Public hearing - Tuesday 13 November 2012

Inquiry into Family Business in Australia

Public hearing - Tuesday 13 November 2012

Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House

9.00am - 9.45am

Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
Mr Peter Chesworth (SB Division)
Ms Chris Butler (AusIndustry)
Ms Michelle Henderson (Enterprise Connect)
Mr Raphael Cicchini (SB Division)

9.45am - 10.30am

Treasury
Mr Hector Thompson: General Manager, Small Business Tax Division
Mr Paul McMahon, Manager, Manager, Small Business Tax General Unit
Ms Kate Preston, Manager, Revenue Group
Mr Michael Wilson, Analyst, Small Business Tax Entities Unit
Mr David Woods, General Manager, Markets Group

10.30am -10.45am

Morning tea

10.45am - 11.30am

Australian Bureau of Statistics (submission 2)
Mr Bill Allen, Assistant Statistician
Ms Jacky Hodges, Regional Director

11.30am -12.15pm

Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia
Peter Strong, Chief Executive Officer (TBC)

12.15 - 1.15pm

Lunch

1.15pm - 2.00pm

Regional Development Australia
Mr Simon Atkinson, First Assistant Secretary for Regional Strategy and Coordination
Mr Shane Bennett, Assistant Secretary Regional Economic and Infrastructure Policy
Mr Michael Heard, Director, RDA Strategy

2.00pm - 2.45pm

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Australian Bureau of Agricultural Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES)
Dr Lisa Elliston, Assistant Secretary
Mr Peter Martin, Policy Officer
PTO

2.45pm - 3.30pm

Power Family Group Pty Ltd
Mr Mathew Power

3.30pm

Adjournment

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3583
Fax: +61 2 6277 5719
Email: corporations.joint@aph.gov.au