Public hearings and
witnesses
Tuesday 19 September 2017–Melbourne
Department of Health and
Human Services, Victorian Government
Ms Kym Peake, Secretary
Ms Janine Toomey, Project Director,
NDIS
Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victorian Government
Mr Arthur Rogers, Special Adviser NDIS
Multiple Sclerosis Australia
Mr Andrew Giles, National Policy Officer
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Association of Australia
Mr James O'Brien, President
Refugee Council of Australia
Dr Christina David, Lecturer in Social Work and Centre for Applied
Social Research member
Dr Christopoher Maylea, Early Career Research Lead
Summer Foundation
Dr George Taleporos, Policy Manager
Miss
Grace Poland
VALID
Mr Kevin Stone, Chief Executive Officer
Victorian Healthcare Association
Mr Tom Symondson, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Emma Liepa, Director of Policy
Thursday
21 September – Darwin
Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance of the Northern Territory
Mr John Paterson, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Karrina Demasi, Public Health Policy Officer
Anglicare NT
Mr Terence Cleary, Executive Manager, Community Care and Access
Keep Moving
Mr Cameron Croker, Chief Executive Office
Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation
Dr Lucas DeToca, Chief Health Officer
MJD Foundation
Ms Nadia Lindop, Chief Executive Officer
National Disability Services
Ms Noelene Swanson, State Manager, Northern Territory
Office of the Public Guardian, Northern Territory
Ms Beth Walker, Public Guardian
Somerville Community Services
Ms Deborah Brampton, Service Development Manager and
Administrator, Disability Services,
Sunrise Health Service
Ms Anne Taylor, National Disability Insurance Scheme/Personal
Helpers and Mentors Service— Men's Healing Program Coordinator
Tuesday
26 September – Brisbane
Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia
Mr Tony Stevenson, National Chief Executive Officer
Office of the Public Advocate
Ms Natalie Siegel-Brown, Public Guardian
Dr Adrienne McGhee, Principal Policy and Research Officer
Mr Yuu Matsuyama, Senior Legal Officer
Queensland Advocacy Inc.
Mr Byron Albury, President
Dr Nick Collyer, Systems Advocate
Wednesday
27 September 2017–Adelaide
BaptistCare
Ms Sarah Pastro, Team Manager, Disability Care
Can:Do Group
Ms Heidi Limareff, Deputy Chief Executive
Ms Jena Mayne, General Manager, Group Service Development
JFA Purple Orange
Mr Robbi Williams, Chief Executive Officer
Private capacity
Ms Jackie Hayes
Royal Society for the Blind
Mr Tony Starkey, Government Relations and Accessibility
Tuesday
3 October 2017 – Sydney
Assistive Technology Suppliers Australasia
Mr Geoff Purtill, President of Committee
Mr David Sinclair, Executive Officer
Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals
Ms Gillian McPhee
Family Advocacy
Mrs Leanne Varga, Systemic Advocate and Campaigns Manager
Mrs Linda Hughes, Committee Member
Family Planning NSW
Mr Rob Hardy, Manager Health Promotion
Ms Ee-lin Chang, Senior Health Promotion Officer
People with Disability Australia
Ms Jeanette Ruse, New South Wales Manager, Individual Advocacy and
National Disability Insurance Scheme Appeals
Dr Megan Clement- Couzner, Senior Policy Officer, National
Disability Insurance Scheme
Physical Disability Council of New South Wales
Ms Serena Ovens, Executive Officer
Ms Ellen Small, Policy Officer
Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
Professor Greg Leigh, Director, Renwick Centre
Mr Bart Cavalletto, Director of Services
Spinal Cord Injuries Australia
Mr Greg Killeen, Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer
Mr Tony Jones, Policy and Advocacy Officer
Supported Independent Living Co-operative
Ms Faen Burrows, Operations Manager
Wednesday
4 October 2017 – Hobart
Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania
Ms Ingrid Ganley, Director, Disability and Community Services,
Housing, Disability and Community Services
Department of Premier and Cabinet, Tasmania
Mr Andrew Rayner , Director, Intergovernmental Relations
Mental Health Council of Tasmania
Ms Elinor Heard, Sector Reform Lead
North West Tasmania Autism Specific Early Learning and Care Centre
Ms Kathryn Fordyce, General Manager
Friday
20 October 2017 – Canberra
ACT Parliament
Ms Rachel Stephen- Smith, Minister for Disability, Children and
Youth
Australian Blindness Forum
Ms Jennifer Grimwade, Executive Officer
Community Services Directorate, Australian Capital Territory
Ms Ellen Dunne, Director, Office for Disability
Ms Wendy Kipling, Senior Manager, Office for Disability
Department of Social Services
Mr Sasha Dordevic, Director, NDIS Transition Oversight, Financial
Mr Michael Lye, Deputy Secretary, Disability and Carers
Mr John Riley, Branch Manager, NDIS Market Oversight
Dietitians Association of Australia
Ms Claire Hewat, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Annette Byron, Senior Policy Officer
Mrs Carmel Curlewis, National Disability Insurance Scheme Provider
and Accredited Practising Dietitian
Disability Advocacy Network Australia
Ms Mary Mallett, Chief Executive Officer
National Disability Insurance Agency
Ms Sarah Johnson, Scheme Actuary
Mr Scott McNaughton, General Manager, Participant Pathway Design
National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency
Ms Margaret McKinnon, Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer,
Governance and Stakeholder Relations
Ms Vicki Rundle PSM, Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer,
Markets and Supports
National Disability Services
Dr Ken Baker, Chief Executive
Ms Philippa Angley, Executive Officer to the Chief Executive
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Dr Sharma Rashmi, Member, RACGP Expert Committee, General Practice
Advocacy and Funding
Wednesday 8 November 2017– Melbourne
Occupational Therapy Australia
Ms Rachel Norris, Chief Executive Officer
Mrs Andrea Douglas, Industry Adviser
Office of the Public Advocate (Victoria)
Ms Colleen Pearce, Public Advocate
Speech Pathology Australia
Mr Timothy Kittel, Vice President (Communications)
Ms Catherine Olsson, National Advisor (Disability)
Victorian Council of Social Service
Ms Emma King, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Carly Nowell, Policy Adviser
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