Public hearing - Canberra, Tuesday 5 March 2013

Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012

Public hearing - Canberra, Tuesday 5 March 2013

Time: 9.00 am - 3.30 pm

Venue: Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
Canberra

9.00 am - 9.45 am

FECCA (Submission 551)
Miss Janice Webster - Senior Policy Officer
NEDA (Submission 614)
Mr Dwayne Cranfield - Chief Executive Officer

9.45 am - 10.30 am

Law Council of Australia (Submission 575)
Mr Nick Parmeter - Manager, Civil Justice
Mr Bill Redpath - Chair, NDIS Working Group
Financial Services Council (Submission 609) - via teleconference
Ms Eve Brown - Senior Policy Manager, Trustees

10.30 am - 11:00 am

Neurological Alliance Australia (Submission 570)
Mr Daryl Smeaton - Chief Executive Officer of Parkinson's Australia
Mrs Deborah Farrell - Acting Regional Manager (Victoria) of MS Australia

11:00 am - 11.15 am

Break

11.15 am - 12.00 pm

National Rural Health Alliance (Submission 638)
Mr Gordon Gregory - Executive Director
Mr John Franze - Policy Officer
Mrs Helen Hopkins - Policy Consultant

12.00 pm - 1:00 pm

Teleconference - No submissions
Empowering People (WA Pilbara)
Ms Kathy Hough - Chief Executive Officer
Community Living Association Inc. (WA Great Southern)
Mr Iain Campbell - Chief Executive Officer

1:00 pm - 1.45 pm

Lunch

1.45 pm - 3.30 pm

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (Submission 615)
Ms Serena Wilson - Deputy Secretary
Mr David Bowen - Deputy Secretary FaHCSIA; Chief Executive Officer NDIS Launch Implementation
Ms Margaret Carmody - Group Manager, NDIS Launch Implementation
Dr Nick Hartland -Group Manager, Disability Long Term Care and Support Taskforce
Mr Anthony Field - Group Manager, NDIS Legislation

3.30 pm

Adjourn

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Community Affairs References Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3518
Fax: +61 2 6277 5829
Email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au