Appendix 2Public hearings and witnesses
Monday, 4 March 2024
Waldorf Room
Novotel Brisbane Airport
6/8 The Cct
Brisbane Airport
Invasive Species Council
Mr Jack Gough, Advocacy Director
Invasive Species Council
Mr Reece Pianta, Advocacy Manager
Dr Anthony Young, Private capacity
Professor Nigel Andrew, Private capacity
Dr Pam Swepson, Private capacity
Mr Richard Shannon, Private capacity
AgForce Queensland
Dr Annie Ruttledge, Senior Policy Officer
AgForce Queensland
Ms Belinda Callanan, Chair, AgForce Biosecurity Committee
AgForce Queensland
Mr Ken Cunliffe, Member, AgForce Biosecurity Committee
Queensland Cane Growers Organisation
Mr Dan Galligan, Chief Executive Officer
Queensland Cane Growers Organisation
Dr Mick Quirk, Senior Manager, Environment and Sustainability
Queensland Cane Growers Organisation
Mr Greg Zipf, Chair, Rocky Point District
Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association
Mr Stephen Ware, Executive Director
Dr Helen Scott-Orr, Private capacity
City of Gold Coast
Cr Hermann Vorster, Councillor, Division 11
Logan City Council
Ms Emily Shafto, City Safety and Liveability Manager
Logan City Council
Mayor Darren Power
Tweed Shire Council
Mayor Chris Cherry
Tweed Shire Council
Ms Denise Galle, Director Planning and Regulation
Queensland Farmers Federation
Queensland Farmers Federation
Dr Laurie Dowling, Policy Advisor, Intensive Animal Industries
Queensland Farmers Federation
Mr Paul Sloman, Policy Officer, Cotton Australia and Queensland Farmers Federation
National Fire Ant Eradication Program - Steering Committee
Dr John Roberston, Former Chair
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Dr Rachel Chay, Deputy Director-General and Chief Biosecurity Officer
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Mr Ashley Bacon, Executive Program Director, National Fire Ant Eradication Program
Queensland Department of Environment, Science, and Innovation
Mr Ben Klaassen, Deputy Director-General, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Partnerships
Tuesday, 5 March 2024
Mercure Newcastle
12 Steel St
Newcastle West
Crop Pollination Association of Australia Inc.
Mr Steve Fuller, President
Australian Honey Bee Industry Council
Mr Daniel Le Feuvre, Chief Executive Officer
Dr Robert Puckett, Private capacity
Grain Producers Australia
Mr Colin Bettles, Chief Executive Officer
New South Wales Farmers Association
Mr Xavier Martin, President
New South Wales Farmers Association
Mr Nicholas Savage, Policy Director
National Allergy Centre of Excellence
Professor Sheryl van Nunen OAM, Co-chair Insect Allergy Group
Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia
Ms Kylie Hollinshead, Allergy Educator
University of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Dr Diego Lopez, Pebbles Study Coordinator, Allergy and Lung Health Unit
University of Melbourne, Population and Global Health
Professor Adrian Lowe, Professorial Fellow and Co-head, Allergy and Lung Health Unit
Community Voice Australia
Ms Kate Mason
Save the Bees Australia
Mr Simon Mulvany, Founder
Australian Wildlife Society
Mr Brian Scarsbrick AM, Director
Animal Health Australia
Dr Samantha Allan, Acting Chief Executive Officer
Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis
Professor Andrew Robinson, Chief Executive Officer
Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis
Associate Professor Susan Hester, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investigator
Greenlife Industry Australia
Ms Joanna Cave, Chief Executive Officer
Invasive Species Council Conservation and Science Committee
Mr Ian Thompson, Chair
Greenlife Industry Australia
Mr John McDonald, Director RDE and Biosecurity
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Dr John Tracey, Deputy Director General Biosecurity and Food Safety
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Mr Scott Charlton, Chief Invasive Species Officer
Sundew Solutions
Mr David Priddy, Chief Executive Officer
Monday, 18 March 2024
Senate Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
Canberra
Plant Health Australia
Ms Sarah Corcoran, Chief Executive Officer
Plant Health Australia
Dr Lucy Tran-Nguyen, General Manager, Partnerships and Innovation
Plant Health Australia
Mr Stuart Kearns, National Manager, Preparedness and RD&E
National Farmers Federation
Mr Warwick Ragg, General Manager Natural Resource Management
National Farmers Federation
Mr Greg Hosking, Senior Policy Officer Rural Affairs
National Farmers Federation
Mr Angus Atkinson, Chair Sustainable Development and Climate Change Committee
CSIRO
Dr Raghu Sathyamurthy, Research Director, Health and Biosecurity
CSIRO
Ms Kirsten Rose, Executive Director, Future Industries
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
Dr Maria Trainer, Executive Director, Registration Management
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
Dr Melissa McEwen, Chief Executive Officer
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Ms Justine Saunders APM, Deputy Secretary, Biosecurity and Compliance Group
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith, Chief Plant Protection Officer
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Dr Bertie Hennecke, Australian Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Dr Fiona Fraser, Threatened Species Commissioner
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Ms Cassandra Kennedy, Division Head, Biodiversity Division