Appendix C –
List of Hearings and Witnesses
Wednesday, 27 April 2005 – Dalby
Mr Bruce Scott MP, Federal Member for Maranoa
Warroo Shire Council
Mr Michael Parker, Chief Executive Officer
Australian Electoral Commission
Mr Robin Boyd, Divisional Returning Officer, Division of Fairfax
Mr William Woolcock, Divisional Returning Officer, Division of Groom
Ms Shandra Baker
Mr Alfred Thompson
Wednesday, 27 April 2005 – Longreach
Mrs Sonja Doyle
Winton Shire Council
Mr Bob Hoogland, Chief Executive Officer
Ilfracombe Shire Council
Mr Vaughn Becker, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Shelley Colvin
Thursday, 28 April 2005 – Ingham
Office of the Hon. Bob Katter MP
Mrs Helen Fuller, Chief Electorate Officer
Queensland Nationals
Mr Marcus Rowell, State Member
Australian Electoral Commission
Ms Anne Bright, Australian Electoral Officer for Queensland
Mr Doug Orr, Assistant Commissioner, Elections
Mr Octavian Sencariuc, Divisional Returning Officer
Ms Kellie White
Wednesday, 6 July 2005 – Brisbane
Emeritus Professor Colin Hughes
Mr T M Mathers
Professor John Quiggin
Association of Australian Christadelphian Ecclesias Inc
Mr John Quill, Secretary
Mr Richard Gunter
Mr Alan Skyring
Mr John Clarkson
The Hon. Arch Bevis , Federal Member for Brisbane
Mr John Cherry
Thursday, 7 July 2005 – Tweed Heads
The Nationals
Mr Andrew Sochacki, Chairman, Richmond Electorate
Ms Bronwyn Smith
The Greens
Mrs Susanna Flower, Federal Candidate 2004
Mr Thomas Tabart, Secretary, Tweed Greens
Australian Electoral Commission
Mr Michael Averay, Divisional Returning Officer for Richmond
Monday, 25 July 2005 – Melbourne
Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University
Professor Brian Costar, Professor of Politics
Mr David MacKenzie, Senior Research Fellow
University of Melbourne
Mr Joo-Cheong Tham, Law Lecturer
PILCH Homeless Persons Legal Clinic
Mr Philip Lynch, Coordinator and Principal Solicitor
Guide Dogs Victoria
Ms Joan Smith, Public Education Coordinator
Ms Christine Dodds, Public Relations Coordinator
Vision Australia
Mr Tony Clark, Business Manager
Blind Citizens Australia
Ms Nadia Mattiazzo, Victorian Advocacy Officer
Mr John Power, National Policy Officer
Mr Michael Doyle
Mr Stanley Lewin
Ms Alison Cousland
Democratic Labor Party
Mr John Mulholland, Secretary/Registered Officer
Tuesday, 26 July 2005 – Adelaide
RPH Adelaide Inc.
Mr Hans-Joachim Reimer, General Manager
Royal Blind Society for the Blind of South Australia
Mr Tony Starkey, Access Project Officer
Festival of Light Australia
Dr David Phillips, National President
Mrs Roslyn Phillips, Research Officer
Mr David D’Lima, Field Officer
Electoral Reform Society of South Australia
Mr Deane Crabb
Communication Project Group
Dr Kathryn Gunn
Wednesday, 3 August 2005 – Perth
University of Western Australia , Department of Political Science and International Relations
Associate Professor David Denemark
Mr Philip Paterson
Liberals for Forests
Dr Keith Woollard, Secretary
One Nation, Western Australia
Mr Brian McRae
Mr William Bowe
Australian Electoral Commission
Ms Jennie Gzik, Australian Electoral Officer for Western Australia
Friday, 5 August 2005 – Canberra
Australian Electoral Commission
Mr Robert Campbell, Electoral Commissioner
Mr Paul Dacey, Deputy Electoral Commissioner
Ms Barbara Davis, First Assistant Commissioner Business Support
Mr Timothy Evans, Director, Election Systems and Policy
Mr Tim Pickering, First Assistant Commission Electoral Operations
Minter Ellison Consulting
Ms Philippa Horner, Consultant
Minter Ellison
Mr Denis O’Brien, Partner
QM Technologies Pty Ltd
Mr Paul Mansfield, General Manager, Queensland
Monday, 8 August 2005 – Canberra
Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission
Mr Phillip Green, Electoral Commissioner
Sir David Smith
Liberal Party of Australia , Federal Secretariat
Mr Brian Loughnane, Federal Director
Australian Labor Party
Mr Tim Gartrell, National Secretary
The Nationals
Mr Andrew Hall, Federal Director
Senator Bob Brown , Senator for Tasmania
Australian Greens
Mr Ben Oquist, Adviser to Senator Bob Brown
Friday, 12 August 2005 – Sydney
HS Chapman Society
Dr Amy McGrath, President
Mr William Kirkpatrick, Member and former Chairman
Mr Peter Brun
Mr Ivan Freys
Mr Antony Green
Australian Institute of Credit Management
Mr Terry Collins, Chief Executive Officer
Perceptive Communications Pty Ltd, trading as FCS OnLine
Ms Margo Fitzgibbon, Director and Commercial Manager
Mr John Elmgreen, Lawyer
Australian Finance Conference
Mr Ron Hardaker, Executive Director
People with Disability Australia
Ms Alanna Clohesy, Deputy Director, Advocacy
Mr Digby Hughes, Senior Advocate
Public Interest Advocacy Centre Ltd
Ms Robin Banks, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Jane Stratton, Policy Officer
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