Public hearing - Christmas Island, Tuesday, 6 September 2011

Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Immigration Detention Network

Public hearing - Christmas Island, Tuesday, 6 September 2011

Function Room
Recreation Centre
Christmas Island

8:20 am – 3:00 pm

Time Witness

8:20 am – 9:00 am

Christmas Island School
Mr Alan Thornton, Primary Deputy Principal

9:00 am – 9:40 am

Shire of Christmas Island and Union of Christmas Island Workers
Mr Gordon Thompson, Shire President and Union President
Ms Kay Bernard, General Secretary, UCIW

9:40 am – 10:20 am

Administrator of Christmas Island
Mr Brian Lacy

10:20 am – 11:20 am

Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Mr Steven Karras, A/g Detention Regional Manager
Ms Janet Mackin, Assistant Secretary

11.20 pm – 12:20 pm

Indian Ocean Territories Health Services
Dr Julie Graham, Director of Public Health and Medicine
International Health and Medical Services
Mr Jeff Whitaker, General Manager Christmas Island
Dr Clayton Spencer, Medical Director

12:20 am – 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Australian Federal Police
Assistant Commissioner Frank Prendergast
National Manager, International Deployment
A/g Superintendent Pedro Martinez
Operational Response Group
Sergeant Peter Swann, Christmas Island Police

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Serco
Centre Managers from each facility on Christmas Island

3:00 pm

Hearing ends

 

Site visit

Construction Camp APOD and Phosphate Hill IDC

3:10 pm – 4:20 pm

Time Witness

3:10 pm – 3:40 pm

Site Visit
Phosphate Hill Immigration Detention Centre

3:50 pm – 4:20 pm

Site Visit
Construction Camp Alternative Place of Detention

For further information, contact:

Mr. Tim Watling
Committee Secretary
Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Immigration Detention Network
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3520
Fax: +61 2 6277 5706
Email: immigration.detention@aph.gov.au