Public hearing - Canberra, Thursday 24 July 2008

Inquiry into legislation underpinning carbon sink forests

Public hearing - Canberra, Thursday 24 July 2008

9.00am - 5.00pm
Thursday 24 July 2008
Senate Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House CANBERRA

Time

Witness

9.00 am

National Association of Forest Industries
Mr Allan Hansard, Chief Executive Officer
Mr David DeJongh, Senior Forest Policy Analyst

9.30 am

CSIRO
Dr Phil Polglase, Research Program Leader Forest Biosystems

10:00 am

Horticulture Australia Council
Ms Kris Newton, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Stuart Swaddling, Chair

10:30am

Greening Australia
MrDavid Williams, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Di Dibley, Director Policy and Program Development

11:00 am

Morning Tea Break

11:15 am

Baker and Mackenzie Environment & Environmental Markets Practice via teleconference
Mr Paul Curnow, Partner

11:45 am

Carbon Conscious Ltd  -  via teleconference
Mr Peter Balsarini, Executive Director
Mr Mike Shields

12:15 pm

CO2 Australia  -  via teleconference
Mr Andrew Grant, Chief Executive Officer

12:45  pm

Lunch Break

1:45 pm

AusCarbon Pty Ltd  -  via teleconference
Mr Kent Broad, Director

2:15 pm

SA Farmer's Federation
Representative

2:45 pm

Sam Paton and Associates  via teleconference
Mr Sam Paton, Senior Valuer

3:15

Afternoon Tea Break

3.30 pm

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage & the Arts
Mr Russell James, Assistant Secretary, Water Policy Branch

4.00 pm

Treasury
Mr Matthew Flavel, A/g General Manager, Business Tax Division
Department of Climate Change and Water
Mr Ian Carruthers, First Assistant Secretary, Adaptation & Land Management Division
Mr Paul Ryan, A/g Director, Land Sector, Policy & Program Team

5:00 pm

Adjournment of Hearing

 

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Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
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Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

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Email: rrat.sen@aph.gov.au