Appendix B– List of hearings and witnesses
Private briefings
Wednesday 19 August 2009, Canberra
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
n Mr Geoff Tooth,
Assistant Secretary, Papua New Guinea and Fiji Branch, Pacific Division; and
n Ms Sandra Collett, Executive
Officer, Papua New Guinea and Torres Strait Section, Papua New Guinea and Fiji
Branch, Pacific Division.
AusAID
n Mrs Margaret Joan
Callan, Assistant Director- General, Papua New Guinea Branch.
Department of Health and Ageing
n Ms Jennifer Bryant,
First Assistant Secretary, Office of Health Protection;
n Ms Fay Gardner,
Assistant Secretary, Health Protection Policy Branch, Office of Health
Protection; and
n Mr Klaus Gerhard
Klaucke, Acting Assistant Secretary, International Strategies Branch.
Wednesday 2 September 2009, Thursday Island
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
n Mr Brett Young,
Torres Strait Treaty Liaison Officer.
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
n Mr Andrew William
Heath, Regional Manager, Torres Strait.
Thursday Island Hospital
n Dr Michael Stuckey,
Senior Medical Officer.
Torres Strait Regional Authority
n Mr John Toshie Kris,
Chairperson; and
n Mr Wayne See Kee,
General Manager.
Individuals
n Dr Shaun Tasman
Parish, Senior Medical Officer, Torres Strait, and Northern Peninsula Health District.
Public hearings
Monday 31 August 2009, Cairns
James Cook University
n Dr Alan Craig
Hauquitz, Senior Lecturer, Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical
Medicine;
n Associate Professor
Graeme Paul Maguire, Associate Professor, Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry;
n Dr Scott Alexander
Ritchie, Senior Research Fellow;
n Dr Darren Russell,
Adjunct Associate Professor;
n Professor Richard
Speare, Director, Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine;
and
n Professor Ian
Wronski, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular
Sciences.
Queensland Health
n Dr Neil Beaton,
District Executive Director of Medical Services, Cairns Base Hospital;
n Dr Patricia Susan
Fagan, Public Health Physician, Sexual Health, Tropical Population Health
Services;
n Dr Anastasios
Konstantinos, Director, Queensland Tuberculosis Control Centre;
n Mr Bradley Gordon
McCulloch, Senior Director, Tropical Population Health Services, Queensland
Health; and
n Associate Professor
Graham Simpson, Director, Thoracic Medicine, Cairns Base Hospital, and
Director, Cairns Regional Tuberculosis Control Centre.
Friday 11 September 2009, Canberra: Roundtable Hearing
Aspen Medical Pty Ltd
n Mr Paul Ekin-Smyth,
General Manager.
AusAID
n Ms Sue Connell,
Director, Human Development, Pacific Branch;
n Ms Ellen Shipley,
Acting Assistant Director-General, Papua New Guinea Branch.
Australia Centre for International and Tropical Health (ACITH)
n Professor Maxine Anne
Whittaker, Director.
Burnet Institute
n Dr Christopher John
Morgan, Principal Fellow; and
n Professor Michael
Toole, Head, Centre for International Health.
CARE Australia
n Ms Jennifer Clement,
Manager, Country Programs.
Caritas Australia
n Ms Justine McMahon,
Group Leader, Pacific Program.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
n Ms Heidi Boolte,
Director, Solomon Islands Section, Pacific Islands Branch, Pacific Division;
and
n Mr Colin Milner,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Papua New Guinea and Fiji Branch, Pacific Division.
Department of Health and Ageing
n Ms Jennifer Bryant,
First Assistant Secretary, Office of Health Protection;
n Ms Fay Gardner,
Assistant Secretary, Health Protection Policy Branch, Office of Health
Protection; and
n Mr Klaus Gerhard
Klaucke, Acting Assistant Secretary, International Strategies Branch.
GRM International
n Mr Anthony John
Carrigan, Senior Manager; and
n Mr Darryn Michael
Purdy, Deputy Managing Director.
High Commission of Papua New Guinea
n His Excellency Mr
Charles Watson Lepani, High Commissioner to Australia.
High Commission of the Solomon Islands
n His Excellency Mr
Victor Samuel Ngele, High Commissioner to Australia.
Lowy Institute for International Policy
n Mr Bill Bowtell,
Director HIV/AIDS Project and Executive Director, Pacific Friends of the Global
Fund.
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health (NCEPH), Australian
National University
n Professor Paul
Michael Kelly.
Pacific Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (PIANGO)
n Ms Emele Duituturaga,
Acting Director.
Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia (SH & FPA)
n Ms Naomi Knight,
Chief Executive Officer.
Vision 2020 Australia
n Ms Jennifer Gersbeck,
Chief Executive Officer; and
n Associate Professor
Richard Le Mesurier, Regional Chairman, Western Pacific Region, International
Agency for the Prevention of Blindness.
World Vision Australia
n Ms Eleanor (Nell)
Kennon, Policy Advisor.
Inspections
Wednesday 1 September 2009, Saibai Island
Torres Strait Regional Authority
n Councillor Ron Enosa,
Member for Saibai Island.
Torres Strait Regional Council
n Mayor Fred Gela.
Community Forum
n Mr Keri Akiba;
n Mr Bob Ibuai;
n Mr Stevenson Kawiri;
n Mr Edward Sam;
n Mr Terry Waia; and
n Mr Jensen Warusam.
Saibai Health Clinic
n Ms Teresa O’Brien,
Nurse Manager