Appendix C –Hearings and witnesses

Tuesday, 10 July 2012, Sydney

WorkCover Authority of New South Wales

• Mrs Pamela Estreich, State Inspector; and
  
  
• Mr John Watson, General Manager.

 Australian Industry Group (AIG)

• Mr Stephen Smith, Director, National Industrial Relations; and
  
  
• Ms Genevieve Vaccaro, Senior Adviser, Workplace Relations Policy.

Australian Federation of Employers and Industries (AFEI)

• Ms Jill Allen, Manager of Policy and Research; and
  
  
• Mr Garry Brack, Chief Executive.

Unions New South Wales and National Tertiary Education Union (NSW Branch)

• Mr Shay Deguara, Representative, Unions New South Wales; and Public Service Association of New South Wales;
  
  
• Dr Sarah Elizabeth Gregson, Branch President, National Tertiary Education Union, Unions New South Wales;
  
  
• Ms Kylie Maree McKelvie, Union delegate, Unions New South Wales; and Public Service Association of New South Wales; and
  
  
• Mrs Alisha Wilde, Senior Industrial Officer, Unions New South Wales.

Law Society of New South Wales

• Ms Petrine Costigan; and
  
  
• Mr Giri Sivaraman.

Keryl Egan and Associates

• Ms Keryl Egan, Director.
  
  

Wednesday, 11 July 2012, Melbourne

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)

• Mrs Carolyn Davis, Manager, Work Health, Safety and Compensation Policy; and
  
  
• Mr Daniel Mammone, Director of Workplace Policy and Director or Legal Affairs.

Headspace

• Ms Victoria Lee (Vicki) Ryall, Eheadspace Manager, headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation

Law Institute of Victoria

• Ms Moira Rayner, Deputy Chair, Workplace Relations Section

Australian Council of Trade Unions

• Mr Michael Borowick, Assistant Secretary;
  
  
• Mr Jarrod Michael Moran, Senior OHS and Workers Compensation Officer; and
  
  
• Mr Finian Scallan, OHS and Workers Compensation Project Officer.

Centre for Regulatory Studies, Faculty of Law, Monash University

• Mr Eric Windholz, Associate.

DC Workplace Consulting

• Ms Toni Mellington, Director.

Evelyn M Field Pty Ltd

• Ms Evelyn Margaret Field, Director.

Alannah and Madeline Foundation

• Ms Sandra Craig, Manager, National Centre Against Bullying; and
  
  
• Dr Fiona McIntosh, General Manager, Programs.

Business in Mind project

• Dr Angela Martin, Senior Lecturer, Management, University of Tasmania

Mr Damien Panlock, private capacity; and

Mrs Rae Panlock, private capacity.

Thursday, 12 July 2012, Hobart

Unions Tasmania

• Mr Kevin Harkins, Secretary; and
  
  
• Ms Nicole Mary Wells, Senior Vice-President.

Challenge  Bullying Inc.

• Ms Caroline Dean, President; and
  
  
• Ms Debbie Dunn, Treasurer.

Tasmanian Government

• Mr Neale James Buchanan, Director, Operations; and
• Ms Robin Banks, Anti-Discrimination Commissioner, Office of the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner, Tasmania.
  

Tuesday, 17 July 2012, Darwin

Working Women’s Centre

• Ms Nadja Reiter, Industrial Liaison Officer; and
  
  
• Ms Rachael Uebergang, Co-ordinator.

Unions NT and affiliate

• Mr Mark Crossin, Occupational Health and Safety Officer; and
  
  
• Ms Erina Early, Senior Industrial Officer, United Voice.

Chamber of Commerce NT

• Ms Toni Ah-Sam, Chair, Northern Territory Indigenous Business Network; and
  
  
• Mr Michael Maloney, Manager, Workplace Relations.

Employee Assistance Service Australia (EASA)

• Mrs Sarah Marie Davies, Psychological Services Manger; and
  
  
• Ms Jade Hamilton, Training and Mediation Consultant.

Wednesday, 18 July 2012, Brisbane

Harmers Workplace Lawyers

• Mr Michael Harmer.

Academic Panel

• Dr Sara Branch, Research Fellow, Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance, Griffith University;
  
  
• Dr Jane Murray, Assistant Professor, Bond University; and
  
  
• Dr Sheryl Ramsey, Senior Lecturer, Griffith University.

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ)

• Mr Nick Behrens, General Manager, Advocacy;
  
  
• Ms Clare East, Education and Training Policy Adviser; and
  
  
• Mr Michael McGregor, Policy Analyst.

Dr Donna-Louise McGrath, private capacity

Queensland Council of Unions (QCU) and affiliates

• Ms Katherine Eames, Industrial Services Officer, Queensland and Northern Territory Branch, Independent Education Union of Australia;
  
  
• Ms Amanda Marion Richards, Assistant General Secretary, QCU;
  
  
• Ms Jan Sheppard, Senior Industrial Advocate, Australian Services Union;
  
  
• Mr Alan (Jamie) Shepherd, Professional Officer, Queensland Nurses Union; and
  
  
• Dr Elizabeth Todhunter, Research and Policy Officer, Queensland Nurses Union.

Tuesday, 7 August 2012, Adelaide

Youth Affairs Council of South Australia (YACSA)

• Ms Anne Bainbridge, Executive Director; and
  
  
• Mr Lucas de Boer, Policy Officer.

South Australian Government

• Ms Marie Boland, Director, Policy and Strategy Group, SafeWork SA;
  
  
• Mr Stephen Brennan, Employee Ombudsman, Office of the Employee Ombudsman, South Australia;
  
  
• Mr Bryan Russell, Executive Director, SafeWork SA; and
  
  
• Ms Sandra Voumard, Principal Inspector of Occupational Health and Safety, Safe Work SA.

Australian Lawyers Alliance

• Mr Graham Harbord, Member; and
  
  
• Mr Anthony Kerin, National President.

Unions

• Ms Julia Fox, National OHS Officer and National Industrial Officer, Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association;
  
  
• Ms Anne Elizabeth Lindsay, Industrial Officer, Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association;
  
  
• Ms Katrine Hildyard, Secretary, South Australia and Northern Territory Branch, Australian Services Union; and
  
  
• Ms Deborah Vallance, National OHS Coordinator, Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union.

Thomsons Lawyers

• Mr Karl Luke, Partner.

Dr Moira Fay Jenkins, private capacity

SA Unions

• Ms Janet Giles, Secretary; and
  
  
• Ms Anne Purdy, Coordinator, Young Workers Legal Service (YWLS)

Wednesday, 8 August 2012, Perth

Law Society of Western Australia

• Mr David Blade, representing Dr Christopher Kendall, President.

Associate Professor Maryam Omari, private capacity

Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia Inc. (CCI WA)

• Mrs Karin Janna Karina Lee, Manager, Safety and Risk Services;
  
  
• Ms Sherill Ellen Lepp, Consultant, Safety and Risk Services; and
  
  
• Mr Paul Moss, Manager, Employee Relations Consulting.

Unions WA and affiliates

• Ms Meredith Hammat, President;
  
  
• Ms Sue Pethick, Industrial Organiser, WA Branch, Australian Services Union; and
  
  
• Ms Sophie Van der Merwe, UnionLink Adviser, Community and Public Sector Union/Civil Service Association of WA.

Equal Opportunity Commission Western Australia

• Ms Yvonne Henderson, Commissioner for Equal Opportunity.

Sally Jetson and Associates

• Ms Gail Margaret Broady, Senior Investigator;
  
  
• Mrs Sally Jetson, Consulting Director; and
  
  
• Mr Tim Law, Organisational Consultant.

Thursday, 16 August 2012, Canberra

ACT Government

• Mr Andrew Kefford, Deputy Director-General, Chief Minister and Cabinet Directorate;
  
  
• Mr Mark McCabe, Senior Director, Worksafe, ACT; and
  
  
• Ms Julie Field, Executive Director, Legislation and Policy Branch, Justice and Community Safety Directorate.

Community and Public Sector Union

• Ms Rebecca Fawcett, Acting Deputy Secretary; and
  
  
• Ms Melissa Payne, Assistant Director, Member Service Centre.

Friday, 17 August 2012, Canberra

Australian Public Service Commission   

• Ms Karin Fisher, Group Manager, Ethics;
  
  
• Ms Annwyn Godwin, Merit Protection Commissioner;
  
  
• Mr Stephen Sedgwick, Commissionerl and
  
  
• Mr David Schmidtchen, Group Manager, Human Capital Research and Evaluation.   

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

• Ms Nikki Armour, Acting Branch Manager, Safety and Compensation Policy Branch; and
  
  
• Ms Kylie Emery, Acting Group Manager, Workplace Relations Implementation and Safety Group.

Safe Work Australia

• Ms Amanda Grey, Branch Manager, Policy and Services Branch;
  
  
• Mr Rex Hoy, Chief Executive Officer; and
  
  
• Mrs Justine Ross, Branch Manager, Work Health and Safety and Corporate Governance Branch.

Attorney-General’s Department

• Mr Matt Hall, Assistant Secretary, Human Rights Policy Branch.

Productivity Commission

• Ms Sue Elaine Holmes, Assistant Commissioner.

Fair Work Ombudsman

• Mr Russell Anthony Jacob, Director, Compliance (Queensland, NSW and ACT); and
  
  
• Mr Bill Loizides, Group Manager, Workplace Relations Policy, Education and Partner Development.

Comcare

• Mr Paul O’Connor, Chief Executive Officer; and
  
  
• Mr Neil Kendall Quarmby, General Manager, Regulatory Services.
  

Thursday 23 August 2012, Canberra

Dr Carlo Caponecchia, private capacity

Australian Human Rights Commission

• Mr Darren Dick, Director, Policy and Programs;
  
  
• Ms Padma Raman, Executive Director
  
  
• Ms Tracey Raymond, Director, Investigation and Conciliation Service; and
  
  
• Professor Gillian Triggs, President.

Thursday 13 September 2012, Canberra

Davidson Trahaire Corpsych

• Ms Michele Leslie Grow, Chief Executive Director; and
  
  
• Ms Kathryn (Kate) Price, Regional Manager ACT.