B. List of Public Hearings and Witnesses

Friday, 15 February 2019
Parliament House, Canberra
Attorney-General’s Department and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Mr Iain Anderson, Secretary, Legal Services and Families Group, Attorney General’s Department
Mr Wayne Beswick, Assistant Secretary, Land
Mr Kevin Brahim, First Assistant Secretary, Regional Network
Mr Ryan Bulman, First Assistant Secretary, Housing Land and Culture Division
Ms Alana Fraser, Director, Native Title Unit, Attorney General’s Department
Ms Andy Johnston, Assistant Secretary, Engagement and Development
National Native Title Tribunal
Mr James McNamara, Member
Office of Northern Australia
Mrs Sally Clarke, Director
Mr Mark Coffey, Head
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Dr Lisa Strelein, Executive Director, Research and Education Group
Tuesday, 29 October 2019
Cairns Regional Council Chambers, Cairns
Cairns Institute
Professor Allan Dale
Cape York Land Council
Ms Kirsty Broderick, Deputy CEO
Mr Shannon Burns, Policy Officer
Mr Gerhardt Pearson, Director
Cape York Partnership
Mr Mick Schuele, Cape York Instituted
Balkanu Cape York Development Corporation
Mr Allan Creek, Director
Mr Terry Piper, Chief Operating Officer
Mandingalbay Yidinji Aboriginal Corporation MYAC RNTBC
Mr Dale Mundraby, Executive Director
Gunggandji Mandingalbay Yidinji People PBC Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
Mr Dewayne Mundraby, Chairperson
North Queensland Land Council
Mr Gary Kerr, Development Officer
Torres Cape Indigenous Council Alliance
Ms Melinda Eades, Executive Officer
Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
Mr Alfred Diamond, Private Capacity
Mr Kupa Teao, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Conrad Yeatman Jnr, Native Title Tenure Resolutions Manager
Olkola Aboriginal Corporation
Deborah Symonds Ross, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Michael Ross, Chairman
Wednesday, 30 October 2019
Aboriginal Shire Council, Hope Vale
Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council
Councillor Selina Bowen
Mr Stephen Joseph Linnane, Chief Executive Officer
Major June Pearson, Acting Mayor
Walmbaar Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
Mr Shailand Deeral, Chairperson
Ms Jamiel Gibson, Administration Officer/Secretary
Dhubbi Warra Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
Mr Harold Derek Bowen, Congress Repetitive Director
Mr Graham Rex Bowen, Member
Mr Ronald Brent Bowen, Chairperson
Mr Andrew Danken, Member
MR Timothy McGreen, Member
Hope Vale Congress Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
Mr Harold Derek Bowen, Dhubbi Warra Representative
Mr Ivan Deemal, General Manager
Mr Wilfred Gordon, Chairperson
Ms Kathryn Dora Gibson, Private Capacity
Thursday, 31 October 2019
Grand Hotel, Thursday Island
Torres Shire Council
Mr Maxwell Duncan, Director Governance and Planning Services
Ugar Ged Kem Le Zeuber Er Kep Le (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
Mr Stephen (Seri) Seriako Jr, Chair
Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council
Mr Dennis Getawan, Councillor for Umagico
Malu Lamar (Torres Strait Islander) Corporation
Mr Ali Maluwap Nona, Chairperson
Mrs Bertha Natanielu, Private Capacity
Tuesday, 10 December 2019
Hilton, Darwin
Northern Territory Government
Mr Anthony Shelley, Executive Director, Strategic Aboriginal Policy, Department of the Chief Minister
Ms Selena Uibo, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Northern Land Council
Ms Patricia Rigby, Manager, Policy and Stakeholder Engagement
Ms Marion Scrymgour, Chief Executive Officer
Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation
Mr Robert Cooper, Chief Executive Officer
Mr John Greatorex, Private Capacity
Mr Yingiya (Mark) Guyula, Private capacity
North Australia Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance
Mr Ronald Archer, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Glenn James, Project and Policy Manager
Northern Territory Indigenous Business Network
Mrs Renee Long, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Kevin Stephens, Private capacity
Wednesday, 11 December 2019
Roper Gulf Regional Council, Katherine
Savanna Solutions Pty Ltd
Ms Alice Beilby, Managing Director
Jawoyn Association Aboriginal Corporation
Mr Jack (John) Ah Kit, Advisor
Mr John Berto, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Robert Friel, Board Member
Ms Lisa Mumbin, Chairperson
Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association
Mr Ashley Manicaros, Chief Executive Officer
Roper Gulf Regional Council
Mrs Sharon Hillen, General Manager, Infrastructure Services and Planning
Centrefarm Aboriginal Horticulture Limited
Mr Vincent Lange, Chief Executive Officer
North Australian Rural Management Consultants Pty Ltd
Ms Teresa Cummings, Consultant
Mr John Jansen, Managing Director
Mr Daniel Jones, Manager, Bradshaw and Timber Creek Contracting & Resource Pty Ltd
Mr Greg Kimpton, Manager, Bradshaw and Timber Creek Contracting & Resource Pty Ltd
Mr Reginald King, Chairperson, VRD Quarries Pty Ltd
Thursday, 12 December 2019
Double Tree by Hilton, Alice Springs
Central Land Council
Mr Joe Martin-Jard, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Francine McCarthy, Manager, Native Title
Ms Julieann Stoll, Manager, Minerals and Energy
Aboriginal Carbon Foundation
Mr Rowan Foley, Chief Executive Officer
Central Desert Regional Council
Ms Diane Hood, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Dennis Kunoth & Ms Ley Fitzpatrick
Mr Dennis Kunoth, Director, Waite River Beef, Owner, River Gum store
Ms Ley Fitzpatrick, Director, Waite River Beef, Owner, River Gum store
MacDonnell Regional Council
Mrs Marlene Abbott, Councillor
Mr Mark Inkamala, Councillor
Mrs Roxanne Kenny
Mr Jeff Macleod, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Dalton McDonald, Councillor
Mr Braydon Williams, Councillor
Friday, 7 February 2020
Parliament House, Canberra
Indigenous Reference Group to the Minister Forum on Northern Development
Mr Peter Yu, Chair
Australian National University
Mr Michael Dillion, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy
Dr Janet Hunt, Associate Professor
Dr William Sanders, Senior Fellow
Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations
Mr Selwyn Button, Registrar
Mr Gerrit Wanganeen, Deputy Registrar
Indigenous Business Australia
Mrs Stella De Cos, Director, Business Solutions
Ms Jasmin Onus, Senior Advisor, Policy, Advocacy and Strategic Projects
Mr Rajiv Viswanathan, Chief Executive Officer
National Indigenous Australians Agency and the Attorney-General's Department
Mr Iain Anderson, Deputy Secretary, Attorney-General’s Department
Dr Wayne Beswick, Branch Manager, Land Branch, Economic Policy and Programs, National Indigenous Australians Agency
Mr Ryan Bulman, Group Manager, Economic Policy and Programs, National Indigenous Australians Agency
Ms Alana Fraser, A/g Assistant Secretary, Native Title Unit, Attorney-General’s Department
Mr Brendan Moyle, Branch Manager, National Indigenous Australians Agency
Ms Anne-Marie Roberts, Group Manager, National Indigenous Australians Agency
Mrs Maya Stuart-Fox, Branch Manager, Land Policy and Environment Branch, Economic Policy and Program, National Indigenous Australians Agency
Minerals Council of Australia
Ms Jillian D’Urson, Manager, Social Policy
Mr Sidney (Sid) Marris, General Manager, Strategy and State and Territory Relations
Mr Chris McCombe, General Manager, Sustainability
Mr Drew Wagner, Executive Director
Friday, 26 November 2021
Parliament House, Canberra
Supply Nation
Mr Costa Demos, Acting Chief Executive Officer
Ms Jodie Taylor, General Manager, Corporate Affairs
Thursday, 2 December 2021
Parliament house, Canberra
Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation
Mr Joe Morrison, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Tricia Stroud, Chief Operating Officer

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About this inquiry

The Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia will inquire into and report on the opportunities and challenges associated with land rights, native title and other land-related agreements (together with payments, benefits and access arrangements under these agreements) for the purpose of engaging Traditional Owners in the economic development of Northern Australia.



Past Public Hearings

02 Dec 2021: Canberra
26 Nov 2021: Canberra
19 Mar 2020: Perth