Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
Report 68 Treaties tabled on 7 December 2004 (5) and 9 August 2005
Appendix B –
Witnesses
Monday, 9 December 2002 – Canberra
Attorney-General's Department
Mr John Atwood, Principal Lawyer, Office of International Law
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Dr Jeremy Burdon, Assistant Chief, Division of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry-Australia
Mr Paul Morris, Executive Manager, Market Access and Biosecurity
Mr Craig Burns , General Manager, Trade Policy, Market Access and Biosecurity
Ms Kristiane Herrmann, Manager, FAO Plant Genetic Resources Treaty, Trade Policy, Market Access and Biosecurity
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Mr Alan Fewster, Executive Director, Treaties Secretariat, Legal Branch
Mr Adrian White, Executive Officer, International Intellectual Property Section, Services and Intellectual Property Branch, Office of Trade Negotiations
Mr Russell Wild, Executive Officer, International Law and Transnational Crime Section, Legal Branch
Monday, 3 March 2003 – Canberra
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Dr Jeremy Burdon, Assistant Chief, Division of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry-Australia
Mr Paul Morris, Executive Manager, Market Access and Biosecurity
Mr Craig Burns, General Manager, Trade Policy, Market Access and Biosecurity
Ms Kristiane Herrmann, Manager, FAO Plant Genetic Resources Treaty, Trade Policy, Market Access and Biosecurity
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Mr Alan Fewster, Executive Director, Treaties Secretariat, Legal Branch
Mr Russell Wild, Executive Officer, Legal Branch
Grains Council of Australia
Mr Charles Willoughby, Manager, Quality Assurance
Grains Research and Development Corporation
Dr Ross Gilmour, Program Manager (Winter Cereals Improvement), Program Operations
Mr Ewan Letts, Consultant
Seed Industry Association of Australia
Mr Christopher Melham, General Manager
Monday, 14 March 2005 – Canberra
Attorney-General's Department
Mr William McFadyen Campbell, General Counsel, International Law
Australian Seed Federation
Mr Christopher Melham, Chief Executive Officer
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Mr Brett Walker, Commercial Manager (Legal), Division of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Dr William Roberts, Executive Manager
Ms Kristiane Herrmann, Manager, Market Access
Mr Paul Morris, Executive Manager, Market Access
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Mr Michael Jonathan Thwaites, Executive Director, Treaties Secretariat, Legal Branch, International Organisations and Legal Division
Grains Council of Australia
Mr Mathew Munro, Policy Manager, Industry Sustainability
Grains Research and Development Corporation
Mr John Harvey, Executive Manager, Varieties,
Monday, 5 September 2005 - Canberra
Attorney-General's Department
Ms Susan Downing, Acting Principal Legal Officer, International Trade Law and General Advisings Branch
Department of Education, Science and Training
Dr Evan Arthur, Group Manager, Innovation and Research Systems Group
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Mr Michael Jonathan Thwaites, Executive Director, Treaties Secretariat
Monday, 12 September 2005 - Canberra
Attorney-General's Department
Mr Mark Jennings, Senior Counsel, Office of International Law
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ms Gillian Bird, Deputy Secretary
Mr Michael Bliss, Director, International Law and Transnational Crime Section, Legal Branch
Mr Michael Jonathan Thwaites, Executive Director, Treaties Secretariat
Ms Lynette Wood, Director, ASEAN Burma and Cambodia Section Legal Branch