Public hearing - Canberra, Friday 18 June 2010

Inquiry into matters relating to the Torres Strait region

Public hearing - Canberra, Friday 18 June 2010

Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
CANBERRA

9.00 am - 1.15 pm

Time Witness Sub Number

9.00–9.40am

Torres Strait Island Regional Council
(via videoconference)
Mr Fred Gela, Mayor
Mr Rodney John Scarce, CEO

Submission 9

9.40–10.20am

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ms Jennifer Rawson, First Assistant Secretary, Pacific Division
Mr Brett Young, Torres Strait Treaty Liaison Officer
Mr Jeremy Bruer, Assistant Secretary, PNG and Fiji Branch
Mr Todd Quinn, Executive Officer, Sea Law, Environment Law & Antarctic section, International Legal Branch
Dr Greg French, Assistant Secretary, International Legal Branch
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Mr Stephen Allen, Assistant Secretary, Border Security Division
Mr Andrew Heath, Regional Manager, Torres Strait

Submission 23






Submission 16

10.20–10.30am

Morning tea

 

10.30–11.10am

Department of Health and Ageing
Ms Tarja Saastamoinen, Assistant Secretary, Family Health & Wellbeing Branch, Office for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health
Ms Fay Holden, Assistant Secretary, Health Protection Policy Branch, Office of Health Protection
Ms Jennifer Bryant, First Assistant Secretary, Office for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health

Submission 11

11.10am–12.00pm

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Dr Andrew Gerard Carroll, Chief Veterinary Officer, DAFF
Mr Craig Stuart Burns, Executive Manager, Trade & Market Access Division
Mrs Lois Ransom, Chief Plant Protection Officer
Mr Roland Pittar, General Manager, Fisheries
Mr Malcolm Southwell, Senior Manager, Northern Fisheries, Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)
Ms Samantha Emerick, Senior Management Officer Torres Strait Fisheries, AFMA
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
Mr John McDougall, Policy Officer, International Section
Mr Mark Flanigan, First Assistant Secretary, Land & Coasts Division
Mr Nigel Routh, Assistant Secretary, Marine Biodiversity Policy Branch, Marine Division
Mr Shaun Barclay, A/g Director, Indigenous Partnerships
Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Dr John Higgins, Director, Adaptation Policy Team, Adaptation Innovation Branch

Submission 13









Submission 24






No submission

12.00–12.40pm

Mr Kevin Michael Murphy
Dr Garrick Hitchcock
Dr David Russell Lawrence

Submission 15
Submission 30
No submission

12.40‑1.15pm

Mr Peter Sawabarri, Masaingle Association Incorporation
Preston Law
Mr Peter Pena, Principle
Mr Paul Buie, Agent/Facilitator
Mr David Kempton, Solicitor
Mr Andrew Kerr, Consultant
(via telephone)

Submission 8

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3535
Fax: +61 2 6277 5818
Email: fadt.sen@aph.gov.au