Parliament of Australia: Senate: Committees: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: Inquiry into the economic and security challenges facing Papua New Guinea and the island states of the southwest Pacific: Public hearing

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Inquiry into the economic and security challenges facing Papua New Guinea and the island states of the southwest Pacific

Public hearing - Canberra, Thursday 20 November 2008

9.00am – 4.45pm
Senate Committee Room 2S1, Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Time	Witness	Submission
9.00am – 10.00am	Department of the Treasury Mr Neil Motteram, General Manager – Pacific & Assistance Division Mr Dan Devlin, Assistant Pacific Manager – Pacific & Assistance Division Mr John Burch, PNG Unit Manager – Pacific & Assistance Division Mr Michael Anderson, Pacific Unit Manager – Pacific & Assistance Division Mr Thomas Mahony, Pacific Unit Team Member – Pacific & Assistance Division	59
10.00am – 10.45am	Austrade Mr Pat Stortz, Manager, South East Asia, South Asia & Pacific Unit	61
10.45am – 11.00am	*Morning tea*
11.00am – 11.45am	Department of Broadband, Communication and the Digital Economy Mr Colin Oliver Mr Brenton Thomas, Assistant Secretary, Networks Operations & Spectrum Branch	8
11.45am – 12.30pm	Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Mr Barney Smith, Regional Coordinator for Pacific Islands; and Research Program Manager, Fisheries Dr Gamini Keerthisinghe, Regional Coordinator for Papua New Guinea; and Research Program Manager, Soil Management & Crop Nutrition Dr Simon Hearn, Senior Adviser	67
12.30pm – 1.30pm	*Lunch*
1.30pm – 2.30pm	Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Mr John Kalish, General Manager International Fisheries, Trade and Market Access Division Mr John Talbot, General Manager Forestry, Climate Change Division Mr Paul Ross, General Manager Bilateral Trade (Americas, South East Asia, Subcontinent, New Zealand and the Pacific) Trade and Market Access Division Ms Anna Willock, Manager Regional Fisheries Management Organisation, Trade and Market Access Division	42 & 42A
2.30pm – 3.30pm	Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Mr Andrew Tongue, Deputy Secretary Mr Mike Ford, General Manager, Aviation Safety, Aviation & Airports	43
3.30pm – 3.45pm	*Afternoon tea*
3.45pm – 4.45pm	Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Ms Jane Press , Director, Migration Policy & Analysis Section Ms Louise McSorley , Migration Branch Manager Mr Graham Caters, Deputy Secretary, Employment and Strategic Policy Ms Louise McDonough , Branch Manager, Employee Protection Branch	64

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