Appendix 1
Witnesses who appeared before the committee[1]
The committee held three hearings focusing specifically on
big data on 11 December 2015 and on 2 and 3 February 2016.
Friday, 11 December 2015 – Sydney
University of Sydney
Dr Barbara Mintzes, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Pharmacy
Roundtable
Centre for Big Data Research in Health, University of New
South Wales
Professor Louisa Jorm, Director
Professor Sallie-Anne Pearson, Head, Medicines Policy
Research Unit
Dr Julian Elliott, Senior Research Fellow,
Australasian Cochrane Centre
National Health Performance Authority (NHPA)
Dr Diane Watson, Chief Executive Officer
Population Health Research Network (PHRN)
Dr Merran Smith, Chief Executive
Professor Brendon Kearney, Chair
Centre for Data Linkage
Associate Professor James Boyd, Director
Associate Professor Anna Ferrante, Deputy Director
The Sax Institute
Professor Sally Redman AO, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Robert Wells, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Roundtable
Council of Public Health Institutions Australia (CAPHIA)
Professor David Preen, Director, Centre for Health Services
Research, University of Western Australia
Australian e-Health Research Centre
Dr David Hansen, Chief Executive Officer
Australian Health Economics Society
Professor Philip Clarke, Professor of Health Economics,
University of Melbourne
University of New South Wales
Dr Heather Gidding, Senior Lecturer and NHMRC Early Career
Research Fellow, School of Public Health and Community Medicine
National Rural Health Alliance
Mr Gordon Gregory, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Andrew Phillips, Policy Adviser
Ms Fiona Brooke, Policy Adviser
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health
Organisation
Dr Robert Starling, Chief Information Officer
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
Dr Nathan Pinskier, Chair of the RACGP Expert Committee –
eHealth and Practice Systems
Government panel
Department of Health
Ms Alanna Foster, First Assistant Secretary, Strategic
Policy and Innovation Division
Mr Ian Crettenden, Assistant Secretary, Strategic Policy and
Innovation Division
Dr Nicky Antonius, Acting Assistant Secretary, Information
Knowledge Management Branch
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Mr Warren Richter, Chief Information Officer
Dr Nick von Sanden, Unit Head, Statistical and Analytical
Support Unit
Department of Human Services
Ms Michelle Wilson, General Manager, Strategic Information
Division
Tuesday, 2 February 2016 – Canberra
Roundtable
Northern Territory Government
Dr Steven Guthridge, Director, Health Gains Planning
SA-NT DataLink
Mr Andrew Stanley, Director
Mr Christopher Radbone, Associate Director
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
Mr Timothy Pilgrim PSM, Acting Australian Information
Commissioner
Ms Angelene Falk, Assistant Commissioner, Regulation and
Strategy
University of Western Australia School of Population
Health and Telethon Kids Institute
Ms Anne McKenzie AM, Consumer Advocate and Program Manager
Telethon Kids Institute
Professor Fiona Stanley AC, Patron and former director
Wednesday, 3 February 2016 – Canberra
Roundtable
National eHealth Transition Authority
Mr Peter Fleming, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Bettina McMahon, Head of Risk and Assurance
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health
Care
Dr Robert Herkes, Clinical Director
Ms Catherine Katz, Director, Safety and Quality Improvement
Systems and
Inter-governmental Relations
Public Health Information Development Unit
Professor John Glover, Director
Roundtable
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Ms Helen Owens, Assistant Secretary
Mr Tim Neal, Senior Advisor
Department of Health
Ms Alanna Foster, First Assistant Secretary
Mr Ian Crettenden, Assistant Secretary
Dr Nicky Antonius, Acting Assistant Secretary
Department of Social Services
Mr David Dennis, Branch Manager, Policy Evidence Branch
Department of Human Services
Ms Michelle Wilson, General Manager, Strategic Information
Division
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Ms Gemma Van Halderen, General Manager, Strategic
Partnerships and Projects Division
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Mr Geoff Neideck, Group Head, Chief Information Officer
Group
Dr Nick von Sanden, Unit Head, Statistical and Analytical
Support Unit
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