B. Public Hearings and Witnesses

B. Public Hearings and Witnesses

Wednesday, 26 April 2023

Balmoral Room

Stamford Plaza Melbourne Hotel

111 Collins St

Melbourne

Consulate General of Sri Lanka, Melbourne

  • Mr Sandith Samarasinghe, Consul General of Sri Lanka, Melbourne
  • Mr Chandra Bamunusinghe

AMES Australia

  • Ms Chatherine Scarth, Chief Executive Officer
  • Ms Mirta Gonzalez, General Manager, Education and Social Participation

Grattan Institute

  • Mr Brendan Coates, Economic Policy Program Director
  • Mr Trent Wiltshire, Migration and Labour Markets Deputy Program Director

Talent Beyond Boundaries

  • Mr John Cameron, Co-founder
  • Ms Steph Cousins, Global Chief Executive Officer
  • Ms Sathya Gnanakaran, Australia and New Zealand Director
  • Mrs Louna Ghawi, Australia and New Zealand Co-director
  • Mr Atheer Kareem

Prof Damousi, Dr Stevens, Dr Tomsic

  • Professor Joy Damousi, Director, Research Centre for Refugees, Migration and Humanitarian Studies
  • Dr Rachel Stevens, Research Fellow, Research Centre for Refugees, Migration and Humanitarian Studies
  • Dr Mary Tomsic, Research Fellow, Research Centre for Refugees, Migration and Humanitarian Studies

Human Rights Law Centre/Migrant Workers Centre/Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

  • Mr Gabriel Dain, Operations Manager
  • Mr Youssef Ragab, Organiser
  • Ms Hannah Dickinson, Principal Solicitor
  • Ms Sanmati Verma, Managing Lawyer
  • Ms Parchehr (Betia) Shakiba

South East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance

  • Mr Peter Angelico, President

Peter Mares, Private capacity

Thursday, 27 April 2023

Foyer/Meeting Room

Robinvale Community Arts Centre

37 Robin St

Robinvale

Swan Hill Rural City Council

  • Mr Scott Barber, Chief Executive Officer
  • Mr Dennis Hovenden, Economic and Development Manager

Table Grape Associations

  • Mr Don Albanese, Chairperson
  • Mr Jeff Scott, Chief Executive Officer

Roundtable Session

  • Mr Ian McAlister
  • Mr Geathan Cutri
  • Mr Fred Tassone
  • Mr Retief Scholtz

Friday, 12 May 2023

Committee Room 2R1

Parliament House

Canberra

Law Council of Australia

  • Mrs Valerie Pereira, Chair, Migration Law Committee, Federal Dispute Resolution Section
  • Mr Chris Spentzaris, Deputy Chair, Migration Law Committee, Federal Dispute Resolution Section
  • Ms Lena Hung, Member, Migration Law Committee, Federal Dispute Resolution Section
  • Mr Matthew Wood, Principal Policy Lead

Housing/Construction Industry

  • Mrs Alex Waldren, National Director Industry Policy
  • Mr Geordan Murray, Executive Director, Industry Policy
  • Mrs Jocelyn Martin, Deputy Managing Director, Policy and Industry

Loddon Campaspe Multicultural Services

  • Mrs Sonia Di Mezza, Chief Executive Officer

Tech Council of Australia

  • Mr Thomas McMahon, Chief Executive Officer

Settlement Council of Australia

  • Ms Sandra Elhelw Wright, Chief Executive Officer
  • Dr Mairead MacKinnon, Policy Lead

Tech Sciences Sector

  • Professor Chennupati Jagadish, President
  • Ms Lauren Sullivan, Policy Analyst
  • Dr Owen Myles, Policy Analyst
  • Dr Tony Peacock, Fellow
  • Dr Sarah Tynan, Director of Policy and Engagement
  • Ms Misha Schubert, Chief Executive Officer
  • Dr Kathy Nicholson, Chair, Policy Committee

National Farmers' Federation

  • Mr Ben Rogers, General Manager, Workplace Relations and Legal Affairs
  • Mr Harry Young, Policy Officer, Workplace Relations and Legal Affairs

Women's Legal Services Australia

  • Ms Vanessa Burn, Chair, Migration Committee
  • Ms Lisa Fowler, Deputy Chair, Migration Committee

The Migration Hub at ANU

  • Professor Alan Gamlen, Director

Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia

  • Mr Mohammad Al-Khafaji, Chief Executive Officer
  • Mr Januka Gunasena, Policy and Project Officer

Tuesday, 16 May 2023

Videoconference

Settlement Services International

  • Ms Violet Roumeliotis, Chief Executive Officer
  • Ms Toni Beachamp, Social Policy Lead

Australian Human Rights Commission

  • Mrs Lorraine Finlay, Human Rights Commissioner

Immigration Advice and Rights Centre and Unions NSW

  • Mr Thomas Costa, Assistant Secretary
  • Mr Joshua Strutt, Centre Director and Principal Solicitor

Clubs Australia

  • Mr Simon Sawday, Executive Manager, Policy and Government
  • Ms Olivia Simpson, Manager, Policy and Government

KPMG Australia

  • Ms Jemma Horsley, Partner
  • Mr Mark Wright, National Leader, Immigration Services

Vialto Partners

  • Ms Stacey Tsui, Partner
  • Mr John O'Brien, Senior Manager
  • Ms Annalisa Symons, Director
  • Ms Rachel Williamson, Director

Fragomen Australia

  • Ms Rebecca Baggiano, Special Counsel
  • Mr Charles Johanes, Special Counsel

CPSU

  • Ms Brooke Muscat, National President
  • Ms Theresa Wallace, Section Councillor

Wednesday, 17 May 2023

Videoconference

Duolingo

  • Mr James Daniel Holden, Country Director, Australia and New Zealand

CORE Community Services

  • Ms Shama Pande, Service Manager, Multicultural Communities
  • Ms Joanne Robertson, Strategic Performance and Analytics Manager

Australian Retailers Association

  • Ms Fleur Brown, Chief Industry Affairs Officer

Refugee Council of Australia

  • Mr Paul Power, Chief Executive Officer

VETASSESS

  • Mr Rob Thomason, Executive Director
  • Mr Brett Galt-Smith, Manager, Stakeholder and Government Relations

Refugee Advice and Casework Service

  • Ms Sarah Dale, Centre Director and Principal Solicitor
  • Mr Arif Hussein, Senior Solicitor

Dr Andrew Theophanous, Private capacity

Migration Institute of Australia

  • Ms Julie Williams, National President
  • Mr Constantine Paxinos, Vice President
  • Mr Peter Vymys, Chief Executive Officer
  • Ms Bronwyn Markey, Senior Manager, Professional Services

SBS

  • Ms Clare O'Neil, Director, Corporate Affairs
  • Mr David Schiappapietra, Head of Language Content, Audio and Language Content

Primary Care Business Council

  • Dr Gerard Foley, Chair
  • Mr Jeremy Stones, Executive Director
  • Mr Dermot Roche, Director
  • Ms Kristy Challingsworth, Member

Thursday, 18 May 2023

Videoconference

Multicultural Australia

  • Ms Christine Castley, Chief Executive Officer
  • Ms Rose Dash, Chief Client Officer

Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASTT)

  • Ms Stephanie Long, Systemic Advocacy and Strategic Projects Lead
  • Ms Noemie Rigaud, Team Leader, Intake and Connect Team
  • Mr Suan Muan Thang, Intake Practitioner and Social Worker
  • Romana
  • Mr Rasol Afshari

Roundtable Session

  • Dr Kaya Barry
  • Mr Rafael Azeredo

Australian Constructors Association

  • Mr Jon Davies, Chief Executive Officer

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

  • Associate Professor Michael Clements, Chair, Rural Faculty

Regional Development Associations

  • Ms Estella Rodighiero, Director
  • Mrs Lauren Russell, Projects Officer

Sustainable Population Australia

  • Dr Peter Cook, Vice President
  • Dr Jane O'Sullivan, Member, Executive Committee

Wednesday, 14 June 2023

Main Committee Room

Parliament House

Canberra

Department of Home Affairs

  • Mr Michael Pezzullo AO, Secretary
  • Ms Stephanie Foster PSM, Associate Secretary
  • Ms Tara Cavanagh, First Assistant Secretary Immigration Integrity, Assurance and Policy
  • Mr Andrew Kiley, Assistant Secretary, Refugee, Humanitarian and Settlement

Wednesday, 9 August 2023

Committee Room 2R1

Parliament House

Canberra

New Zealand Government

  • Mr Jivan Grewal, General Manager, Employment, Skills and Immigration Policy
  • Mr Richard Owen, General Manager, Immigration Risk and Border, Immigration New Zealand

Monday, 14 August 2023

Videoconference

Australian Private Hospitals Association

  • Mr Michael Roff, Chief Executive Officer
  • Ms Diana McManus, People Director, Hospitals

HealthWISE

  • Ms Sally Urquhart, Business Innovation Manager

Rural Workforce Agencies

  • Mr Peter Barns, Chair
  • Mr Edward Swan, Executive Officer, Representation and Engagement, National Coordination Unit

Australian College of Nursing

  • Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward, Chief Executive Officer
  • Ms Linda Davidson, National Director, Professional Practice

Rural Doctors Association of Australia

  • Mrs Peta Rutherford, Chief Executive Officer
  • Dr Raymond Lewandowski, President Elect

Migration Institute of Australia

  • Ms Julie Williams, National President
  • Mr Constantine Paxinos, Vice President
  • Ms Bronwyn Markey, Senior Professional Services Manager

Wednesday, 27 September 2023

Videoconference

VETASSESS

  • Mr Robert Thomason, Executive Director
  • Mr Brett Galt-Smith, Manager, Stakeholder and Government Relations

BDO Migration Services

  • Ms Maria Jockel, Global and National Immigration Leader, Accredited Immigration Law Specialist, Legal Principal, Managing Director

Bolton Clarke

  • Mr Tim Hicks, Executive General Manager, Policy and Advisory

Wimmera Southern Mallee Development

  • Mr Chris Sounness, Chief Executive Officer
  • Mrs Sara Barron, Migration and Settlement Program Manager

Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority

  • Ms Tara Cavanagh, Group Manager, Immigration Policy
  • Mr Michael Willard, Group Manager, Immigration Operations
  • Ms Emily Winch, Senior Director, Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority

IDP Education

  • Ms Kim Dienhoff, Head, Government Relations

Skymirror Australia

  • Mr Rohan Mott, Owner

Aged & Community Care Providers Association

  • Mr Tom Symondson, Chief Executive Officer

Joseph Youhana, Private capacity

Wednesday, 29 November 2023

Committee Room 1R4

Parliament House

Canberra

Regional Australia Institute

  • Ms Elisabeth (Liz) Ritchie, Chief Executive Officer
  • Ms Laureta Wallace, Director, External Affairs

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