Appendix 2 - Public Hearings
Tuesday, 21 February 2023
Southern Cross University
Military Rd, East Lismore, NSW
ACON
Dr Lucy Watson, Manager, Policy, Strategy, Research
Ms Karen Price, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Ms Elizabeth Duck-Chong, Projects Coordinator, Trans Health Equity
Coffs Harbour Women's Health Centre
Ms Shelley Rowe, Chief Executive Officer
Dr Laura Brien, Clinical Lead General Practitioner
Lismore Women's Health and Resource Centre & Choices Reproductive and Sexual Health
Ms Amala Sheridan-Hulme, Women's Health and Sexual Health Nurse
Intersex Human Rights Australia
Mr Morgan Carpenter, Executive Director
Family Planning NSW
Adjunct Professor Ann Brassil, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Caecilia Roth, Senior Policy Officer
Wednesday, 22 February 2023
Royal on the Park Brisbane
152 Alice St, Brisbane City, Qld
True Relationships and Reproductive Health
Dr Danielle Haller, Regional Medical Officer - Southern
Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union
Dr Belinda Barnett, Research & Policy Officer
Dr Belinda Maier, Strategic Midwifery Research and Policy Officer
Ms Denise Breadsell, Professional Officer
Institute for Urban Indigenous Health
Ms Donisha Duff, Strategic Policy Advisor
Dr Caroline Harvey, Senior GP, Sexual and Reproductive Health
First Nations Women's Legal Services Queensland Inc.
Mx Aaminah Khan, Paralegal
Children by Choice
Ms Daile Kelleher, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Nicole Huig, Counselling Team Leader
Ending Violence Against Women Queensland
Ms Bianca Blackmore, Administration and Project Officer for Women’s Health and Equality Queensland
Women's Health Service Alliance
Ms Holly Brennan OAM
Alex, private capacity
Mr Stephen Page, private capacity
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
Parliament House
Canberra, ACT
MSI Australia
Mr Jamal Hakim, Managing Director
Mr Philip Goldstone, Medical Director
Dr Catriona Melville, Deputy Medical Director
Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT
Mr Tim Bavinton, Executive Director
Dr Martina Mende, Senior Medical Officer
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Professor Kirsten Black, Chair of Sexual and Reproductive Health Special Interest Group
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Dr Nicole Higgins, President
Professor Danielle Mazza, Chair of RACGP Guidelines for Preventative Activities in General Practice (Red Book)
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Foundation
Ms Julianne Bryce, Senior Federal Professional Officer
Ms Jasmine Kirk, Federal Professional Officer
Fair Agenda
Ms Alyssa Shaw, Campaign Manager
Surrogacy Australia
Ms Kate Fitzpatrick, Board Member
LGBTIQ+ Health
Mx Zed Tintor, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Dr Vik Fraser, Executive Director
Women With Disabilities Australia
Ms Carolyn Frohmader, Executive Director
Down Syndrome Australia
Mr Darryl Steff, Chief Executive Officer
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia
Natalie Willis, Western Australia Senior Vice President and National Councillor
Jessica Seeto, Senior Pharmacist Advisor
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
Dr Fei Sim, National President
Australian Medical Association
Dr Danielle McMullen, Vice President
National Rural Health Commissioner
Adjunct Professor Ruth Stewart, National Rural Health Commissioner
National Rural Health Alliance
Ms Susanne Tegen, Chief Executive
Ms Clare Fitzmaurice, Policy and Data Analysis Officer
National Rural Women's Coalition
Ms Keli McDonald, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Anna Noonan, Researcher
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
Dr Kate Armstrong, Medical Advisor
Department of Health and Aged Care
Ms Tania Rishniw, Deputy Secretary, Primary and Community Care
Ms Celia Street, First Assistant Secretary, Population Health Division
Professor Alison McMillan, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer
ACT Health Directorate
Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith, ACT Minister for Health
Mr Michael Culhane, Executive Group Manager, Policy, Partnerships and Programs
Tuesday, 4 April 2023
Doubletree by Hilton Perth Northbridge
100 James Street, Perth, WA
Youth Educating Peers
Ms Lorna Geraghty, Project Coordinator
Ms Zoe Sullivan, Project Senior Educator
SECCA (Sexuality Education Counselling and Consultancy Agency)
Dr Emily Castell, Clinical Director
Ms Jordina Quain, Education Director
Bloom-Ed
Dr Jacqueline Hendriks, Founder
Ms Lucy Peach, private capacity
The Abortion Project
Miss Lily McAuliffe, Co-Founder
Sexual Health Quarters
Ms Debra Barnes, Chief Executive Officer
Dr Samantha Johnson, Deputy Medical Director
Dr Nicole Filar, Acting Deputy Medical Director
Women and Newborn Health Service, WA Department of Health
Mrs Diane Barr, Executive Director, Women and Newborn Health Service
Dr Ruth McCuaig, Consultant, Women and Newborn Health Service (Clinical Lead – Abortion Care at King Edward Memorial Hospital)
Dr Samara McNeil, private capacity
TransFolk of WA
Mr Hunter Gurevich
International Student Sexual Health Network
Ms Alison Coelho, Director
Ms Karina Reeves, Co-Chair
Ishar Multicultural Women's Health Service
Ms Andrea Credo, Chief Executive Officer
Friday, 28 April 2023
Jasper Hotel
489 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Vic
Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
Professor Gita Mishra, Director
Professor Deborah Loxton, Director
Organon ANZ
Ms Nirelle Tolstoshev, Managing Director
Ms Samantha Howes, Policy Manager
The Royal Women's Hospital
Professor Sue Matthews, Chief Executive Officer
Associate Professor Patricia Moore, Head of Unit Abortion and Contraception Services, Early Pregnancy Assessment
Multicultural Centre for Women's Health
Dr Adele Murdolo, Executive Director
Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
Dr Luke Grzeskowiak, Member, Women’s and Newborn Health Specialty Practice Leadership Committee
Mr Jerry Yik, Head of Policy and Advocacy
SPHERE
Dr Deborah Bateson, Associate Investigator
Family Planning Alliance Australia
Ms Tracey Hutt, Chief Executive Officer
Julia Argyrou Endometriosis Centre
Dr Samantha Mooney, Acting Director
Mrs Nikki Campbell, Endometriosis Nurse Coordinator
Transgender Victoria
Ms Michelle McNamara, Chair Advocacy Board Committee
Women's Health in the South East (WHISE)
Ms Kit McMahon, Chief Executive Officer
Australian Federation of Medical Women
Associate ProfessorMagdalena Simonis, President
Dr Marjorie Cross, Executive Member
Dr Kate Duncan AM, Chair of Governance Committee
Dr Melanie Dorrington, Young Australian Federation of Medical Women
Women's Health Tasmania
Ms Lucinda Shannon, Acting Chief Executive Officer
South Australian Abortion Action Coalition
Ms Brigid Coombe RN MN, Co-Convenor
Women's Health Victoria
Ms Dianne Hill, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Carolyn Mogharbel, 1800 My Options Manager
Public Health Association of Australia
Professor Angela Dawson, Professor of Public Health
Australian College of Nursing
Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward, Chief Executive Officer
Mrs Linda Davidson, National Director Professional Practice
Australian College of Midwives
Ms Helen White, Chief Executive Officer
Dr Zoe Bradfield, Vice President
Midwives Australia
Ms Elizabeth Wilkes, Vice President
Therapeutic Goods Administration
Ms Tracey Duffy, Acting Deputy Secretary, Health Products Regulation Group
Adjunct Professor Robyn Langham AM, Chief Medical Advisor, Health Products Regulation Group
Victorian Women's Health Services Network
Ms Elly Taylor, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Shannon Hill, Sexual Health Advisor
Dr Erica Millar, private capacity
Bianca, private capacity
Charlotte, private capacity