Appendix C – Hearings and witnesses
Wednesday 16 January 2013 – Sydney
Public hearing
Individuals
Prof
Anne Twomey
Prof
George Williams
Prof
Alexander Jonathan Brown
Attorney-General’s
Department
Mr
James Faulkner, General Counsel (Constitutional), Office of Constitutional Law
Mr
Jeff Murphy, Principal Legal Officer, Office of Constitutional Law
Australian
Electoral Commission
Ms
Marie Neilson, Assistant Commissioner Elections
Ms
Gabrielle Paten, Director Electoral Policy and Reform
Mr
Tom Rogers, Deputy Commissioner
Australian
Local Government Association
Mr
Adrian Beresford-Wylie, Chief Executive
Mayor
Troy Pickard, Vice President
Mr
John Pritchard, Executive Director, Policy and Research
Cr
Keith Rhoades, Vice President
Department
of Premier and Cabinet, South Australian Government
Mr
Mick Petrovski, Director, Office for State/Local Government Relations
Department
of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
Mrs
Robyn Fleming, First Assistant Secretary, Local Government, Territories and
Regional Programs
Dr
Matasha McConchie, Assistant Secretary, Local Government and Territories
Law
Council of Australia
Ms
Maureen Peatman, Chair of Legal Practice Section
Local
Government Association of Queensland
Cr
Margaret De Wit, President
Mr
Craig Johnstone, Media Executive
Local
Government Association of South Australia
Mr
Chris Russell, Acting Chief Executive Officer,
The
Hon John Trainer, Vice-President
Victorian
Local Governance Association
Mr
Toby Archer, Director, Policy
Ms
Maree McPherson, Chief Executive Officer
Wednesday 20 February 2013 – Sydney
Public hearing
Individuals
Mr
Ronald Williams
Attorney-General’s
Department
Mr
James Faulkner, SC, General Counsel (Constitutional), Office of Constitutional
Law
Australian
Electoral Commission
Ms
Marie Neilson, Assistant Commissioner Elections
Ms
Gabrielle Paten, Acting State Manager, New South Wales
Mr
Tom Rogers, Deputy Commissioner
Australian
Local Government Association
Mr
Adrian Beresford-Wylie, Chief Executive
Mayor
Felicity-ann Lewis, President
Mayor
Troy Pickard, Vice-President
Cr
Keith Rhoades, Vice-President
Australian
Services Union
Mr
Greg, McLean OAM, Assistant National Secretary
Central
Highlands Regional Council
Cr
Paul Bell, Councillor
City of
Darebin
Mr
Rasiah Dev, Chief Executive Officer
Cr
Tim Laurence, Mayor
City of
Wagga Wagga
Mr
Andrew Crakanthorp, Director Planning
Mr
Craig Richardson, Director Corporate Services
Cootamundra
Shire Council
Cr
Douglas Phillips, Mayor
Mr
Ken Trethewey, General Manager
Department
of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
Mrs
Robyn Fleming, First Assistant Secretary, Local Government, Territories and
Regional Programs
Dr
Matasha McConchie, Assistant Secretary, Local Government and Territories
Kingborough
Council
Dr
Graham Bury, Mayor
Longreach
Regional Council
Cr
Joe Owens, Mayor
Mr
Mark Watt, Chief Executive Officer
Mid Murray
Council
Cr
David Burgess, Mayor
Moreton
Bay Regional Council
Mr
Daryl Hitzman, Chief Executive Officer
Mount Isa
City Council
Hon
Tony McGrady, Mayor
Naracoorte
Lucindale Council
Cr
Erika Vickery, Mayor
Port
Macquarie-Hastings Council
Cr
Peter Besseling, Mayor
United
Services Union
Mr
Paul Reid, Training Officer