Appendix 2Public hearings and witnesses
Thursday, 20 April 2023
Buckingham Room 1
Stamford Plaza
111 Little Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria
Law Enforcement Action Partnerships
Mr Greg Denham, Australian Representative
Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association
Professor Nick Crofts, Executive Director
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
Dr Simon Judkins, Chair, Mental Health Working Group
Turning Point and the Monash Addiction Research Centre
Professor Dan Lubman, Executive Clinical Director, Turning Point, and Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre
Professor Suzanne Nielsen, Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre
Alcohol and Drug Foundation
Mr Robert Taylor, Knowledge Manager - Policy and Advocacy
Penington Institute
Dr Karen Gelb, Acting Chief Executive Officer
Dr Jacob Dizard, Senior Research Officer
Victorian Alcohol & Drug Association
Mr Sam Biondo, Executive Officer
Mr David Taylor, Policy and Media
Jesuit Social Services
Ms Julie Edwards, Chief Executive Officer
Windana Drug and Alcohol Recovery
Mr Mark O'Brien, General Manager Operations
Mr Adam Miller, Communications and Partnerships Manager
360Edge
Professor Nicole Lee, Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Rural Health Tasmania
Mr Robert Waterman, Chief Executive Officer (via teleconference)
The Police Association Victoria
Mr Wayne Gatt, Secretary
Thursday, 29 June 2023
Hyatt Regency
Heritage Room 1
161 Sussex Street
Sydney, New South Wales
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
Dr Rachel Sutherland, Senior Research Fellow
Professor Don Weatherburn, Senior Research Fellow
Drug Policy Modelling Program
Professor Alison Ritter, Director
Ms Michala Kowalski, Research Officer
The National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs (NCCRED)
Dr Krista Siefried, Clinical Research Lead and Deputy Director
Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, the University of Sydney
Professor Maree Teesson, Director
Dr Stephanie Kershaw, Research Fellow
Harm Reduction Australia
Mr Gino Vumbaca, President
Mr Frank Hansen, Board Member
Uniting NSW.ACT
Dr Marianne Jauncey, Medical Director
Ms Alice Salomon, Head of Media and Advocacy
Mr Kevin Street, Volunteer
St Vincent's Health Australia
Professor Nadine Ezard, Clinical Director, Alcohol and Drug Service
Drug Free Australia
Mr Gary Christian, Research Director
NSW Crime Commission
Mr Michael Barnes, Commissioner
Mrs Tahli Blicblau, Director, Strategic Intelligence and Capabilities
Police Association of New South Wales
Mr Kevin Morton, President
Mr Tony Bear, Strategy and Relationships Manager
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
Parliament House, 2S3
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
CanTEST
Ms Bronwyn Hendry, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Stephanie Stephens, Director of Service
Attorney-General's Department
Mr Alex Engel, Assistant Secretary, Transnational Crime
Department of Home Affairs
Mr Tim Fitzgerald, Acting Commissioner
Mr Jeff Carige, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Intelligence
Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
Mr Mark de Crespigny, Deputy Director, Legal Capability and Performance
Ms Eliza Amparo, Acting Deputy Director, Human Exploitation and Border Protection
Department of Health and Aged Care
Ms Celia Street, Acting Deputy Secretary, Primary and Community Care Division
Mr Avi Rebera, Assistant Secretary, Office of Drug Control, Health Products Regulations Group
Ms Carolyn Paterson, Assistant Secretary, Alcohol and Other Drugs, Population Health Division
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
Ms Virginia Hartley, Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer Intelligence
Ms Jennifer Hurst, Executive Director Intelligence Operations
Australian Federal Police and ACT Policing
Mr Grant Nicholls, Acting Deputy Commissioner Crime
Ms Kirsty Schofield, Assistant Commissioner Crime Command
Mr Peter Whowell, Executive General Manager Corporate
Professor Stan Gilmour FRSA, Private capacity
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Parliament House, 2S3
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Police Federation of Australia
Mr Scott Weber, Chief Executive Officer, via videoconference