Appendix B – List of witnesses appearing at public hearing
Thursday,
12 April 2012 - Sydney
Individuals
Professor
Andrew Lynch
Professor
George Williams
Anglican
Church Diocese of Sydney
Bishop
Robert Forsyth
Australian
Christian Lobby
Mr
Daniel James Simon, Research Officer
Mr
Jim Wallace AM, Managing Director
Australian
Family Association
Mrs
Catherine Dodd, New South Wales President
Mrs
Terri Kelleher, Victorian President
Australian
Human Rights Commission
Ms
Catherine Branson, President
Australian
Marriage Equality
Mr
Rodney Croome, Campaign Director
Mr
Alexander Hart Greenwich, National Convenor
Catholic
Archdiocese of Sydney
Auxiliary
Bishop Julian Porteous
Civil
Celebrations Network Inc.
Mr
Stephen Carey, Member
Ms
Rona Goold, Chairperson
Coalition of
Celebrant Associations
Mr
Keith Lammond, Representative
Engage
Celebrants
Ms
Suzanne Holland, Celebrant
FamilyVoice
Australia
Dr
David Phillips, National President
Mr
Graeme Mitchell, State Officer, NSW and ACT
Federation
of Australian Buddhist Councils Inc.
Venerable
Bhante Sujato, Monastic Sangha Representative
Hindu
Council of Australia
Professor
Nihal Singh Agar, Chairman
Lawyers for
the Preservation of the Definition of Marriage
Mr
Frederick Brohier, Barrister
Mr
Neville Grant Rochow SC, Council Member
Lutheran
Church of Australia
Reverend
Dr Michael Semmler, President of the Church
Salvation
Army
Major
Graeme Rigley, Chairman, Moral and Social Issues Council
North New
South Wales Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists
Pastor
Peter Bradfield Cousins
NSW Gay and
Lesbian Rights Lobby
Mr
Justin Koonin, Co-Convenor
Mr
Senthorun Raj, Senior Policy Adviser
Parents and
Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Ms
Shelley Argent, National Spokesperson
Professor
Kerryn Phelps, Representative
Public
Interest Advocacy Centre Ltd
Ms
Elizabeth Simpson, Senior Solicitor
Sikh
Council of Australia Inc
Mr
Bawa Singh Jagdev OAM, Secretary
Union for
Progressive Judaism
Mr
Steve Denenberg, Executive Director