Appendix B – List of Witnesses

Monday, 5 September 2005—Canberra

Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (formerly known as Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs)

Mr Adam Abbas, Director, Productive Diversity Section, Citizenship and Multicultural Division

Ms Arja Keski-Nummi, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Migration and Temporary Entry Division

Mr Neil Mullenger, Director, Research and Statistics Section, Migration Branch

Ms Susan Pegg, Acting Director, Business Employment Section, Business Branch

Mr Abul Rizvi, Acting Deputy Secretary

Mr John Ryan, Director, Economic and Demographic Analysis Section, Migration Branch

Ms Jennifer Donnelly, Acting Director, Skilled Migration Section, Migration Branch

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Mr Graeme Lade, Director, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore Section, Maritime South-East Asia Branch

Ms Trudy Witbreuk, Director, Free Trade Agreement Commitments and Implementation Section, Office of Trade Negotiations

Mr Paul Wojciechowski, Director, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos Section

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Ms Jenet Connell, Group Manager, Workplace Relations Services

Mr Andried Jamonts, Director, Trades Recognition Australia

Mr Steve Kibble, Assistant Secretary, Workplace Services Branch

Mr Ivan Neville, Assistant Secretary, Labour Supply and Skills Branch

Ms Jane Press, Director, Migration Policy and Analysis Section

Monday, 14 November 2005—Adelaide

Northern Territory Government

Mrs Mary Cunningham, Director of Business and Skills Migration, Department of Business, Economic and Regional Development

South Australian Government

Ms Sally Jeremic, Executive Officer, Training and Skills Commission

Ms Fiona O’Connor, Director, Traineeship and Apprenticeship Services, Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology

Migrant Resource Centre of South Australia

Ms Tina Karanastasis, Acting Executive Director

Mr Stanislaw Lewinski, Coordinator, Community Participation, Employment and Training

Dr Joseph Masika, Consultant

Dr Lillian Mwanri, Community Member

Business SA

Mr David Frith, Director, Workplace Policy and Business Services Development

Ms Karen Lablack, General Manager, Policy

Mr Nathan Paine, Senior Business Advocate

Australian Refugee Association

Dr Robert Deng, President, Sudanese Community Association

Mr Kevin Liston, Director

Mr Bol Ring Machar, Settlement Officer

Mr Hafez Zamani, Manager, Employment Services

Tuesday, 15 November 2005 — Perth

Western Australian Skills Advisory Board

Mr Gary Collins, Executive Director, Client Services, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Western Australia

Mrs Claire English, Project Officer

Mr Christopher Fitzhardinge, Chair

Mr Warren Hill, Manager, Skills Migration Unit, Department of Industry and Resources

Western Australian Department of Education and Training

Ms Eileen Hull, Manager, Career Development Services

Mr Michael Jones, Research and Development Officer, Overseas Qualifications Unit

Mr Robert Player, Executive Director, Vocational Education and Training and Career Development

South Metropolitan Migrant Resource Centre

Ms Lynda Winter, Manager, Employment Services

Goldfields Esperance Development Commission

Ms Stephanie Fletcher, Acting Manager, Policy and Projects

Individuals

Dr Val Colic-Peisker

Mr Pablo Contreras

Dr Peter Mulrooney

Dr Farida Tilbury

Dr Abbie Wilson

Wednesday, 23 November 2005—Sydney

New South Wales Government

Mr Richard Acheson, Director, Community Relations Service, Community Relations Commission for a Multicultural New South Wales

Mr Ian Kingsley, Director, Apprenticeships and Traineeships, Department of Education and Training

Migrant Employment and Training Taskforce

Ms Jennie Dunlop, Member

Ms Merryn Howell, Member

Ms Esther Rice, Member

Ms Nicole Schlederer, Co-Convenor

Mrs Cheryl Webster, Member

Migrant Network Services ( Northern Sydney ) Ltd

Ms Sue Maddrell, General Manager

Mrs Johanna Mestanza, Community Settlement Services Worker

Migration Institute of Australia Ltd

Mrs Jaleh Johannessen, Member

Mr David Mawson, Chief Executive Officer

Mr Mark Webster, NSW Vice President

Absolute Immigration Services

Mr Jamie Lingham, Managing Director

University of Western Sydney

Mr Simon Hare, Coordinator, Skills and Experience Assessment and Development Unit

Dr Regine Wagner, Centre for Learning and Social Transformation

Australian Dental Association Inc

Mr Robert Boyd-Boland, Chief Executive Officer

Restaurant and Catering Australia

Mr John Hart, Chief Executive Officer

Australian Computer Society

Mr Philip Argy, National Vice President

Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Workers Union of Australia , Electrical Division

Mr Peter Tighe, National Secretary

Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union , Construction and General Division

Mr Stuart Maxwell, National Industrial Officer

Individuals

Ms Bushra Shoukat

Thursday, 24 November 2005 — Melbourne

Victorian Government

Ms Irene Tkalcevic, Manager, Skilled Migration Program, Department for Victorian Communities

Mr Stephen Ward, Acting Director, Employment Programs, Department for Victorian Communities

Vocational Education Training and Assessment Services

Ms Karen Berkley, Executive Director

Mr Barry Parker, Manager, Qualification Assessment Service

Adult Multicultural Education Services

Mr Michael Cox, General Manager, Education

Mr Brian Paterson, Chief Executive Officer

Ms Heather Weaver, Coordinator, Youth Services

CPA Australia

Ms Franceyne Hurley, Qualifications Assessment Unit Team Leader

Mrs Ann Johns, Director, Education

Ms Hayley Nicholls, Manager, Accreditation and Research

Australian Council of Trade Unions

Ms Sharan Burrow, President

Ms Alison Tate, International Officer

Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists

Ms Jillian Humphreys, Executive Officer, Professional Areas

Emeritus Professor Garry Phillips, Director, Professional Affairs and Past President

Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce

Mr Kevin Redfern, General Manager, Industrial Relations and Training

Ms Leyla Yilmaz, Manager, Industrial Relations

Australian Institute of Radiography

Mr Emile Badawy, Executive Officer

Mr Stuart Hamilton, President

Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Inc

Dr Leigh Coghlan, Deputy Chairman

Dr Julie Strous, Executive Officer

Professor Virginia Studdert, Member, Board of Examiners

Miss Margaret Wilson, Registrar, Veterinary Practitioners Registration Board of Victoria

Best Start

Mr Steven Kamala Baskaran, Director, System Information

Mr Robert Messenger, Director

Monday, 27 February 2006—Canberra

Tasmanian Government

Mrs Lyn Andersch, Manager, Multicultural Tasmania

Ms Susan Hunt, Executive Officer, Overseas Qualifications, Tasmanian Qualifications Authority

Ms Patricia McCullough, Manager, Industry, Development and Innovation, Department of Education

Mr Anthony McHugh, Project Manager, Business and Skilled Migration, Department of Economic Development

Ms Miranda Sonners, Acting Manager, Equity and Youth Strategies, Department of Education

Department of Health and Ageing

Ms Natasha Cole, Director, Education and Recognition Section, Overseas Trained Doctors Taskforce

Ms Alison Larkins, Assistant Secretary, Health Workforce Branch

Ms Margaret Lyons, First Assistant Secretary, Health Services Improvement Division

Ms Kelly Taber, Acting Director, Overseas Trained Doctors Taskforce

Engineers Australia

Mr Paul Gillespie, Associate Director, Overseas Qualifications Assessment

Ms Kathryn Hurford, Associate Director, Public Policy

Mr Andre Kaspura, Policy Analyst, International and National Policy Directorate

Mr Peter Taylor, Chief Executive

Australian Council of Physiotherapy Regulating Authorities Ltd

Ms Margaret Grant, Chief Executive Officer

Ms Catherine Nall, National President, Australian Physiotherapy Association

Thursday, 9 March 2006—Brisbane

Global Recognition Agency Pty Ltd

Ms Robyn Batty, Chairperson

Mr Ian Morris, Executive Director

Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia Inc

Ms Debby Ramsay, Executive Officer

Multicultural Development Association Inc

Ms Behice Bagdas, Employment and Training Coordinator

Ms Lyn Ellison, Assistant Director, Organisational Development

Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland

Mr Ian Muil, Executive Officer

Migrant Settlement Services Cairns

Mr Graeme Skilbeck, Training and Placement Officer

Queensland Department of Employment and Training

Ms Sandra Arrold, Director, Community Employment Programs

Mr Rodney Arthur, General Manager, Training, Quality and Regulation

Ms Barbara Rogers, Manager, Skills Recognition Training, Quality and Regulation

Monday, 27 March 2006—Canberra

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Ms Jenet Connell, Group Manager, Workplace Relations Services

Mr Andried Jamonts, Director, Trades Recognition Australia

Mr Peter Kontis, Director, Compliance, Office of Workplace Services

Ms Jane Press, Director, Migration Policy and Analysis Section

Mr Stewart Thomas, Assistant Secretary, Workplace Programs Branch

Department of Education, Science and Training

Dr Evan Arthur, Acting Group Manager, Innovation and Research Systems Group

Dr Anne Byrne, Manager, Skills Analysis and Research Strategy Branch

Mr Gregory Cox, Manager, International Policy and Recognition Branch

Dr Wendy Jarvie, Deputy Secretary

Mr Tony Zanderigo, Director, COAG Skills Recognition Taskforce

Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

Mr James Fox, First Assistant Secretary, Migration and Temporary Entry Division

Ms Jennifer Donnelly, Assistant Director, Skilled Migration Section, Migration Branch

Ms Jacqueline Hickman, Assistant Secretary, Delivery Innovation Branch

Mr Gregory Mills, Assistant Secretary, Migration Branch

Mr Peter Speldewinde, Director, Skilled Migration Section

Mr David Stewart, Director, Compliance, Integrity and Offshore Students

Thursday, 20 April 2006—Perth

Individuals

Ms Emanuela Canini

Mr Angelo Daniele

Western Australian Department of Health

Ms Diane Mantell, Principal Nursing Advisor, Workforce

Chamber of Minerals and Energy, Western Australia

Ms Claire Thomas, Executive Officer, Minerals Institute

Western Australian Local Government Association

Ms Ricky Burges, Chief Executive Officer

Mrs Lydia Highfield, Recruitment and Selection Consultant

Mr Simon White, Employee Relations Service Manager

Western Australian Department of Education and Training Government

Mrs Norma Jeffery, Acting Executive Director, Policy, Planning and Accountability

Mr Michael Jones, Acting Manager, Overseas Qualifications Unit