Appendix 2 - Public hearings and witnesses

Appendix 2Public hearings and witnesses

Friday 6 October 2023

2S1 Parliament House

Canberra

Griffith University's Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Human Rights Law Centre, Transparency International Australia and Dennis Gentilin

Dr A J Brown, Professor of Public Policy and Law/Board member

Mr Kieran Pender, Senior Lawyer

Mr Dennis Gentilin, Adviser

Governance Institute of Australia

Ms Catherine Maxwell, General Manager, Policy and Advocacy

Mr Charles Dane, Policy and Government Relations Adviser

Australian Shareholders' Association

Ms Rachel Waterhouse, Chief Operating Officer

Ms Fiona Balzer, Policy and Advocacy Manager

Dr Erin Twyford, Emeritus Professor James Guthrie AM, Associate Professor James Hazelton, Private capacity

Professor Elise Bant (via videoconference), Private capacity

CA ANZ

Mrs Ainslie van Onselen, Chief Executive Officer

Ms Vanessa Chapman, Group Executive, General Counsel and Corporate Assurance

Mr Simon Grant, Group Executive Advocacy and International Development

CPA Australia

Mr Andrew Hunter, Chief Executive Officer

Ms Elinor Kasapidis, Head of Policy and Advocacy

Dr Gary Pflugrath, Senior Executive Adviser Stakeholder Engagement and Policy

Institute of Public Accountants

Mr Andrew Conway, Chief Executive Officer

Ms Vicki Stylianou, Group Executive Advocacy and Policy

Mr Tony Greco, General Manager Technical Policy

The Australia Institute

Mr Bill Browne, Director, Democracy and Accountability Program

Mr Rod Campbell, Research Director [via teleconference]

Ms Rosemary Collington (via videoconference), Private capacity

Friday 3 November 2023

Stamford Plaza Melbourne

111 Little Collins st

Melbourne

Companies Auditors Disciplinary Board

Ms Maria McCrossin, Chair

Ms Inge Kindermann, Deputy Chair

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Ms Sarah Court, Deputy Chair

Ms Kate O'Rourke, Commissioner

Mr Warren Day, Chief Executive Officer

Mr Greg Yanco, Executive Director Regulation and Supervision

Monday 20 November 2023

Main Committee Room

Australian Parliament House

Canberra

The Ethics Centre

Dr Simon Longstaff AO, Executive Director

Dr Sarowar Hossain, Senior Lecturer of Accounting UNSW Sydney, private capacity

Professor Gary Monroe, private capacity

Dr Jeffrey Coulton (via videoconference), private capacity

Dr George Tanewski, Professor, Department of Accounting, Deakin Business School, Deakin University, private capacity

Professor Peter Carey, Professor, Deakin University, private capacity

The Institute of Internal Auditors Australia

Mr Peter Jones, Chief Executive Officer

Ms Christine Harris, Manager, Public Affairs

McKell Institute

Mr Edward Cavanough, Chief Executive Officer

Mr Max Douglass, Policy Analyst

Professor Allan Fels (via videoconference), Private capacity

Tuesday 21 November 2023

Main Committee Room

Australian Parliament House

Canberra

Society of Corporate Law Academics (via videoconference)

Dr Michael Duffy, Secretary

Dr Natania Locke, Member

Professor Graeme Samuel AC (via videoconference), Private capacity

Dr Kelli Larson, Private capacity

Community and Public Sector Union

Ms Beth Vincent-Pietsch, Deputy Secretary

Ms Emma Groube, Lead Organiser (via videoconference)

Ms Katie Higgins, Organiser/Research Officer (via videoconference)

Tax Justice Network, Tax Justice Network Australia, Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research (via videoconference)

Dr Mark Zirnsak, Spokesperson

Mr Jason Ward, Principal Analyst

Thursday 22 February 2024

1R0, Main Committee Room

Australian Parliament House

Canberra

Boston Consulting Group

Mr Grant McCabe, Managing Partner

Mr Miguel Carrasco, Managing Director and Senior Partner

Ms Anna Green, Managing Director and Senior Partner

The Institute of Internal Auditors Australia

Ms Trish Hyde, Chief Executive Officer

Mr Andrew Cox, Manager, Technical Services

Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB)

Dr Keith Kendall, Chair

Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AUASB)

Mr Doug Niven, Chair and Chief Executive Officer

Financial Reporting Council (FRC)

Mr Andrew Mills, Chair

AASB, AUASB, FRC cont.

Thursday 29 February 2024

Committee Room 2S1

Australian Parliament House

Canberra

Tax Practitioners Board

Mr Peter de Cure, Chair

Mr Michael O'Neill, Secretary/Chief Executive Officer

Ms Janette Luu, Acting Assistant Secretary

Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman

Ms Karen Payne, Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman

Mr Duy Dam, Deputy Inspector-General of Taxation

Friday 1 March 2024

1R0, Main Committee Room

Australian Parliament House

Canberra

Professional Standards Councils

Ms Roxane Marcelle-Shaw, Chief Executive Officer

Mr Darren Holder, Director, Professional Standards Regulation

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)

Mr Richard Fleming, General Manager - Competition Enforcement and Advocacy

Mr Tom Leuner, Executive General Manager Mergers - Exemptions and Digital (via videoconference)

Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board (APESB)

Ms Nancy Milne OAM, Chairman

Mr Channa Wijesinghe, Chief Executive Officer

CPA Australia

Professor Dale Pinto FCPA, President and Chair of the Board

Mr Warren McRae, Deputy President

Mr Andrew Hunter, Chief Executive Officer

Ms Elinor Kasapidis, Interim Chief Learning and Innovation Officer

Public Interest Oversight Board (via videoconference)

Ms Linda de Beer, Chair

Dr Martin Manuzi, Acting Secretary General

Tuesday 5 March 2024

1R0, Main Committee Room

Australian Parliament House

Canberra

Accenture

Mr Peter Burns, Chief Executive Officer

Ms Louise May, Australia Health and Public Sector Lead

Ms Kristin Stubbins, Private capacity

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)

Mr John Palermo FCA, Chair

Mr Tinashe Kamangira FCA, President

Mrs Ainslie van Onselen, Chief Executive Officer

Ms Vanessa Chapman, Group Executive, General Counsel and Corporate Assurance

Mr Simon Grant, Group Executive, Advocacy and International Development

McKinsey & Company

Mr Wesley Walden, Managing Partner

Mr Damien Bruce, Senior Partner

Ms Emma Petherick, Head of People

Monday 22 April 2024

1R0, Main Committee Room

Australian Parliament House

Canberra

Department of Finance

Mr Richard Windeyer, Deputy Secretary, Commercial Group

Mr Gareth Sebar, Assistant Secretary; Procurement Policy and systems

Mr Nick McClintock, First Assistant Secretary; Property and Construction Division, Commercial Group

Mr Andrew Danks, First Assistant Secretary; Procurement Division, Commercial Group

Ventia

Mr Nathan Munro, General Manager; Workspace

Mrs Emily O'Rourke, Head of Accounts; Workspace

Colliers

Mr Micah Manners, National Director

Mr Nick Evans, State Chief Executive (ACT)

Attorney-General's Department

Ms Alice Linacre, First Assistant Secretary; Courts, Tribunals and Commerical Division

Ms Elizabeth Brayshaw, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Integrity Frameworks Division

Mr Liam Demamiel, Assistant Secretary; Courts and Tribunals Branch

Mr Stephen Still, Assistant Secretary; Transparency and Administrative Law Branch, Integrity Frameworks Division

Australian Taxation Office

Mr Jeremy Hirschhorn, Second Commissioner

Ms Rebecca Saint, Deputy Commissioner; Public Groups Client Experience

Ms Louise Clarke, Deputy Commissioner; Private Wealth

Mr Nicholas Shizas, Assistant Commissioner; ATO General Counsel

Ms Janine Bristow, Chief Finance Officer

Department of the Treasury

Mr Tom Dickson, Assistant Secretary

Ms Deepti Paton, Director of Corporate Conduct and Analysis Unit

Bain & Company

Mr Peter Stumbles, Managing Partner

Mrs Lucy d'Arville, Partner; Healthcare Lead

Mr Michael Withers, Partner; Head of People

Wednesday 8 May 2024

Wilarra Room

The Grace Hotel

77 York St

Sydney

International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA)

Ms Gabriela Dias, Chair

Mr Channa Wijesinghe, Board Member, Firm Culture and Governance Working Group Chair

Professor Jens Poll, Former Board member, Tax Planning and Related Services Task Force Chair

Mr Geoffrey Kwan, Director

Institute of Public Accountants

Mrs Cheryl Mallett, President

Mr Andrew Conway, Chief Executive Officer

Mr Tony Greco, General Manager, Technical Policy

Ms Vicki Stylianou, Group Executive Advocacy and Professional Standards

Associate Professor Andrew Schmulow, Private capacity

UK Financial Reporting Council

Mr Mark Babington, Executive Director, Regulatory Standards and IESBA Board Member

Friday 2 August 2024

1R0, Main Committee Room

Australian Parliament House

Canberra

PwC

Mr Kevin Burrowes, Chief Executive Officer

Mrs Jan McCahey, Chief Risk and Ethics Leader

Mrs Kylie Gray, General Counsel

Ms Patricia Carney, Partner, Global Board Member

Mr Christopher Morris, Partner, Tax and Legal Leader (via videoconference)

Ms Meredith Beattie, Private capacity

Dr Ziggy Switkowski AO, Private capacity

Mr Luke Sayers, Founder, Sayers Group

Mr Tom Seymour, Private capacity

PwC

Mr Kevin Burrowes, Chief Executive Officer

Mrs Jan McCahey, Chief Risk and Ethics Leader

Mrs Kylie Gray, General Counsel

Ms Patricia Carney, Partner, Global Board Member

Friday 20 September 2024

House of Representatives Committee Room 2R1

Australian Parliament House

Canberra

Ms Meredith Beattie, Private capacity

Law Council Australia (via videoconference)

Ms Juliana Warner, President-elect

Mr Steven Stevens, Chair, Professional Ethics Committee

Mr Frank O’Loughlin KC, Member, Taxation Committee, Business Law Section

Ms Leonie Campbell, General Manager, Policy

Mr Murray Hawkins, Principal Advisor, Regulation and Professional Standards