Appendix 2Public Hearings

Monday, 21 August 2023

Hilton Brisbane

190 Elizabeth Street

Brisbane

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Ms Jessica Tinsley, Director, Workplace Relations & General Counsel

Mr Jack Morrish, Senior Policy Advisor, Workplace Relations (via teleconference)

Australian Fresh Produce Alliance

Ms Claire McClelland, Chief Executive Officer

Mr Cameron Brown, Manager - Public Affairs

National Farmers' Federation

Mr Richard Shannon, Executive Officer - Horticulture Council, National Farmers' Federation

Law Council of Australia

Ms Carina Ford, Chair, Migration Law Committee, Federal Dispute Resolution Section

Dr David Neal SC, Co-Chair, National Criminal Law Committee (via teleconference)

Mr Chris Spentzaris, Deputy Chair, Migration Law Committee, Federal Dispute Resolution Section

Mr Matthew Wood, Principal Policy Lawyer

Democracy in Colour

Mr Jarrod Tan, Campaigner (via teleconference)

Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania

Dr Mark Zirnsak, Senior Social Justice Advocate

Migrant Justice Institute and Human Rights Law Centre

Dr Laurie Berg, Co-Executive Director, Migrant Justice Institute

Associate Professor Bassina Farbenblum, Co-Executive Director, Migrant Justice Institute

Ms Sanmati Verma, Managing Lawyer, Human Rights Law Centre

Circle Green Community Legal

Ms Katy Welch, Principal Lawyer (via teleconference)

Mr Michael Geelhoed, Principal Lawyer (via teleconference)

United Workers Union

Mr George Robertson, National Coordinator

Ms Sanmati Verma, Migration Lawyer

Mr Bishal Sapkota, Member (via teleconference)

Unions NSW and Immigration Advice and Rights Centre

Mr Mark Morey, Secretary, Unions NSW

Mr Thomas Costa, Assistant Secretary, Unions NSW

Mr Joshua Strutt, Centre Director and Principal Solicitor, Immigration Advice and Rights Centre

Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)

Ms Clare Middlemas, Senior International Officer

Migrant Workers Centre Inc

Mr Mathew Kunkel, Chief Executive Officer

Mr Massimo Calosi, Work Rights Ambassador

Department of Home Affairs

Ms Tara Cavanagh, Group Manager, Immigration Policy

Mr David Gavin, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Immigration Policy

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Ms Danica Yanchenko, Assistant Secretary

Mr Adrian Breen, Senior Executive Lawyer/ Assistant Secretary

Migrante Melbourne

Ms Jed Pica (via audiolink)