Appendix 2Public Hearings
Thursday 3 October 2024
Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House
Canberra, ACT
Inspector-General of Aged Care
Mr Ian Yates AM, Acting Inspector-General of Aged Care
Ms Paula Pearsall, Agency Executive Officer
Mr John Power, Acting Director
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
Ms Janet Anderson, Commissioner
Ms Louise Macleod, Complaints Commissioner
Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority
Professor Michael Pervan, Chief Executive Officer
Department of Health and Aged Care
Ms Thea Connolly, First Assistant Secretary, Home and Residential Division
Dr Nick Hartland, Special Adviser, Home and Residential Division
Mr Greg Keen, Assistant Secretary, Legislative Reform Branch
Ms Amy Laffan, First Assistant Secretary, Quality and Assurance Division
Mr Michael Lye, Deputy Secretary, Ageing and Aged Care
Ms Mel Metz, Assistant Secretary, Legislative Reform Branch
Mr Nick Morgan, Assistant Secretary, Support at Home Reform Branch
Ms Susan Trainor, Assistant Secretary, Funding Operations and Analysis Branch
Friday 4 October 2024
Aberdeen Room (Level 2), Paranaple Convention Centre
Devonport, TAS
Baptcare
Ms Silvia Alberti, Chief Operating Officer
Pharmacy Guild of Australia
Mr Joseph O’Malley, President (Tasmania)
Lived experience panel
Helen, Private capacity
Sue, Private capacity
Advocacy Tasmania
Ms Leanne Groombridge, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Jim Paterson, Senior Manager
Ms Leanne Groombridge, Chief Executive Officer
Lived experience panel
Tim, Private capacity
John, Private capacity
Vicki, Private capacity
Family-Based Care Association
Mr Douglass Doherty, Chief Executive Officer
Community Based Support Tasmania
Ms Allyson Warrington, Chief Executive Officer
Australian Physiotherapy Association (Heads of Physio)
Dr Rik Dawson, President Elect – via teleconference
OneCare
Mr Peter Williams, Chief Executive Officer
Uniting AgeWell
Mr Andrew Kinnersly, Chief Executive Officer
Tasmanian Department of Health
Mr Dale Webster, Acting Secretary
Friday 11 October 2024
Speaker's Hall, Queensland Parliament
Brisbane, QLD
Catholic Health Australia
Ms Laura Haylen, Director, Aged Care Policy
Mr Alexander Lynch, Public Health and In-Home Support Policy
Rockpool Residential Care
Ms Melissa Argent, Chief Executive Officer
National Seniors Australia
Mr Chris Grice, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Brendon Radford, Director, Policy and Research
Dietitians Australia
Mrs Magriet Raxworthy, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Vanessa Shuldt, Senior Policy Officer
Palliative Care Australia
Ms Camilla Rowland, Chief Executive Officer
Human Services Skills Organisation
Ms Jodi Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer – via teleconference
NewDirection Care
Mrs Natasha Chadwick, Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Siemens Healthineers
Ms Samantha Gallagher, Head of Corporate Communications
Mrs Sabrina Koetsier, Head of Point of Care Australia and New Zealand
Touchstone Life Care
Dr Merran Cooper, Chief Executive Officer
Southern Cross Care
Mr David Moran, Chief Executive Officer, Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & Vic) Inc
Mr Francis Price, Chair, Southern Cross Care Queensland
Wesley Mission Queensland
Ms Jude Emmer, Chief Executive Officer
Dementia Australia
Ms Roberta (Bobby) Redman, Chair, Advisory Committee
Dr Kaele Stokes, Executive Director, Services, Advocacy and Research
Ms Kylie Miskovski, General Manager, Policy and Advocacy
Wintringham
Mr Bryan Lipmann, AM, Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Ms Kate Rice, General Manager, Home Support
Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia
Dr Zuleika Arashiro, Director of Policy, Health and Ageing
Meals on Wheels Queensland
Mr Evan Hill, Chief Executive Officer
Aged Care Reform Now
Mrs Yvonne Buters, Committee Member
Mrs Amina Schipp, Advocate – via teleconference
Monday 14 October 2024
1/3 Ballroom, Port Lincoln Hotel
Port Lincoln, SA
Helping Hands Port Lincoln
Mr Christopher Stewart, Chief Executive Officer
Edenfield Family Care
Ms Michelle Schupelius, Operations Manager – via teleconference
Matthew Flinders Care Services
Ms Nikki Meredith, Chief Executive Officer
Eyre Peninsula Old Folks Home
Mr Trevor Johnson, Chief Executive Officer
Lived experience panel
Hannah, Private capacity
Jennifer, Private capacity
Peter F, Private capacity – via teleconference
Retire Australia
Dr Brett Robinson, Chief Executive Officer
Retirement Living Council
Mr Daniel Gannon, Executive Director
Lived experience panel
Gwenda, Private capacity – via teleconference
Jo, Private capacity – via teleconference
Hannah, Private capacity
Peter M, Private capacity – via teleconference
Peter W, Private capacity – via teleconference
Curtin Heritage Community Living
Mr David Cox, Managing Director
Uniting Communities
Ms Sarah Watson, Executive Manager, Community Aged Care and Disability Services
Boneham Aged Care Services
Mr Michael Filsell, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Joanne McGregor, Director of Care
Wednesday 16 October 2024
Hunter Room
Newcastle City Hall
Newcastle, NSW
Uniting Care Australia
Ms Tracey Burton, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
National Older Women’s Network
Ms Beverly Baker, President
Ms Yumi Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Older Women's Network NSW
Professor Kathleen (Kathy) Eagar, Private capacity – via teleconference
Adjunct Professor Wendy Lacey, Private capacity – via teleconference
Lived experience panel
Margaret, Private capacity – via teleconference
Rosemary, Private capacity
Val, Private capacity – via teleconference
St Vincent’s Care Services
Mr Lincoln Hopper, Chief Executive Officer
Calvary Health Care
Mr Bryan McLoughlin, National Director, Customer, Communication and Aged Care Advocacy
Three Tree Lodge
Ms Kathryn Hurrell, Chief Executive Officer
Mable Technologies
Ms Emma Clark, Chief Financial and Operating Officer
Mr Liam Nilon, Head of Government and Stakeholder
RSL Life Care
Mr Nathan Klinge, Chief Executive Officer
Scalabrini
Mr Richard de Haast, Chief Executive
Thursday 17 October 2024
Buckingham Room I, Stamford Plaza Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC
Health Services Union
Mr Luke Hiscox, National Research and Policy Officer
Ms Lauren Hutchins, Assistant Secretary NSW/ACT/QLD
Australian Nurses and Midwifery Federation
Ms Julie Reeves, Strategic Lead, Aged Care
Ms Annie Butler, Federal Secretary
Australian Services Union
Ms Wendy Phillips, Senior Vice President (Women)
Ms Tash Wark, Branch Secretary
Estia Health
Mr Sean Bilton, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Aged and Community Care Providers Association
Mr Tom Symondson, Chief Executive Officer
HireUp
Ms Katherine Thompson, Chief of Staff
Mr Peter Willis, General Manager - Attendant Care
National Ageing Research Institute
Professor Tracy Comans, Executive Director
National Institute for Primary Care and Ageing
Professor Yvonne Wells, Professor
Ms Janette Collier, Deputy Director
Anglicare Australia
Ms Courtney Love, National Policy Director – via teleconference
Ms Kasy Chambers, Executive Director – via teleconference
Mercy Health
Ms Clare Douglas, Chief Executive Healthy Ageing
Regis Aged Care
Dr Linda Mellors, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Council on the Ageing Australia
Mr Corey Irlam, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Ms Patricia Sparrow, Chief Executive Officer
Older Persons Advocacy Network
Mr Craig Gear, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Anne Muldowney, Senior Policy Officer
Aged Care Justice
Ms Katrina Ryan, Legal Education and Communications Lead
Housing for the Aged Action Group
Ms Fiona York, Executive Officer
Beverly, Private Capacity – Lived experience witness
Human Rights Law Centre
Professor AJ Brown, Chair, Transparency International Australia
Mr Kieran Pender, Acting Legal Director – via teleconference
Summer Foundation
Ms Jessica Walker, Head of Policy, Communications and Systems Change
Young People In Nursing Homes
Dr Bronwyn Morkham, National Director
Mr Steven Davison, Director, Government and Stakeholder Relations
Bolton Clarke
Mr Tim Hicks, Executive General Manager, Policy and Advocacy
Mrs Deidre McGill, Chief Operating Officer Home and Community Support
Homestyle
Mr Tim Humphries, Chief Executive Officer
Friday 18 October 2024
Swan Room, Parmelia Hilton Perth
Perth, WA
Valley View WA
Mr Mark Sheldon-Stemm, Chief Executive Officer
Amana Living
Ms Stephanie Buckland, Chief Executive Officer
Bethanie
Mrs Roulé Jones, Chief Executive Officer
Hall and Prior
Mr Graeme Prior, Chief Executive Officer
Dr David Cullen, Chief Economic Adviser – via teleconference
Juniper Aged Care
Mr Russell Bricknell, Chief Executive Officer
Astley Care
Mr Mark Gummer, Chief Executive Officer
Brightwater
Dr Catherine Stoddart, Chief Executive Officer
Lived experience panel
Lesley, Private capacity
Sharon, Private capacity – via teleconference
Martine, Private capacity – via teleconference
Amina, Private capacity
Michelle, Private capacity
Australian Unity
Ms Prue Bowden, Group Executive & CEO Home Health – via teleconference
Mr Rohan Mead, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer – via teleconference
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Rights in Aging (GRAI)
Ms Kedy Kristal, Executive Officer
United Workers Union
Ms Catalina Gonzalez, Deputy Director, Aged Care
Ms Carolyn Smith, State Secretary National Director, Aged Care
Monday 21 October 2024
Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House
Canberra, ACT
Department of Health and Aged Care
Ms Thea Connolly, First Assistant Secretary, Home and Residential Division
Ms Maria Filardo, Acting Assistant Secretary, Quality and Assurance Division
Dr Nick Hartland, First Assistant Secretary, Home and Residential Division
Ms Andrea Kelly, Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner
Ms Amy Laffan, First Assistant Secretary, Quality and Assurance Division
Mr Michael Lye, Deputy Secretary, Ageing and Aged Care
Ms Mel Metz, Assistant Secretary, Legislative Reform Branch
Mr Nick Morgan, Assistant Secretary, Support at Home Reform Branch
Mr Greg Pugh, First Assistant Secretary, Reform Implementation Division
Thursday 24 October 2024
Peary Room, Vibe Hotel Darwin Waterfront
Darwin, NT
Lived experience panel
Annabel, Private capacity – via teleconference
Dale, Private capacity
Sally, Private capacity – via teleconference
Sandra, Private capacity – via teleconference
Aged Care Workforce Remote Accord
Mr Russell Bricknell, Chair
Vision Australia
Mr Chris Edwards, Director, Government Relations and Advocacy – via teleconference
Ms Caitlin McMorrow, NDIS and Aged Care Funding Specialist Lead – via teleconference
Aboriginal Community Elders Services (ACES)
Mr James Atkinson, Chief Executive Officer – via teleconference
Mr Nigel D’Souza, Executive Manager, Policy, Research and Strategy – via teleconference
Darwin Community Legal Service
Ms Rachael Bowker, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Melisa Coveney, Principal Solicitor
StewartBrown
Mr Grant Corderoy, Senior Partner – via teleconference
Crest Northern Territory
Ms Sally Morris, Owner and Director