Appendix 5

Public hearings

Friday, 5 March 2021
Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
Canberra
Digital Transformation Agency
Mr Randall Brugeaud, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Scott Cass-Dunbar, Chief Strategy Officer, Whole of Government Digital Strategy and Investment Group
Ms Vanessa Roarty, Head of Digital Profession, Whole of Government Digital Strategy and Investment Group
Mr Simon Quarrell, Head of Digital Investment and Insights, Whole of Government Digital Strategy and Investment Group
Mr Peter Alexander, Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Mr William Story, First Assistant Secretary, APS Reform
Ms Deborah Anton, Interim National Data Commissioner
Mr Andrew Lalor, Assistant Secretary, Policy Innovation and Projects Division
Ms Tanja Cvijanovic, First Assistant Secretary, Policy Innovation and Projects Division
Mr Nathan Heeney, Chief Information Officer, Information Services Division
Department of Finance
Mr Nathan Williamson, Deputy Secretary, Governance and Resource Management
Ms Shannon Frazer, First Assistant Secretary, Productivity and Business Improvement, Governance and Resource Management
Mr Matt Yannopoulos, Deputy Secretary, Budget and Financial Reporting
Ms Amanda Lee, First Assistant Secretary, Budget Policy and Coordination Division, Budget and Financial Reporting
Mr Andrew Danks, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Procurement and Insurance Division, Commercial and Government Services
Mr Iain Scott, First Assistant Secretary, Corporate Services Division, Business Enabling Services
Mr Rod Schreiber, Assistant Secretary, Productivity Improvement Branch, Productivity and Business Improvement, Governance & Resource Management
Australian Public Service Commission
Mr Peter Woolcott AO, APS Commissioner
Ms Mary Wiley-Smith, Deputy Commissioner
Mr Patrick Hetherington, First Assistant Commissioner
Mr Grant Lovelock, First Assistant Commissioner
Ms Katrina Purcell, Assistant Commissioner
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Mr Phil Gaetjens, Secretary (until 1.45pm, via videoconference)
Ms Michelle Dowdell, First Assistant Secretary, Digital Technology Taskforce
Mr William Story, First Assistant Secretary, APS Reform
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
Canberra
Community and Public Sector Union – members from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Ms Melissa Donnelly, National President (via videoconference)
Mr Benjamin Stern, Organiser (via videoconference)
Ms Fiona Duffy, Delegate (via videoconference)
Mr Shane Wright, Section Councillor (via videoconference)
Mr Zac Batchelor, Regional Secretary (via videoconference)
Defence Families of Australia
Ms Sandi Laaksonen-Sherrin, National Convenor
Defence Force Welfare Association
Mr Kel Ryan, National President (via videoconference)
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Ms Rachel Goddard, First Assistant Secretary, Commemorations and Transformation Division
Mr Mark Harrigan, Chief Operating Officer
Mr Roger Winzenberg, Assistant Secretary, People Services Branch
Community and Public Sector Union – members from Services Australia
Mr Alistair Waters, National President (via videoconference)
Ms Emma White, Section Secretary (via videoconference)
Mr Gareth Mills, Section President (via videoconference)
Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia
Ms Lauren Stark, Senior Policy and Project Officer
Economic Justice Australia
Ms Anusha Goonetilleke, Social Security and Tenancy Program Manager and Lawyer, Canberra Community Law (via videoconference)
Services Australia
Mr Charles McHardie, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Transformation Projects
Mr Michael Nelson, General Manager, People Division
Wednesday, 21 July 2021
Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
Canberra
Community and Public Sector Union – members from the National Disability Insurance Agency and the National Disability Insurance Scheme Quality and Safeguards Commission
Mrs Beth Vincent-Pietsch, Deputy Secretary
Ms Bettina Prescott, Section Secretary (NDIA) (via videoconference)
Mr Michael Packman, Section Councillor (NDIA) (via videoconference)
Mr David Villegas, Organiser (NDISQC) (via videoconference)
Children and Young People with Disability Australia
Ms Mary Sayers, Chief Executive Officer (via videoconference)
Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
Mr Ross Joyce, Chief Executive Officer (via videoconference)
Mr Patrick McGee, National Manager, Systemic Advocacy, Insight and Research (via videoconference)
Mr Geoff Trappett OAM, Chair of the National Inclusive Transport Advocacy Network with AFDO (via videoconference)
Ms Eva Sifis, Consultant (via videoconference)
National Disability Insurance Agency
Dr Lisa Studdert, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Markets, Government and Engagement (via videoconference)
Mr Hamish Aikman, Chief People Officer (via videoconference)
National Disability Insurance Scheme Quality and Safeguards Commission
Ms Samantha Taylor, Acting Commissioner (via videoconference)
Mr Jason Stott, Chief Operating Officer
Community and Public Sector Union – members from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
Mrs Beth Vincent-Pietsch, Deputy Secretary
Mr Richard Hanssens, Section Councillor (via videoconference)
Ms Cheryl O'Regan, Organiser (via videoconference)
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
Ms Janet Anderson PSM, Commissioner
Monday, 26 July 2021
Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
Canberra
Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research
Dr Claire Parfitt, Senior Researcher and Strategist (via videoconference)
Tax Justice Network Australia
Mr Jason Ward, Spokesperson (via videoconference)
Friday, 6 August 2021
Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
Canberra
Professor John Halligan, Private capacity (via videoconference)
Community and Public Sector Union (via videoconference)
Ms Melissa Donnelly, National Secretary
Mr Michael Tull, Assistant National Secretary
Mr Osmond Chiu, Senior Policy and Research Officer
Centre for Policy Development (via videoconference)
Mr Terry Moran AC, Chair
Dr Travers McLeod, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Frances Kitt, Policy Advisor
Professor Andrew Podger AO, Private capacity (via videoconference)
Australian National Audit Office (via videoconference)
Mr Grant Hehir, Auditor-General for Australia
Ms Rona Mellor PSM, Deputy Auditor-General
Ms Carla Jago, Group Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group
Ms Deborah Jackson, Executive Director. Performance Audit Services Group
Mr Daniel Whyte, Senior Director, Performance Audit Services Group
Ms Xiaoyan Lu, Acting Executive Director, Systems Assurance and Data Analytics Group
Ms Lesa Craswell, Acting Senior Executive Director, Systems Assurance and Data Analytics Group
The Australia and New Zealand School of Government (via videoconference)
Professor Ken Smith, Chief Executive Officer
Dr Subho Banerjee, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Professor Ariadne Vromen, Deputy Dean of Research and Bunting Chair of Public Administration

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