Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
Report 66 Treaties tabled on 7 December 2004 (4), 15 March and 11 May 2005
Appendix B –
List of hearings and witnesses
Monday, 7 March 2005 - Canberra
Attorney-General's Department
Mr Bruce Bannerman , Principal Legal Officer, Funding and Assets of Crime Section, Criminal Law Branch, Criminal Justice Division
Ms Joanne Blackburn , First Assistant Secretary, Criminal Justice Division
Mr Greg Manning, Principal Legal Officer, Advisings Section, Public International Law Branch, Office of International Law
Mr William McFadyen Campbell , General Counsel, International Law
Ms Kate Westmoreland , Legal Officer, International Legal Cooperation Team, International Crime Branch, Criminal Justice Division
Australian Agency for International Development
Mr Mark Palu, Director, Coherence and Strategic Issues, Policy and Multilateral Branch
Australian Federal Police
Mr Peter Drennan, National Manager, Economic and Special Operations
Australian Public Service Commission
Mr David Bohn, Group Manager, Policy
Department of Finance and Administration
Mr Marc Mowbray-d’Arbela, Branch Manager, Legislative Review Branch
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ms Patricia Holmes, Director, New Zealand Section
Mr James Larsen, Assistant Secretary and Legal Adviser, Legal Branch
Mr Andrew Serdy, Executive Officer, Sea Law, Environment Law and Antarctic Policy Section, Legal Branch
Ms Marina Tsirbas, Director, Sea Law, Environment Law and Antarctic Policy Section, International Organisations and Legal Division
Department of the Treasury
Mr Matthew Brine, Manager, Governance and Insolvency Unit, Corporations and Financial Services Division
Geoscience Australia
Mr William Hirst, Project Manager, Martime Boundaries and Advice
Mr Philip Symonds, Senior Adviser, Law of the Sea, Petroleum and Marine Division
Monday, 14 March 2005 – Canberra
Attorney-General's Department
Mr Greg Manning, Principal Legal Officer, Advisings Section, Public International Law Branch, Office of International Law
Mr William McFadyen Campbell, General Counsel, International Law
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ms Patricia Holmes, Director, New Zealand Section
Mr James Larsen, Assistant Secretary and Legal Adviser, Legal Branch
Mr Michael Jonathan Thwaites, Executive Director, Treaties Secretariat, Legal Branch, International Organisations and Legal Division
Ms Marina Tsirbas, Director, Sea Law, Environment Law and Antarctic Policy Section, International Organisations and Legal Division
Geoscience Australia
Mr William Hirst, Project Manager, Martime Boundaries and Advice
Mr Philip Symonds, Senior Adviser, Law of the Sea, Petroleum and Marine Division
Tuesday, 31 May 2005 – Canberra
Attorney-General's Department
Mr William McFadyen Campbell, General Counsel, International Law
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Mr Andrew Serdy, Executive Officer, Sea Law, Environment Law and Antarctic Policy Section, Legal Branch
Mr Michael Jonathan Thwaites, Executive Director, Treaties Secretariat, Legal Branch, International Organisations and Legal Division
Ms Marina Tsirbas, Director, Sea Law, Environment Law and Antarctic Policy Section, International Organisations and Legal Division
Monday, 20 June 2005 – Canberra
Attorney-General's Department
Mr Mark Zanker, Assistant Secretary, International Trade and Environment Law Branch, Office of International Law
Australian Communications Authority
Mr Andrew Kerans, Executive Manager, Radiofrequency Planning Group
Mr Wayne Morris, Assistant Manager, International Radiocommunications Team
Australian Customs Service
Mr Wayne Baldwin, Manager, Valuation and Tariff Branch
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Dr Jason Ashurst, Acting Manager, ITU Governance and Policy Section, International Branch
Dr Greg Terrill, General Manager, International Branch
Department of Defence
Mr Shane Carmody, Deputy Secretary, Strategy
Mr Benedict Coleman, Assistant Secretary, ASIA, International Policy Division
Mr Mark Cunliffe, Head, Defence Legal
Mr Martin Kennedy, Assistant Director, North ASEAN, International Policy Division
Ms Anne Sheehan, Senior Legal Officer, Directorate of Agreements, Defence Legal
Mr Paul Watson, Regional Manager, Corporate Services and Infrastructure, South Queensland
Department of Environment and Heritage
Mr Mark Hyman, Assistant Secretary, Environment Protection Branch
Mr Warren Papworth, Acting Manager, Antarctic and International Policy Section
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Mr John Bailey, Executive Officer, Korea Section
Ms Louise Hingee, Executive Officer, FTA Commitments and Implementation Section, Trade Commitments Branch, Office of Trade Negotiations
Mr Graeme Lade, Director, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Section
Dr Joanne Loundes, Executive Officer, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore Section
Ms Jacqueline McConnell, Executive Officer, Canada Desk, US and Canada Section
Mr Joshua Meltzer, Executive Officer, FTA Commitments and Implementation Section, Office of Trade Negotiations
Mr Michael Jonathan Thwaites, Executive Director, Treaties Secretariat, Legal Branch, International Organisations and Legal Division
Ms Marina Tsirbas, Director, Sea Law, Environment Law and Antarctic Policy Section, International Organisations and Legal Division
Mr Damian White, Executive Officer, Legal Branch
Mrs Chulee Vo-Van, Singapore Desk Officer, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore Section
Department of Health and Ageing
Dr Sneha Satya, Senior Manager, Review and Treaties Team, National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme
Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources
Mr Neil Richardson, Manager, International Co-operation Section
Therapeutic Goods Administration
Mr Anthony Gould, Chief GMP Auditor, Office of Devices, Blood and Tissues
Ms Rita Maclachlan, Director, Office of Devices, Blood and Tissues
Mr Terry Slater, National Manager, Therapeutic Goods Administration