Public Hearing - Canberra, Wednesday 6 March 2013

Public Hearing - Canberra, Wednesday 6 March 2013

Venue: Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House, Canberra

Time: 10.00am – 2.00pm

10.00am - 10.30am

Australian Human Rights Commission (Submission 3)
Mr Mick Gooda, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner

10.30am - 11.00am

Law Society of New South Wales (Submission 16) (via teleconference)
Mr Jason Behrendt, Co-Chair, Indigenous Issues Committee

11.00am - 12.00pm

Native Title Services Victoria (Submission 4)
Mr Matthew Storey, Chief Executive Officer
Central Desert Native Title Services (Submission 23) (via teleconference)
Mr Ian Rawlings, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Jo-Anne Franz, Manager, Statutory Functions
Goldfields Land and Sea Council (Submission 11) (via teleconference)
Mr Mark Rumler, Principal Legal Officer

12.00pm - 12.15pm

Tea break

12.15pm - 1.15pm

Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (Submission 7)
Dr Debra Fletcher, Manager, Land Access and Kimberley
Dr John Yeates, Chair, Native Title and Aboriginal Heritage Working Group
Mr Tom Weaver, Native Title Manager, Fortescue Metals Group
Mr Tim Langmead, Group Manager of Corporate Affairs, Fortescue
Metals Group

Minerals Council of Australia (Submission 13)
Ms Melanie Stutsel, Director, Health, Safety, Environment and
Community Policy

Ms Therese Postma, Assistant Director, Social Policy
Mr Mark Donovan, Head of External Affairs, Iron Ore, BHP Billiton
Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (Submission 20)
Mr Graham Short, National Policy Manager

1.15pm - 2.00pm

Attorney-General's Department (No Submission)
Mr Kym Duggan, First Assistant Secretary, Social Inclusion Division
Dr Sean Sexton-Moss, Native Title Special Counsel, Native Title Unit
Ms Lavinia Gracik, A/g Principal Legal Officer, Native Title Unit

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
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