Public hearing - Sydney, 30 January 2007

Inquiry into the Native Title Amendment Bill 2006

Public hearing - Sydney, 30 January 2007

Conference Room A
Level 8, Commonwealth Offices
Charterbridge House,
70 Phillip St
Sydney

9.00am - 9.45am

Chalk and Fitzgerald Solicitors
Mr Andrew Chalk, Partner
Mr Dominic Beckett, Solicitor

9.45am - 10.20am

National Native Title Council
Goldfields Land and Sea Council
Mr Phil Vincent, Executive Director
Ms Bonita Mason, Executive Officer

10.20am - 11.05am

National Farmers Federation (submission 5)
Mr John Stewart, AM, Chair, Native Title Task Force

11.05am - 11.40pm

Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement (submission 6)
Mr Christopher Charles, General Counsel By teleconference

11.40pm - 12:25pm

Queensland South Native Title Services
Ms Valerie Cooms, Chief Executive

12:25pm - 1:15pm

LUNCH

1:15pm - 1.45pm

Association of Mining & Exploration Companies (AMEC)
Mr Ian Loftus, By teleconference

1.45pm - 2.15pm

Minerals Council of Australia (submission 4)
Ms Frances Hayter (to be confirmed)
Ms Anne-Sophie Deleflie, Assistant Director, Social Policy

2.15pm - 2:45pm

Northern Land Council
Mr Ron Levy, Principal Legal Adviser

2:45pm - 3.45pm

National Native Title Tribunal
Mr Graeme Neate, President
Mr Christopher Doepel, Registrar
Attorney General's Department (submission 1)
Mr Iain Anderson, First Assistant Secretary, Legal Services and Native Title Division
Mr Steven Marshall, Assistant Secretary, Native Title Unit
Ms Katherine Jones, A/First Assistant Secretary, Indigenous Justice and Legal Assistance Division
Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (submission 1)
Mr Greg Roche, Assistant Secretary, Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (OIPC)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3560
Fax: +61 2 6277 5794
Email: legcon.sen@aph.gov.au