Public hearing - Canberra, Friday 4 March 2011

Inquiry into Small and Medium Business Access to Finance

Public hearing - Canberra, Friday 4 March 2011

Committee Room 1S3
Parliament House
Canberra

9.00 am - 2.15 pm

Time Witness

9:00 – 9:45 am

Abacus Mutuals
Mr Luke Lawler
Senior Adviser, Policy and Public Affairs

9:45 – 10:15 am

Commercial Asset Finance Brokers Asscn
Mrs Kathryn Bordonaro, Committee member
Mr David Gondolfo, Committee member

10:15 – 10:30 am

Adjournment for morning tea

10:30– 11:15 am

NSW Business Chamber
Mr Paul Orton, Director Policy & Advocacy
Mr Micah Green, Economist

11:15 – 12:00 pm

Treasury
Mr Ian Beckett
Principal Adviser, Financial Systems Division
Mr Andrew Deitz
Manager, Infrastructure, Competition & Consumer Division
Mr John Lonsdale
General Manager, Financial Systems Division
Mr Jim Murphy
Deputy Secretary, Markets Group

12:00 – 1:00 pm

Adjournment for lunch

1:00 – 1:45 pm

Australian Bankers' Association
Mr Stephen Carroll, Policy Director
Mr Stephen Münchenberg, CEO

1:45 – 2:15 pm

Council of Small Business Organizations Australia
Mr Peter Strong

2:15 pm

Close

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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