Appendix 2 - Witnesses who apepared before the committee

Appendix 2 - Witnesses who apepared before the committee

Adelaide, Monday 26 September 2005

  • Law Society of South Australia
    • Mr John Fountain, Chair, Accident Compensation Committee
    • Ms Dymphna Eszenyi, President-elect
    • Ms Kerry Clark, Member, Human Rights Committee
    • Ms Sasha Lowes, Member, Human Rights Committee
  • Refugee Advocacy Service of South Australia Inc
    • Mr Paul Haywood-Smith QC, Chairperson
    • Ms Thea Birss, Managing Solicitor
    • Mr Graham Harbord, Board Member
  • Ms Claire O'Connor
  • Dr Jon Jureidini
  • Woomera Lawyers Group
    • Mr Jeremy Moore
    • Mr Paul Boylan
    • Ms Jane Moore

Melbourne, Tuesday 27 September 2005

  • Ms Michaela Rost
  • Dr Glen Nicholls
  • The Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
    • Dr Julian Freiden, President
    • Dr Lousie Newman, General Councillor
    • Mr Harry Lovelock, Director of Policy
  • Brotherhood of St Laurence, Ecumenical Migration Centre
    • Ms Sarina Greco, Manager
    • Ms Ainslie Hannan, Coordinator
  • Mr Julian Burnside
  • National Council of Churches in Australia
    • Mr Alistair Gee, Director
    • Mr John Ball, Manager
  • Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
    • Mr Martin Clutterbuck
    • Ms Pasanna Mutha-Merennege, Women's Law Reform Program Manager
  • Law Institute of Victoria
    • Mr Michael Clothier, Committee Member
    • Mr Erskine Rodan, Committee Member
    • Ms Maria Jockel, Committee Member
    • Mr Michael Thornton, Committee Member

Sydney, Wednesday 28 September 2005

  • Refugee Council of Australia
    • Mr David Bitel, President
  • Mental Health Council of Australia
    • Mr Sebastian Rosenberg, Deputy Chief Executive
    • Professor Ian Hickie, Clinical Advisor to Council
  • Asylum Seekers Centre
    • Ms Tamara Domicelj, Coordinator
    • Ms Maya Cranitch, Board Member
  • International Commission of Jurists
    • Mr Nicholas McNally, Honorary Treasurer
  • Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education
    • Sister Margaret Leavey, Volunteer Researcher
    • Sister Mary Britt, Volunteer Researcher
  • Legal Aid NSW
    • Ms Elizabeth Biok, Legal Officer, Civil Litigation Section
    • Mr Bill Gerogiannis, Legal Officer, Civil Litigation Section
  • Migration Institute of Australia
    • Mr David Mawson, Chief Executive Officer
    • Mr Neil Hitchcock, Fellow of Institute Founding Member, Former NSW President and Former National Executive Member
    • Ms Marianne Van Galen-Dickie, Member
  • A Just Australia
    • Ms Kate Gauthier, National Coordinator
    • Ms Naleya Everson, Researcher
    • Ms Trish Highfield, Advocate

Sydney, Thursday 29 September 2005

  • Community Relations Commission (NSW Government)
    • Mr Stepan Kerhyasharian, Chair
    • Mr Richard Acheson, Director
    • Ms Kamala Truelove, Research Assistant
  • Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia
    • Mr Abd Malak, Chair
  • Amnesty International Australia
    • Ms Rebecca Smith, Advocacy Coordinator
    • Dr Graham Thom, Refugee Coordinator
  • Uniting Justice Australia and Asylum Seeker Project Hotham Mission
    • Rev Elenie Poulos, National Director, Uniting Justice Australia
    • Ms Katherine Marshall, Case Coordinator and Outreach Volunteer Coordinator, Asylum Seeker Project Hotham Mission
    • Ms Lucy Bowring, Case Coordinator, Asylum Seeker Project Hotham Mission

Canberra, Friday 7 October 2005

  • Australian National Audit Office
    • Mr John Meert, Group Executive Director, Performance Audit Group
    • Mr Steven Lack, Executive Director
    • Mr Greg Watson, Senior Director
    • Ms Rebecca Collareda, A/Director, Performance Audit Services Group
  • Mrs Marion Le'
  • Ms Claire Bruhns
  • United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
    • Mr Brendan Peace, Associate Legal Officer
    • Mr David Wrigth, Regional Representative
  • Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
    • Mr John von Doussa QC, President
    • Mr Craig Lenehan, Deputy Director Legal Services
    • Ms Vanessa Lesnie, Senior Policy Officer, Human Rights Unit
  • Commonwealth Ombudsman
    • Professor John McMillan, Ombudsman
    • Mr George Masri, Acting Senior Assistant Ombudsman

Canberra, Tuesday 11 October 2005

  • Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
    • Mr Abul Rizvi, Deputy Secretary
    • Mr Andrew Tongue, First Assistant Secretary, Change Management Taskforce
    • Mr Des Storer, First Assistant Secretary, Parliamentary and Legal Division
    • Mr Neil Mann, First Assistant Secretary, Compliance Policy and Case Coordination Division
    • Mr Peter Hughes, First Assistant Secretary, Refugee, Humanitarian and International Division
    • Ms Lyn O'Connell, First Assistant Secretary, Detention Services Division
    • Mr Dermot Casey, Assistant Secretary, Detention Services Division, Detention Health Taskforce Branch
    • Mr David Doherty, Assistant Secretary, Detention Services Division Detention Infrastructure Management Branch
    • Ms Yole Daniels, Assistant Secretary, Compliance Policy and Case Coordination Division, Compliance Framework Branch
    • Mrs Marie-Louise Smith, Assistant Secretary, Migration and Temporary Entry Division, Temporary Entry Branch
    • Mr Robert Illingworth, Assistant Secretary, Refugee Humanitarian and International Division
    • Mr Todd Frew, Assistant Secretary, Entry Policy and Procedures Branch, Border Security Division
    • Mr Garry Fleming, Assistant Secretary, Compliance Policy and Case Coordination Division, Case Management Support Branch
    • Mr Stephen Allen, Assistant Secretary, Border Security Division, Border Security Systems Branch
    • Mr John Eyers, Assistant Secretary, Parliamentary and Legal Division, Legal Services and Litigation Branch
    • Mr Barry Welsby, Assistant Secretary, Refugee Humanitarian and International Division, International Cooperation Branch
    • Ms Judith O'Neill, Assistant Secretary, Refugee, Humanitarian and International Division, Humanitarian Branch
    • Mr John Bloomfield, Director, Compliance Policy and Case Coordination Division Character, Cancellations and Investigations Branch
    • Ms Lynne Gillam, Assistant Secretary, Detention Services Division, Detention Services Framework Branch
    • Mr Douglas Walker, Assistant Secretary, Parliamentary and Legal Division, Legal Coordination Office Branch
  • Refugee Review Tribunal
    • Mr John Lynch, Registrar
    • Mr Steve Karas AO, Principal Member

Canberra, Tuesday 8 November 2005

  • GSL (Australia) Pty Ltd
    • Mr Peter Olszak, Managing Director
    • Mr Mike McCarthy, Commercial Director
  • Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
    • Mr Jim Williams, Assistant Secretary, Detention Contact and Services Branch
  • Commonwealth Ombudsman
    • Professor John McMillan, Ombudsman
    • Mr Neil Comrie, Consultant

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