B. Hearings

Tuesday, 13 April 2021 - Canberra

Government

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Mr Ridwaan Jadwat, First Assistant Secretary, Southeast Asia Division

Ms Kirsten Hambly, Director, Myanmar Section, Southeast Asia Division

Department of Defence

Mr Hugh Jeffrey, First Assistant Secretary, International Policy Division

Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)

Ms Sally-Ann Watts, Acting Deputy CEO, Global Client Services

Ms Lynne Ashpole, Acting General Manager, Government

Mr Jeff Turner, Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner, Yangon

Diaspora, community groups and individuals

Anti-Myanmar Dictatorship Network Australia

Mr Kyaw Soemoe, Convenor

Mr Ko Saulsman, Community Leader

Australia Chin Communities’ Council

Mr Simon Sang Hre, Executive Director

Mr James Tuang, Secretary

Australian Karen Organisation

Mr Saw Lwin Oo, National President

Burmese Community Development and Collaboration

Mrs Sophia Sarkis

Dr Tun Aung Shwe, Founding Member; Country Director, Football United in Myanmar; Member, Anti-Myanmar Military Dictatorship Network

Global Movement for Myanmar Democracy

Ms Mary Aung, Australia Advocacy Representative

Ms April Khaing, Australian Delegate

Private capacity

Ms Barbara Taylor

Ms Melinda Tun

Experts, academics and NGOs (Group 1)

Human Rights Watch

Ms Elaine Pearson, Australia Director

Ms Manny Maung, Myanmar Researcher

Lowy Institute

Mr Ben Bland, Director, Southeast Asia Program

Mr Hervé Lemahieu, Director, Power and Diplomacy Program

Australian Myanmar Institute

Mr Christopher Lamb, President

Private capacity

Mr Nicholas Coppel

Mr Christopher Sidoti

Experts, academics and NGOs (Group 2)

Amnesty International

Mr Joel Mackay

Australian Council of Trade Unions

Ms Michele O’Neil, President

Australasian College for Emergency Medicine

Dr Rose Skalicky-Klein, Myanmar Country Liaison Officer

Dr Georgina Phillips, Member, Global Emergency Care Committee

A/Prof Gerard O’Reilly, Member, Global Emergency Care Committee and Liaison Representative for Myanmar

International Federation of Journalists – Asia Pacific

Mr James William (Jim) Nolan, Legal Consultant

International Women’s Development Agency

Ms Jen Clark, Program Manager Asia – Leadership, Power and Civic Space

Ms Joanna Pradela, Director, Knowledge Translation and Equality Insights

Myanmar Research Centre at the Australian National University

Dr Charlotte Galloway, Director

Myanmar Research Group at the Australian National University

Ms Nicola Williams

Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA

Ms Kate Lee, Executive Officer

Tuesday, 13 May 2021 - Canberra

Department of Home Affairs

Mr David Wilden – First Assistant Secretary Refugee, Humanitarian & Settlement

Mr Michael Willard – First Assistant Secretary Immigration Programs

Ms Louise Bechtel – Acting First Assistant Secretary International Policy

Mr Anthony Coles – First Assistant Secretary Law Enforcement Policy

Mr Ky Blackman – Assistant Secretary, Asia

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Ms Lynda Worthaisong – Assistant Secretary, Southeast Asia Mainland Branch

Ms Kirsten Hambly – Director, Myanmar Section

Ms Amber Cernovs – Acting Director, Myanmar Taskforce Development Section

Ms Suzanne McCourt – Assistant Secretary, Sanctions Crime and Sea Law Branch

Ms Julia Thwaite – Director, Sanctions Policy

Department of Defence

Mr David Lewis, Assistant Secretary Southeast Asia, International Policy Division

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