Appendix 2Public hearings and witnesses
Friday, 15 September 2023
Committee Room 2S1
Australian Parliament House
Canberra
Animals Australia
Ms Shatha Hamade, Legal Counsel (via videoconference)
RSPCA
Dr Di Evans, Senior Scientific Officer (via videoconference)
Animal Liberation
Ms Lisa Ryan, Regional Campaigns Manager (via videoconference)
Greyhound Rescue
Ms Natalie Panzarino, President
GREY2K USA Worldwide
Ms Christine Dorchak, President (via videoconference)
Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds
Dr Harry Rothenfluh, Submission Writer
Free the Hounds
Ms Melissa Harrison, President (via videoconference)
Greyhounds Australasia
Mr Simon Stout, Chief Executive Officer
Greyhound Racing Victoria
Mr Stuart Laing, Chief Executive Officer
NSW Greyhound Breeders, Owners & Trainers Association
Ms Fiona Geary, Advocacy Manager
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Ms Nicola Hinder, Acting Deputy Secretary, Agriculture Trade Group
Mr Andrew McDonald, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Traceability, Plant and Live Animal Exports Division
Mr Joffrid Mackett, Assistant Secretary, Live Animal Exports
Australian Border Force
Mr Tony Smith, Assistant Commissioner, Customs