseph Coyte, Executive Director

Thursday 21 November 2024 - Canberra

National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland

  • Professor Leanne Hides, Deputy Director [by audio link]
  • Dr Daniel Stjepanovic, Research Fellow [by audio link]

Thursday 28 November 2024 - Canberra

The Queensland Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (QNADA)

  • Ms Rebecca Lang, Chief Executive Officer [by video link]

Friday 7 February 2025 - Canberra

Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education

  • Ms Caterina Giorgi, Chief Executive Officer
  • Ms Rachel Allen, Private capacity

National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

  • Mrs Sophie Harrington, Interim Chief Operating Officer
  • Ms Jessica Birch, Private capacity
  • Ms Angelene Bruce, Private capacity

Princess Alexandra Hospital

  • Dr Paul Clark, Director, Alcohol and Drug Assessment Unit [by video link]

Department of Health and Aged Care

  • Ms Trish Clancy, First Assistant Secretary, Population Health Division
  • Mr Avi Rebera, Assistant Secretary, Office of Drug Control
  • Mrs Tracey Lutton, Assistant Secretary, Regulatory Practice and Support Division
  • Mr Ben Mudaliar, Assistant Secretary, Alcohol and Other Drugs Branch
  • Professor Robyn Langham, Chief Medical Advisor [by video link]

Department of Education

  • Ms Pamela Banerjee, Assistant Secretary, Wellbeing and Equity Branch
  • Ms Paula Sheehan, Assistant Secretary, Inclusion and Disability Branch

Australian Federal Police

  • Mr Adam Rice, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Crime Command
  • Ms Paula Hudson, Commander Transnational Operations, Crime Command

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