Public hearing - Canberra, Friday 26 February 2010

Inquiry into Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform and Reinstatement of Racial Discrimination Act) Bill 2009 and the Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2009 Measures) Bill 2009 along with the Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Restoration of Racial Discrimination Act) Bill 2009 [introduced by Senator Siewert]

Public hearing - Canberra, Friday 26 February 2010

Senate Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House, Canberra

8:30am -

9:30am

Brotherhood of St Lawrence (sub 66)
Professor Paul Smyth, General Manager, Research and Policy Centre
Mr Tony Nicholson, Executive Director

AngliCare Australia (sub 33)
Ms Kasy Chambers, Executive Director

Catholic Social Services Australia (sub 63)

9:30 -

10:30am

St Vincent de Paul (sub 16)
Dr John Falzon, National CEO
Mr Jonathan Campton, National Research Officer

Salvation Army (sub 72)
Ms Wilma Gallet

10:30am -

11:15am

Australian Council of Social Services (sub 17)
Ms Clare Martin, CEO
Mr Peter Davidson, Senior Policy Officer
Ms Jacqui Phillips, Policy Officer

11:15pm -

12:00pm

Human Rights Commission (sub 76)
Mr Mick Gooda, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner
Mr Graeme Innes, Disability Discrimination Commissioner and Race Discrimination Commissioner
Ms Christine Fougere, Deputy Director, Legal Services
Mr Darren Dick, A/g Director, Policy and Programs

12:00pm

12:45pm

Professor Jon Altman (sub 50)

Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning,
University of Technology, Sydney (sub 57)
Ms Alison Vivian, Senior Researcher

12:45pm

1:30pm

Break

1:30pm

2:00pm

Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association (sub 14)

Ms Charmain Crowe, Policy Coordinator

2:00pm

4:00pm

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Mr Barry Sandison, Acting Deputy Secretary
Ms Margaret Henderson, Section Head, Indigenous Policy Branch
Mr Rob Heferen, Deputy Secretary
Ms Michelle Wilson, A/g Branch Manager, Welfare Payments Reform
Mr John Litchfield, Branch Manager, Land Reform
Mr Gavin Matthews, Branch Manager, Welfare Payments Reform
Mr Geoffrey Richardson, Branch Manager
Mr Anthony Fields, Group Manager
Dr Bruce Smith, Branch Manager
Ms Cath Halbert, Group Manager, Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination

Attorney-General's Department
Mr John Boersig, Assistant Secretary, Human Rights Branch, Social Inclusion Division
Ms Sarah Chidgey, Assistant Secretary, Criminal Law and Law Enforcement Branch
Ms Helen Daniels, Assistant Secretary

Centrelink
Ms Roxanne Ramsey, General Manager, Indigenous and Remote Servicing Division
Ms Susan Cartwright, A/g National Manager, Income Management Branch

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3515
Fax: +61 2 6277 5829
Email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au