B. Public hearings
Friday, 10 February 2023 - Canberra
Auditor-General Report No. 21 2021–22, Operation of Grants Hubs
Department of Finance
- Mr Nathan Williamson, Deputy Secretary
- Ms Shannon Frazer, First Assistant Secretary
- Mr Lasantha Samaranayake, Assistant Secretary
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
- Mr Neal Mason, Deputy Secretary
- Ms Sam Chard, Head of Grants Delivery and Business Services Division
- Mrs Sally Bektas, General Manager of Business Grants Hub
Department of Social Services
- Ms Liz Hefren-Webb, Deputy Secretary, Families and Communities
- Mr Mark Le Dieu, Group Manager, Community Grants Hub
Australian National Audit Office
- Ms Rona Mellor PSM, Acting Auditor-General
- Ms Carla Jago, Group Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group
- Ms Christine Chalmers, Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group
Friday, 3 March 2023 - Canberra
ANAO submission to the inquiry
Australian National Audit Office
- Mr Grant Hehir, Auditor-General
- Dr Tom Ioannou, Group Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group
- Ms Carla Jago, Group Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group
- Mr Brian Boyd, Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group
Report No. 47 2020–21 Administration of Commuter Car Park Projects within the Urban Congestion Fund
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
- Mr David Hallinan, Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure Group
- Mr Andrew Bourne, A/g First Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure Group
- Ms Anita Langford, Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure Group
Australian National Audit Office
- Mr Grant Hehir, Auditor-General
- Ms Carla Jago, Group Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group
- Mr Brian Boyd, Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group
- Ms Tracey Bremner, Senior Director, Performance Audit Services Group
Auditor-General Report No. 1 2022–23 Award of Funding under the Building Better Regions Fund
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
- Mr David Mackay, Deputy Secretary, Regional, Cities and Territories
- Ms Janet Quigley, First Assistant Secretary, Regional Development & Local Government
- Mrs Meghan Hibbert, Assistant Secretary, Regional Programs
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
- Mr Neal Mason, Deputy Secretary, Enabling and Business Services Group
- Mrs Sally Bektas, General Manager of Business Grants Hub, Grants Delivery and Business Services Division
Australian National Audit Office
- Mr Grant Hehir, Auditor-General
- Ms Carla Jago, Group Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group
- Mr Brian Boyd, Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group
- Ms Amy Willmott, Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group
Auditor-General Report No. 16 2021–22 Awarding of Funding under the Safer Communities Program:
Department of Home Affairs
- Ms Justine Saunders APM, Chief Operating Officer
- Ms Lee-anne Monterosso, First Assistant Secretary, Procurement, Property and Contracts
Attorney-General’s Department
- Ms Susan McKeag, A/g First Assistant Secretary, National Security and Criminal Justice Group
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
- Mr Neal Mason, Deputy Secretary, Enabling and Business Services Group
- Mrs Sally Bektas, General Manager of Business Grants Hub, Grants Delivery and Business Services Division
Australian National Audit Office
- Mr Grant Hehir, Auditor-General
- Ms Carla Jago, Group Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group
- Mr Brian Boyd, Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group
- Ms Hannah Conway, Director, Performance Audit Services Group
Friday, 17 March 2023 – Canberra
Urban Congestion Fund
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
- Mr David Hallinan, Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure Group
- Mr Andrew Bourne, A/g First Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure Investment
Regional Growth Fund
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
- Mr David Mackay, Deputy Secretary, Regions, Cities and Territories
- Mrs Sarah Nattey, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Regional Development andLocal Government Division
- Mrs Meghan Hibbert, Assistant Secretary, Regional Programs
Modern Manufacturing Initiative:
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
- Ms Julia Pickworth, Deputy Secretary, Industry and Commercialisation
- Ms Samantha Chard, Head of Division, Grants Delivery and Business Services Division
- Ms Narelle Luchetti, Head of Division, Manufacturing & NRF Division
- Ms Kimberley Shrives, General Manager, Portfolio Program Delivery
Integrity in Commonwealth grants administration – roundtable (all witnesses by video)
- Professor Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney (appearing in a private capacity)
- Ms Kate Griffiths, Deputy Program Director, Budgets & Government, Grattan Institute
- Mx Han Aulby, Executive Director, Centre for Public Integrity
- Mr Geoffrey Watson SC, Director, Centre for Public Integrity
Grant applicant experiences - roundtable
- Mr Colin Steele, Managing Director, Section51 (in person)
- Ms Kate Peake, CEO, Regional Development Australia Northern Territory (by video)
- Ms Sonja Johnson, CEO, Regional Development Australia, Tropical North, and Secretariat, Northern RDA Alliance (by video)
Friday, 31 March 2023 – Canberra
Department of Finance
- Mr Nathan Williamson, Deputy Secretary, Governance and Resource Management
- Ms Shannon Frazer, First Assistant Secretary, Grants, Data & Assurance
- Mr Lasantha Samaranayake, Assistant Secretary, Grants Policy
Australian National Audit Office
- Mr Grant Hehir, Auditor-General
- Ms Rona Mellor PSM, Deputy Auditor-General
- Ms Carla Jago, Group Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group
- Dr Tom Ioannou, Group Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group