Appendix B – Public Hearings

Wednesday, 9 May 2012 - CANBERRA

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

              Ms Roxanna Auld, Policy Officer, Crops, Horticulture and Wine Branch, Agricultural Productivity Division

              Mr Allen Grant, First Assistant Secretary, Agricultural Productivity Division

              Ms Stephanie Helm, Policy Officer, Crops, Horticulture and Wine Brance, Agricultural Productivity Division

              Mr Peter Ottesen, Assistant Secretary, Crops, Horticulture and Wine Branch, Agricultural Productivity Division

              Mr Jammie Penm, Assistant Secretary, Agricultural Commodities and Trade Brance, ABARES

Friday, 11 May 2012 - CANBERRA

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission

              Mr Mark Pearson, Deputy Chief Executive Officer

              Mr David Salisbury, Deputy General Manager, Fuel, Transport & Prices Oversight Branch

              Ms Rose Webb, Executive General Manager, Mergers and Adjudication

Australian Grain Exporters Association

              Mr Mitchell Morison, Member company - Cargill Australia

              Ms Rosemary Richards, Executive Officer

Grain Growers Ltd

              Mr John Eastburn, Chairman

              Dr Kenneth Quail, General Manager, Technical Services

              Dr Michael Southan, Acting Chief Executive Officer

Grain Producers Australia

              Mr Pete Mailler, Chair Grain Producers Australia

The Western Australian Farmers Federation (Inc)

              Mr Kim Simpson, President, Grains Section

Victorian Farmers Federation

              Mr Andrew Weidemann, President, VFF Grains Group

Wheat Exports Australia

              Mr Hugh Cooke, Senior Manager Corporate Services

              Mr Jason Lucas, Senior Manager Operations

              Mr Peter Wood, Chief Executive Officer