B. Public hearings

Thursday, 1 February 2024, Canberra

Australian National Audit Office

• Mr Grant Hehir, Auditory-General
• Ms Rona Mellor PSM, Deputy Auditor-General
• Ms Carla Jago, Group Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group
• Mr David Tellis, Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group

Australian Taxation Office

• Mr Tony Goding, Assistant Commissioner, Small Business Assurance and Shadow Economy Program
• Ms Debra Goldfinch, Senior Director, Small Business Experience [by video]

Department of Home Affairs

• Mr Michael Willard, Acting Deputy Secretary, Immigration
• Ms Jodie Bjerregaard, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Immigration Programs
• Mr Matthew Noble, Acting Assistant Secretary, Family Visas
• Mr Tony Smith, Assistant Commissioner, Australian Border Force

Department of the Treasury

• Dr Angela Barrett, Chief Operating Officer
• Mrs Laura Berger-Thomson, First Assistant Secretary, Personal and Indirect Tax and Charities Division

Friday, 2 February 2024, Canberra

Australian National Audit Office

• Mr Grant Hehir, Auditory-General
• Ms Rona Mellor PSM, Deputy Auditor-General
• Ms Carla Jago, Group Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group
• Ms Christine Chalmers, Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group
• Ms Corinne Horton, Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group
• Mr David Tellis, Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

• Mr Matthew Koval, First Assistant Secretary, Trade and International
• Ms Peta Lane, First Assistant Secretary, Enterprise Strategy and Governance
• Mr Chris McDonald, Assistant Secretary, Enterprise and Budget Strategy
• Ms Kristin Sykes, Principal Director, Divisional Planning and Strategy

Department of Education

• Drew Menzies-McVey, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Higher Education
• Ms Alexandra Mattinson, Acting Assistant Secretary, Higher Education Access and Equity Branch

Department of Health and Aged Care

• Mr Daniel McCabe, Acting Deputy Secretary, Health Resourcing Group
• Ms Elizabeth Quinn, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Benefits Integrity Division
• Ms Louise Riley, Assistant Secretary, MBS Policy and Reviews Branch

Tuesday, 12 March 2024, Canberra

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

• Mr Adam Fennessy PSM, Secretary
• Ms Tess Bishop, Deputy Secretary, Portfolio Strategy and Services
• Ms Sophia Farmakis, Acting Chief Finance Officer
• Mr Nick Blong, First Assistant Secretary, Sustainability, Climate and Strategy
• Ms Kim Forbes, First Assistant Secretary, Transformation Taskforce
• Ms Peta Lane, First Assistant Secretary, Enterprise Strategy and Governance
• Dr Chris McDonald, Assistant Secretary, Enterprise and Budget Strategy