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Appendix B - Witnesses

Monday, 16 June 2008 – Canberra

Attorney-General's Department

              Ms Rachel Antone, A/g Principal Legal Officer, Discrimination Section, Human Rights Branch

              Mr Peter Arnaudo, Assistant Secretary, Human Rights Branch

              Mr Stephen Bouwhuis, Principal Legal Officer, Office of International Law

   Ms Kelisiana Thynne, A/g Senior Legal Officer

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

              Ms Helen Bedford, Branch Manager

              Ms Frances Davies, Group Manager

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

              Mrs Sally Alpin, Executive Officer, Human Rights and Indigenous Issues Section,  International Organisations Branch

              Mr Philip Kimpton, Executive Officer

              Mr David Mason, Executive Director, Treaties Secretariat, International Legal Branch             

Department of Immigration and Citizenship

              Ms Cassandra Ireland, Director/Principal Legal Officer, Legal Policy Section

              Ms Michelle Pearce, Director, Strategic Health Policy Section


Monday, 28 July 2008 – Melbourne

Individuals

              Mr Frank Hall-Bentick

Blind Citizens Australia

              Ms Leah Hobson

Human Rights Law Resource Centre Ltd

              Mr Philip Lynch, Director and Principal Solicitor


Tuesday, 29 July 2008 – Sydney

Disability Council of NSW

              Mr Dougie Herd, Director

Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia

              Ms Kelly Kljajic, Disability Chair

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

              Mr Graeme Innes, Human Rights Commissioner and Disability Discrimination Commissioner

              Mr David Mason, Director Disability Rights Policy

              National Association of Community Legal Centres and New South Wales Disability Discrimination Legal Centre

              Ms Jo Shulman, Principal Solicitor

National Ethnic Disability Alliance

              Mr Dinesh Wadiwel, Executive Officer

NSW Disability Discrimination Legal Centre

              Ms Rosemary Kayess, Chairperson

Positive Life NSW

              Mr Robert Lake, Chief Executive Officer

Public Interest Advocacy Centre Ltd

              Ms Jessica Cruise , Senior Solicitor

UN CRPD Ratification Task Force

              Ms Therese Sands, Co-Chief Executive Officer


Monday, 25 August 2008 – Canberra

Attorney-General's Department

              Mr Stephen Bouwhuis, Assistant Secretary, Office of International Law

Australian Antarctic Division, Department of the Environment and Heritage

              Mr Ian Hay, Senior Policy Officer, Antarctic Territories and Environment Protection Section

Department of Defence

              Mr Andrew Chandler, Assistant Secretary, Central Asia, Middle East and Africa

              Ms Samantha Crossman, Policy Officer, United Nations, Middle East and Africa

              Ms Marianne Martin, Senior Legal Officer

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

              Ms Andrea Faulkner, Assistant Secretary, Middle East and Africa Branch

   Ms Virginia Grenville, Assistant Secretary, Market Development, Business Liaison and Regional Trade Policy Branch

              Ms Katrina Gunn, Executive Officer, Free Trade Agreement Commitments and Implementation Section

              Mr David Mason, Executive Director, Treaties Secretariat, International Legal Branch

              Mr Ben Milton, Director, International Law Section, International Legal Branch, International Legal Division

              Ms Cathy Raper, Director, Free Trade Agreement Commitments and Implementation Section

              Ms Trudy Witbreuk, Assistant Secretary, Trade Commitments Branch

              Mr Damian White, Director, Sea Law, Environment Law and Antarctic Policy Section


Monday, 15 September 2008 – Canberra

Attorney-General's Department

              Mr Geoffrey Skillen, Principal Legal Officer

Department of Defence

              Ms Marianne Martin, Senior Legal Officer

              Mr Peter West, Assistant Secretary - Americas, North & South Asia and Europe

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

              Ms Sally Moyle, Branch Head, Office for Women

              Ms Anne O'Rourke, Section Manager

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

              Mr Philip Kimpton, Executive Officer

              Mr David Mason, Executive Director, Treaties Secretariat, International Legal Branch

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

              Ms Carla Giuca, Assistant Director

              Mr Edouard Pokalioukhine, Policy Advisor, Bilateral Aviation Section

              Mr Iain Lumsden, Section Head, Bilateral Aviation, Aviation Markets Branch


Monday 22 September 2008 – Canberra

Attorney-General's Department

              Mr James Potter, A/g Senior Legal Officer, Office of International Law

Australian Customs Service

              Ms Jan Dorrington, National Director Passengers Division

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

              Mr John Griffin, Assistant Secretary, EU & Western Europe Branch

              Mr David Mason, Executive Director, Treaties Secretariat, International Legal Branch

              Mr Adam Robertson, Director, European Union Section

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

              Ms Joan Sheedy, Assistant Secretary, Privacy & FOI Policy Branch

Office of the Privacy Commissioner

              Ms Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner


Monday 13 October 2008

Attorney-General’s Department

              Mr Stephen Bouwhuis, Assistant Secretary, Office of International Law

Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union

              Mr John Sutton, National Secretary

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

   Ms Virginia Grenville, Assistant Secretary, Market Development, Business Liaison and Regional Trade Policy Branch

   Mr Lester Martin, Registrar of Treaties

              Ms Cathy Raper, Director, Free Trade Agreement Commitments and Implementation Section

              Ms Trudy Witbreuk, Assistant Secretary, Trade Commitments Branch

Horticulture Australia

  Mr Darral Ashton, Chairman, Apple and Pear Australia Limited

  Mr Robert Duthie, Market Access and Biosecurity Adviser, Summerfruit Australia Ltd

  Mr Ian Hay, President, Cherry Growers Australia

  Mr Peter McPherson, Treasurer, Australian Blueberry Growers Association

  Mr Jeff Scott, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Table Grape Association

              Mr Stephen Winter, National Horticulture Market Access Coordinator

 

 

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