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House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
                
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       Appendix B – List of hearings, witnesses and inspections
              Canberra:  4 February 2010
               Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
       Dr Jillian Guthrie - Research Fellow, Indigenous Offender Health Capacity Building Group
       Australian National University
       Professor Michael Levy – Clinical Professor, School of Clinical Medicine
       Canberra: 11 February 2010
       Australian Institute of Criminology
       Dr Kelly Richards – Research AnalystDr Adam Tomison - Director
       Canberra:  25 February 2010
       Australian National Council on Drugs
       Mr Bradley Freeburn – NIDAC Member, National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol CommitteeMiss Sue-Anne Morley – Executive Officer, National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee
Mr Gino Vumbaca – ANCD Executive Officer, National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee
Mr Scott Wilson – NIDAC Co-Deputy Chair, National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee
       Melbourne: 3 March 2010
       Anex (Association for Prevention and Harm Reduction)Ms Elizabeth Sutton – Executive Manager, Policy and Programs
Ms Julienne Maree – Acting Chief Executive Officer
       Department of Justice, Victoria
       Mr Andrew Jackomos – Director, Koori Justice Unit
       Mission Australia
       Ms Prue Burns – Senior Researcher and Project Officer, Victoria State Office
Ms Anne Hampshire – National Manager Research and Social Policy
       Private Capacity
       Mr Edwin Batt
The Hon. Geoffrey Eames, AM, QC
       Victorian Aboriginal Community Services Association Ltd
       Dr Alfred Bamblett – Chief Executive Officer
       Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service Co-operative Ltd
       Mr Frank Guivarra – Chief Executive Officer
       Victorian Indigenous Youth Advisory Council
       Ms Jarrah Jones – Committee Member
Mr Timothy Kanoa – State Coordinator
Miss Clarisse Slater – Project Officer
Sydney: 4 March 2010
       Aboriginal Child, Family and State Secretariat
       Mr Bill Pritchard – Executive Officer
       Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Ltd
       Mr John McKenzie – Chief Legal Officer
       Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (Queensland) Ltd
      Mr Shane Duffy – Chief Executive Officer
      Australian Human Rights Commission
      Mr Mick Gooda – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner
Ms Emilie Priday – Policy Officer
      Children’s Court of New South Wales
      Ms Hilary Hannam – Children’s Magistrate, Youth Drug and Alcohol Court
      Corrective Services New South Wales
      Mr Luke Grant – Assistant Commissioner
      Department of Human Services, New South Wales
      Ms Edwina Crawford – Manager, Aboriginal Strategic Coordination Unit
Mr Peter Muir – Chief Executive, Juvenile Justice
      Koori Communications and Training Pty Ltd
      Mr Peter Cooley - Director
      Law Society of New South Wales
      Mr Andrew Wilson – Practice Manager
      New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
      Dr Don Weatherburn - Director
      New South Wales Health
      Ms Julie Babineau – Chief Executive, Justice Health
Dr Richard Matthews – Deputy Director-General, Strategic Development
      New South Wales Police Force
      Deputy Commission Dave Owens, APM – Deputy Commissioner, Field Operations
      Private Capacity
      Mr Byron Arellano
      Acting Judge Rod Madgwick
      Mr Shane Phillips
Magistrate Margaret Quinn
      Public Interest Advocacy Centre
      Ms Laura Brown – Solicitor, Indigenous Justice Program
Mr Ken Zulumovski – Indigenous Men’s Access to Justice
      Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women’s Legal Centre
      Ms Rachael Martin – Principal Solicitor
      Canberra: 11 March 2010
      Indigenous Community Volunteers
      Mr Gregory Andrews – Chief Executive Officer
Ms Stephanie Harvey – Advocacy and Fundraising Manager
      Canberra: 18 March 2010
      Noetic Solutions Pty Ltd
      Mr Peter Murphy – Chief Executive Officer
      Perth: 30 March 2010
      Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia
      Ms Mara Barone – Counsel, Criminal Unit
Mr Peter Collins – Director Legal Services
      Children’s Court of Western Australia
      Judge Denis Reynolds – President
      Commissioner for Children and Young People
      Ms Michelle Scott - Commissioner
      Department of the Attorney-General, Western Australia
      Mr Andrew Marshall – Manager, Research and Analysis
      Department of Child Protection, Western Australia
      Mrs Jenni Collard – Executive Director, Aboriginal Engagement and Coordination Directorate
      Department of Corrective Services, Western Australia
      Assistant Commissioner Lex McCulloch – Assistant Commissioner Youth Justice
      Department of Education, Western Australia
      Associate Professor Robert Somerville AM – Director of Aboriginal Education
      Rio Tinto
      Mr Andrew Burrow – Superintendent, Work Readiness and Education
      State Aboriginal Justice Congress
      Mr Ismahl Croft – Congress Member, Representative from the West Kimberley Region
Mr John Hart – Congress Co-Chair, Representative from the Mulga Mallee Region
Mrs Leza Radcliffe – Yamatji Representative
      Supreme Court of Western Australia
      The Hon Wayne Martin – Chief Justice, Department of the Attorney-General
      Western Australian Police
      Superintendent Michael Emmanuel – Community Engagement Division, Strategy and Performance Directorate
Mr Robert Skesteris – Executive Manager, Indigenous and Community Diversity Unit, Community Engagement Division, Strategy and Performance Directorate
      Fitzroy Crossing: 31 March 2010
      Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
      Bishop Christopher Saunders
Bunaba Elder
Mr George Brooking
      Council of Australian Governments
      Sergeant Travis Lupton – Local Area Coordinator, Remote Service Delivery Program
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Miss Kelly Anderson – Agreement Manager, Derby ICC
              Fitzroy Valley District High School
Ms Marmingee Hand – Teacher/Aboriginal Education Consultant
Mr Paul Jefferies - Principal
Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Cultural Centre
Ms Michelle Coles – Coordinator Women’s Programs, Yiriman Project
Mr Steven James – Yiriman Project Officer/Cultural Adviser
Mr Simon Keenan – Men’s Project Coordinator, Yiriman Project
Ms Annette Kogolo – Yiriman Cultural Adviser
Mr Allan Lawford – Yiriman Cultural Adviser 
Ms Selina O’Meara – Yiriman Cultural Adviser
Leedal Pty Ltd
Mr John Rodrigues – Chief Operations Officer
Marninwarntikura Fitzroy Women’s Resource and Legal Unit
Ms Emily Carter - Chairperson
Marninwarntikura Women’s Resource Centre
Ms Christine Gray – Manager, Family Support Unit
Mrs Olive Knight – Coordinator, Early Intervention Prevention Program
Ms June Oscar – Chief Executive Officer
Mount Pierre Aboriginal Corporation and Galeru Aboriginal Corporation, Fitzroy Valley Area
Mr Louie Dolby – Manager/Mentor
Mrs Marion Dolby – Wife/Supporter
Nindilingarri Cultural Health Services
Ms Maureen Carter – Chief Executive Officer
Private Capacity
Mr Patrick Green
Mr Ronnie Jimbidie
Mrs Pauline Maclagan
Shire Derby West Kimberley
Mr Brad Isbister – Manager, Community Development
Western Australia Country Health Service
Ms Joanne Wraith – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Professional
Western Australia Police
Senior Sergeant Ian Gibson – Officer in Charge
Commander Murray Smalpage – District Officer
Brisbane: 4 May 2010
ANTaR
Ms Monique Bond
Ms Jan Gillies
BoysTown
Mr Dean Brunker – Program Manager, Employment Education and Training
Mr John Dalgleish – Manager, Strategy and Research
Children of Dreaming, Ipswich
Mr Joseph Kirk
Department of Communities, Queensland
Ms Bette Kill – Associate Director-General, Strategy, Policy, Programs and Performance
Department of Community Safety, Queensland
Mr Kelvin Anderson – Commission for Corrections, Queensland Corrective Services
Department of Education and Training, Queensland
Ms Angela Leitch – Director, Indigenous Education Policy
Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Queensland
Mr Terry Ryan – Acting Deputy Director-General, Justice Services
Ipswich Community Justice Group
Mrs Rosemary Connors – Coordinator
Private Capacity
Mr Norman Clarke
Ms Stephanie Tonkin
Queensland Health
Dr Aaron Groves – Executive Director, Mental Health Directorate
Dr Peter Steer – Chief Executive Officer, Children’s Health Services
Queensland Police Service
Mr Robert Atkinson – Commissioner of Police
Shannon Donaldson Province Lawyers
Mr Adair Donaldson - Partner
Youth Advocacy Centre
Ms Raylene D’Cruz – Community Legal Education Officer
Ms Rosslyn Monro - Director
Darwin: 6 May 2010
Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid
Ms Antoinette Carroll – Youth Justice Advisory Project Coordinator
Central Australian Youth Justice Committee
Mr Mark O’Reilly – Principal Legal Officer
Ilpurla Aboriginal Corporation
Mr Barry Abbott - Manager
Menzies School of Health Research
Dr Teresa Cunningham – Research Fellow
Dr Kate Senior – Senior Research Fellow
North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
Miss Chantelle Bala –Criminal Solicitor
Mr Josh Brock –Criminal Solicitor
Mr Danial Kelly – Former solicitor
Miss Shaleena Musk – Practice Manager, Criminal Solicitor
Northern Territory Police
Assistant Commissioner Mark McAdie – Assistant Commissioner, Crime and Support
Private Capacity
Dr Damien Howard
Tangentyere Council Inc
Mr Blair McFarland – Manager, Central Australian Youth Link Up Service
Mr Tristan Ray – Manager, Central Australian Youth Link Up Service
Youth Justice Court, Northern Territory
Ms Suzanne Oliver – Youth Magistrate
Cairns: 7 May 2010
ACT for Kids
Ms Lynda Coon – Program Manager
Mr Anthony Sullivan – Family Coach
Cairns and District Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Elders
Mr Major Colless - Manager
Department of Education and Training, Queensland
Mr Thomas O’Donnell – Manager, Flexible Learning Centre
Family Responsibilities Commission, Queensland
Mr David Glasgow – Commissioner
Ms Tammy Sovenyhazi - Registrar
Innisfail Community Justice Group (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Corporation
Ms Julie Go-Sam - Coordinator
Private Capacity
Professor Chris Cunneen
Youth Empowered Towards Independence
Ms Genevieve Sinclair - Manager
Canberra: 13 May 2010
Private Capacity
Mr Wayne Applebee
Mr Paul Collis
Dr Tony Deklin
Mr Geoffrey Ferguson
Ms Serene Fernando
Miss Alice Haines
Mr Rod Little
Adelaide: 20 May 2010
Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council, South Australia
Mr Jimmy Perry – Project Officer, Makin’ Tracks, Mobile Rural and Remote Team
Mr Scott Wilson – Director
Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement
Mr Chris Charles – General Counsel
Mr Neil Gillespie – Executive Officer
Mr Michael Wanganeen – Field Operations Service
Department of the Attorney-General, South Australia
Dr Kylie O’Connell – Director, Justice Youth Reform
Mr Gavin Wanganeen – Ambassador for Youth Opportunity
Mr Rodney Welch – Community Development Officer
Department of Correctional Services, South Australia
Mr Peter Severin – Chief Executive Officer
Department of Education and Children’s Services, South Australia
Ms Vicki Wilson – Principal Policy Officer, Aboriginal Education and Employment Strategies
Department for Families and Communities, South Australia
Ms Julia Lamont – Manager, Cavan Training Centre
Department of Health, South Australia
Ms Kathy Crossing – Manager, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
 Ms April Lawrie-Smith – Executive Director, Aboriginal Health Division
Department of the Premier and Cabinet, South Australia
Ms Sonia Waters – Director, Community Relations, Social Inclusion Division
Grannies Group
Mrs Colleen Welch – Member
Mrs Lorraine Williams - Member
Kumangka Aboriginal Youth Service
Mr Stan Butler - Manager
Kura Yerlo Inc
Mr Trevor Bromley - Chairperson
National Organisation for Foetal Alcohol Syndrome and Related Disorders
Ms Sue Miers - Spokesperson
Private Capacity
Mr Kenny Wilson
South Australia Police
Mr Neil Smith – Assistant Commissioner, Performance Management and Reporting
Mr Byron Wright – Officer, Police Drug Diversion Initiative
Wiltanendi
Mr Phillip Graham – Regional Manager
Mr Peter Smith – Project Coordinator
Mr Ken Teo – Project Director
Youth Justice Aboriginal Advisory Committee
Ms Cheryl Axelby – Member
Mrs Sharon Letton – Acting Manager, Metropolitan Aboriginal Youth and Family Services
Mr Tony Minniecon – Representative
Mr Shane Tongerie – Member
Mrs Lesley Wanganeen – Chair
Mrs Lesley Wilson – Manager, Statewide Community Education
Young Nungas Yarning Together
Ms Katie Perry – Project Leader
Canberra: 27 May 2010
Attorney-General’s Department
Ms Katherine Jones – First Assistant Secretary, Social Inclusion Division
Ms Christine Freudenstein – Acting Assistant Secretary, Indigenous Policy and Service Delivery Branch
Mr Daniel Abraham – Acting Director, Indigenous Policy Section
Mr Peter Arnaudo – Assistant Director, Indigenous and Community Legal Services Branch
Department of Families, Housing, Community Service s and Indigenous Affairs
Ms Cath Halbert – First Assistant Secretary
Ms Michelle McGaurr – Manager, National Projects Sections
Mr Keith Ogborn – Director, Community Safety Section, Indigenous Policy Branch
Ms Vesna Ringuet – Manager, Innovation and Strategic Projects Section
Mr Greg Roche – Manager, Indigenous Programs Branch
Mr Bruce Smith – Manager, Indigenous Policy Branch
Ms Karen Wilson – Manager, Children’s Policy Branch
Canberra: 17 June 2010
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Ms Jo Wood – Group Manager, Indigenous Economic Strategy
Ms Helen McLaren – Branch Manager; Youth Attainment and Transitions Branch, Digital Education and Youth Transitions Group, Schools Cluster
Mr David Pattie – Branch Manager, Assurance and Student Payments Branch, Income Support Group, Employment Cluster
Mr Glen Hansen – Director, Indigenous Education Policy Team; Indigenous Education Reform Branch, Lifting Educational Outcomes Group, Schools Cluster
Mr Don MacKenzie – Director; Ex-Offender Policy Section; Social Inclusions Populations Policy Branch, Social Policy Group, Strategy Cluster
Canberra: 24 June 2010
Corrective Services New South Wales
Ms Katherine McFarlane – Member, Women’s Advisory Council
Ms Mandy Young – Member, Women’s Advisory Council
Sydney: 28 January 2011
National Congress of Australia’s First People’s
Mr Sam Jeffries – Co-Chair
Northern Territory Police
Assistant Commissioner Graham Kelly – Regional Operation Services
Queensland Police
Commissioner Robert Atkinson – Commissioner of Police
Acting Inspector Lilian Bensted – Manager, Cultural Advisory Unit, Office of the Commissioner
Western Australia Police
Superintendent Michael Emmanuel – Community Engagement Division
Darwin Magistrates Court, Northern Territory
Ms Sue Oliver – Acting Chief Magistrate
Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Ltd
Mr John McKenzie – Chief Legal Officer
Corrective Services NSW
Mr Luke Grant – Assistant Commissioner, Offender Services and Programs
NSW Corrective Services Women’s Advisory Council
Ms Katherine McFarlane – Member
New South Wales Police
Superintendent Luke Freudstein – Local Area Commander, Redfern
Australian Human Rights Commission
Ms Emilie Priday – Senior Policy Officer
Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) Inc
Mr Scott Wilson – Director
National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Related Disorders
Ms Sue Miers – Spokesperson
Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Mr Andrew Burrow – Superintendent, Work Readiness and Education
Family Responsibilities Commission
Mr David Glasgow – Commissioner
Ms Tammy Sovenyhazi – Registrar
UnitingCare Burnside
Ms Romola Hollywood – Manager, Social Policy and Advocacy
Western Australian State Aboriginal Justice Congress
Miss Patricia Mason – Co-Chair
Mrs Leza Radcliffe – Female Representative, Yamatji Region 
Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency Co-operative Ltd
Professor Muriel Bamblett – Chief Executive Officer
Tribal Warriors Association
Mr Shane Phillips – Chief Executive Officer
Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education
Dr Peter Shepherd – Manager, Business Development
Aboriginal Child, Family and Community Care State Secretariat
Mr David Tierney – Senior Programs Officer
Department of Education, Western Australia
Associate Professor Robert Somerville AM – Director, Aboriginal Education
Australian Children’s Commissioners and Guardians
Ms Michelle Scott – Commissioner for Children and Young People, Western Australia
Australian Youth Affairs Coalition
Mr Andrew Cummings – Executive Director
New South Wales Health
Dr Kerry Chant – Deputy Director-General, Population Health and Chief Health Officer
Ms Una Champion – Nurse Manager, Adolescent Health, Justice Health
Dr Claire Gaskin – Clinical Director, Mental Health, Justice Health
Children’s Court of New South Wales
Magistrate Joan Baptie
Private Capacity
Dr Harry Blagg
                
                
                
  
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