B. Public hearings

Friday 23 August 2024

Canberra

Australian Institute Of Family Studies

Ms Kira Duggan, Research Director, Systems and Services
Dr Rachel Carson, Executive Manager, Family Law, Family Violence and Elder Abuse Research Program

National Women's Safety Alliance

Ms Katherine Berney, Executive Director
Ms Ajsela Siskovic, Executive Manager of Legal Services and Principal Lawyer, inTouch Women’s Legal Centre
Terese Edwards, Chief Executive Officer, Single Mother Families Australia

Domestic Violence Advocacy Australia

Ms Emma Husar, Chair/Founder
Ms Lara Glasson, Secretary

Full stop Australia

Ms Karen Bevan, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Emily Dale, Head of Advocacy

Council of Single Mothers and their Children

Ms Andi Sebastian, Communication and Policy Coordinator

Family and Relationship Services Australia

Mrs Jacqueline Brady, Executive Director
Dr Robyn Clough, Manager, Policy and Research

Relationships Australia

Mr Nick Tebbey, National Executive Officer

Uniting Vic. Tas.

Ms Bronwyn Pike, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Amanda Exley, Group Manager, Child, Youth and Families Northern, and Settlement Services

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance

Ms Wendy Anders, Chief Executive Officer

Friday 30 August 2024

Canberra

Women's Legal Services Australia

Mrs Meaghan Bradshaw, Chair of the Family Law and Domestic and Family Violence Committee, Women’s Legal Services Australia
Ms Elise Whitmore, Principal Solicitor, Women’s Legal Service Tasmania

National Legal Aid

Ms Katherine McKernan, Executive Director
Ms Bernadette Grandinetti, Acting Associate Director

Law Council of Australia

Mr Trevor McKenna, Executive Member, Family Law Section
Ms Jaquie Palavra, Executive Member, Family Law Section
Ms Natalie Cooper, Senior Policy Lawyer

Family Law Practitioners Association of Queensland

Mr Harry McDonald, Board Member
Mr Matthew Taylor, Board Member

Federation of Community Legal Centres Victoria

Ms Rachael Pliner, Director of Policy and Advocacy

Hume Riverina Community Legal Service

Ms Alison Maher, Managing Lawyer Family Law
Ms Jodie Wells, Senior Lawyer Family Law
Ms Erin Quilliam, Lawyer Family Law

Westjustice

Ms Melissa Hardham, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Cleona Feuerring, Legal Director

Pilbara Community Legal Service

Mr Mark Jeffreys, Principal Solicitor
Ms Bianca Lambert, Solicitor
Ms Sara Makeham, Family and Domestic Violence Advocate

Aboriginal Family Legal Services Western Australia

Ms Gail Dodd, Principal Legal Officer

Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service

Ms Thelma Schwartz, Principal Legal Officer
Ms Leah King, Deputy Principal Legal Officer
Mr Brandon Begley, Deputy Principal Legal Officer
Mr Kulumba Kiyingi, Senior Policy Officer

Friday 11 October 2024

Canberra

Western Australian Government

Ms Kylie Maj, Director General, Department of Justice
Ms Kati Kraszlan, Commissioner for Victims of Crime, Department of Justice

Attorney-General's Department

Mrs Samantha Byng, Assistant Secretary, Family and Community Safety Branch
Ms Rebecca Mills, Acting Assistant Secretary, Family Law Branch, Children and Families Division
Ms Claire Crawford, Director, Information Sharing Section, Family and Community Safety Branch

Department of Social Services

Ms Lara Purdy, Branch Manager, Prevention and Early Intervention
Ms Anna Lutz, Group Manager, Ending Gender-Based Violence.