Public hearings - Sydney, Wednesday, 17 April 2013


Inquiry into the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 [Provisions]

Public hearings - Sydney, Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Macquarie Room
Parliament of NSW
6 Macquarie Street
SYDNEY

Time

Witness

9.50 am

Panel:
Caroona Coal Action Group (Submission 28)
Mr Timothy Duddy, Chief Executive Officer
Mrs Rosemary Nankivell, Chair, Coal Seam Gas Committee
Namoi Water (Submission 234)
Mr Hugh Price, Member, Namoi Water and Chairman, Namoi Community Network

10.40 am

Morning tea

10.50 am

Australian Network of Environmental Defenders' Offices (Submission 46)
Ms Rachel Walmsley, Policy and Law Reform Director (EDO NSW)
Ms Emma Carmody, Policy and Law Reform Solicitor
Mr Nariman Sahukar, Policy and Law Reform Solicitor

11.30 am

AGL Energy (Submission 202)
Mr Paul Ashby, General Manager, Commercial Development
Ms Sarah McNamara, Head of Government Affairs

12.20 pm

Dr Chris McGrath (No submission) (teleconference)

1.00 pm

Lunch

1.40 pm

Australian Coal Association (Submission 224)
Mr Greg Sullivan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Ms Samantha McCulloch, Director, Policy

2.20 pm

Panel:
NSW Farmers (Submission 41)
Mrs Fiona Simson, President
NSW Irrigators Council(Submission 1)
Mr Andrew Gregson, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Mark Moore, Policy Analyst

3.10 pm

Afternoon tea

3.20 pm

Panel:
North West Alliance (incorporating Inland Council for the Environment) (No submission)
Mr Phillip Laird, Member (teleconference)
Lock the Gate (Submission 25)
Mr Drew Hutton, President (teleconference)

4.10 pm

Nature Conservation Council of NSW (Submission 45)
Mrs Cerin Loane, Environmental Liaison Officer

4.30 pm

Adjournment

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
Fax: +61 2 6277 5818
Email: ec.sen@aph.gov.au