Appendix 2 - Witnesses at hearings

Wednesday, 14 March 2001 - Melbourne :

Castan Centre for Human Rights Law
Professor David Kinley, Director
Ms Sarah Joseph, Associate Director

Australian Council of Trade Unions
Ms Sharan Burrow, President
Ms Linda Rubinstein, Senior Industrial Officer

Minerals Council of Australia
Richard Wells, Executive Director
Steven Münchenberg, Assistant Director

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Mr Brent Davis, Director, Trade and International Affairs
Mr Andrew Tytherleigh, Senior Adviser, Environment

Victorian Chambers of Mines
Mr Chris J. Fraser, Executive Director
Mr Andrew Komesaroff, Chair, Legislation Committee

Oxfam Community Aid Abroad
Mr Jeremy Hobbs, Chief Executive Officer
Mr James Ensor, Advocacy Manager

World Vision Australia
Mr Greg Thompson, Manager, Advocacy Network Australia
Ms Jagjit Plahe, Policy and Campaigns Officer, Global Economic Issues

Australian Conservation Foundation
Mr Michael Kerr, Legal Adviser
Mr Damien Ase, PNG NGO Mining Coordinator, NGO Environment Watch Group, PNG
Ms Matilda Koma, PNG NGO Mining Coordinator, NGO Environment Watch Group, PNG
Ms June Kosmas, World Wide Fund for Nature

Certified Practising Accountants Australia (CPA Australia)
Mr Jim Dixon, Director, Accounting and Audit
Mr Brad Pragnell, Acting Director, Intellectual Capital

Thursday, 15 March 2001 - Sydney :

Amnesty International Australia
Mr Des Hogan, Campaign Coordinator
Ms Nicola McGuire, Business Team
Mr Rory Sullivan, Business Team

Fair Wear
Ms Lisa Wriley, Campaign Worker
Rev Dr Ann Wansbrough, Member, Fair Wear Management Committee

Public Interest Advocacy Centre
Dr Patricia Ranald, Principal Policy Officer

Construction, Forestry, Mining, Energy Union
Mr John Maitland, National Secretary
Mr Peter Colley, National Research Director

Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union
Mr Doug Cameron, National Secretary
Ms Natasha Holmes, Research Officer

Australian Council for Overseas Aid
Mr Jim Redden, Policy Director
Professor John Braithwaite, Law RSSS, Australian National University

Australian Institute of Company Directors
Mr John Hall, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Ben McLaughlin, Member, Corporations Law Committee

Minerals Policy Institute
Mr Simon Divecha, Campaign Coordinator

Law Council of Australia
Professor Bob Baxt, Deputy Chairman, Business Law Section, and Deputy Chairman of Specialist Corporate Law Committee

Wednesday, 8 May 2001 - Melbourne

Australian Institute of Corporate Citizenship
Mr Richard Boele, co-Founder

University of Melbourne, Law School
Mr Sean Cooney, Senior Lecturer

Mr Henry Bosch AO, former Chairman of the National Companies and Securities Commission, current chairman of James Stroud (Australia), Natural Resource Systems, Transparency International Australia and the Working Group on Corporate Practices and Conduct. Mr Bosch is also a member of the boards of the Victorian Casino and Gaming Authority and the Victorian Education Foundation.

Institute of Public Affairs
Mr Mike Nahan, Executive Director

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