Appendix 2 - Public hearings and witnesses

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