Public hearing - Canberra, Friday 13 April 2012

Inquiry into the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Anti-siphoning) Bill 2012

Public hearing - Canberra, Friday 13 April 2012

Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
Canberra

9.30 am - 2.45 pm

Time

Witness

9.30 am

Panel:
Australian Football League (Submission 3)
Mr Gillon McLachlan, Chief Operating Officer
National Rugby League (No submission)
Ms Nicky Seaby, Strategy & Government Relations Manager
Cricket Australia (Submission13)
Ms Stephanie Beltrame, General Manager Media Rights
Tennis Australia (Submission 17)
Mr Tim Browne, Advisor – Office of the CEO

10.45 am

Morning tea

11.00 am

FreeTV Australia (Submission 12)
Ms Julie Flynn, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Clare O'Neil, Director of Legal and Broadcasting Policy
Seven Network Limited
Mr Nicholas O'Donnell, Legal Council, Regulatory and Business Affairs

11.45 am

Panel:
ASTRA (Submission 6)
Ms Petra Buchanan, Chief Executive Officer
FOXTEL (Submission 11)
Mr Richard Freudenstein, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Lynette Ireland, Chief General Counsel
Fox Sports (Submission 14)
Mr Patrick Delany, Chief Executive
Ms Christina Allen, General Counsel

12.45 pm

Lunch

1.45 pm

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (No submission)
Dr Simon Pelling, First Assistant Secretary, Broadcasting and Digital Switchover Group
Ms Ann Campton, Assistant Secretary, Broadcasting and Switchover Policy Branch, Broadcasting and Switchover Group
Australian Communications and Media Authority (No submission)
Ms Jennifer McNeill, Acting General Manager, Content, Consumer and Citizen Division
Ms Sue Gabor, Acting Manager, Broadcasting Standards Section
Ms Kristy Eulenstein, Senior Policy Officer, Broadcasting Standards Section

2.45 pm

Adjournment

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