Appendix 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the committee

Appendix 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the committee

Port Augusta, Tuesday 11 November 2003

National Council of Single Mothers and Their Children

Dr Elspeth McInnes, Convenor
Ms Yvonne Parry, Executive Officer
Ms Marie Hume, Volunteer

Legal Services Commission of South Australia

Mr Hamish Gilmore, Director
Ms Gabrielle Canny, Policy and Research Officer
Mr Peter Duffy, Regional Manager (Whyalla)

Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement Inc.

Mr Neil Gillespie, CEO
Mr Chris Charles, General Manager

Australian Network of Environmental Defenders Offices

Mr Mark Parnell, Solicitor, EDO, South Australia

Westside Community Lawyers

Mr David Bulloch, Managing Lawyer

Warndu Watlhilli Carri Ngura

Aboriginal Family Violence Legal Service

Mr Mark Forth, Senior Solicitor
Ms June Lennon, Chairperson

Womens Legal Service SA Inc

Ms Marilyn Wright, Acting Coordinator/Solicitor
Ms Zita Adut Ngor, Solicitor, Rural Womens Outreach Program Port Augusta

Roma Mitchell Community Legal Centre Inc

Mr Patrick Byrt, Convenor of volunteers
Mr Tom Trevorrow, Volunteer and Chair, Ngarrindjeri Land and Progress Association
Rev Sid Graham, Archbishops Chaplain to Nungar Ministry

 

Melbourne, Wednesday 12 November 2003

Public Interest Law Clearinghouse

Homeless Persons Legal Clinic

Ms Paula OBrien, Co-Executive Director
Ms Samantha Burchell, Co-Executive Director
Mr Phil Lynch, Homeless Persons Legal Clinic

Castan Centre for Human Rights Law

Associate Professor Beth Gaze
Ms Carola Schmidt, Research Assistant

Law Institute of Victoria

Mr David Farram, Former President
Mr Mark Woods, Council Member

Victorian Government/Victoria Legal Aid

Mr John Lynch, Department of Justice
Mr Tony Parsons, Managing Director, Victoria Legal Aid

Federation of Community Legal Centres (Vic) Inc

Ms Sally Smith, Project Worker, FCLC

Fitzroy Legal Service

Mr Sam Biondo, Community Development Worker, Fitzroy Legal Service

Community Legal Centres Association (WA) Inc

Ms Naomi Brown, CLCA (WA) Inc

Womens Legal Service Vic

Ms Kate Seear, Solicitor
Ms Sarah Vessali, Principal Lawyer
Ms Joanna Fletcher, Law reform and Policy Lawyer
Ms Libby Eltringham, Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre

National Network of Indigenous Womens Legal Services

Ms Leanne Miller, Board Member
Ms Winsome Matthews, Spokesperson

Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service

Mr Frank Guivarra, CEO
Ms Kate Hairsine, Research Officer

National Legal Aid

Mr Norman Reaburn, Chairperson

Victoria Law Foundation

Mr Richard Coverdale, Director of Publishing
Ms Aileen Duke, Project Manager

 

Sydney, Thursday 13 November 2003

Legal Aid Commission of NSW

Mr Bill Grant, CEO
Ms Judith Walker, a/g Director Family Law

Australian Law Reform Commission

Professor David Weisbrot, President

National Association of Community Legal Centres

Ms Julie Bishop, Director
Ms Liz OBrien, National Convenor
Ms Lea Anderson, Manager, Womens Law Centre WA

Combined Community Legal Centres Group NSW

Ms Polly Porteous, Advocacy & Human Rights Officer
Mr Simon Moran, Board Member

Coalition of Aboriginal Legal Services NSW

Mr John Boersig, Coordinator

Law Society of NSW

Mr Robert Benjamin, President

Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Womens Legal Centre

Ms Trisha Frail-Gibbs, Coordinator

Welfare Rights Centre

Ms Linda Forbes, Casework Coordinator
Ms Jacqueline Finlay, Principal Solicitor

National Pro Bono Resource Centre

Ms Jill Anderson, A/g Director
Ms Jenny Lovrich, Project Officer
Professor Paul Redmond, Board Member

Freehills

Ms Annette Bain, National Pro Bono Coordinator

Blake Dawson Waldron

Ms Anne Cregan, National Pro Bono Coordinator

Refugee Advice & Casework Service

Ms Louise Boon-Kuo, Coordinator

Immigration Rights & Advice Centre

Ms Suhad Kamand, Director/Principal Solicitor

Marrackville Community Legal Centre

Ms Janet Loughman, Principal Solicitor

Blue Mountains CLC

Mr Michael Crozier, Principal Solicitor

 

Canberra, Monday 9 February 2004

Liberty Victoria Victorian Council for Civil Liberties

Mr Greg Connellan, President

Attorney-Generals Department

Ms Philippa Lynch, First Assistant Secretary,
Family Law & Legal Assistance Division
Ms Sue Pidgeon, Assistant Secretary, Family Pathways Branch

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Commission/

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Services

Mr Lionel Quartermaine, Acting Chairman, ATSIC
Mr Cliff Foley, Commissioner NSW, ATSIC
Mr Rodney Dillon, Commissioner Tas, ATSIC
Mr Darren Farmer, Commissioner WA, ATSIC
Mr Bernie Yates, Acting CEO, ATSIS
Mr Les Turner, Acting Group Manager, Culture Rights & Justice Group, ATSIS

Law Council of Australia

Mr Brian Withers, Chair, Access to Justice Committee
Mr John North, Member, Law Council Executive

Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission

Ms Susan Cox, Director
Ms Jenny Hardy, Business and Policy Manager

 

Canberra, Wednesday 10 March 2004

Family Court of Australia

The Hon Justice Alastair Nicholson, Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia

National Network of Women's Legal Services

Ms Zoe Rathus, Co-ordinator

Queensland Association of Independent Legal Services

Mr Bill Mitchell, Convenor

Petrie Legal Service

Mr David McKinnon, Administration Manager