Appendix 2
WITNESSES WHO APPEARED BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE AT PUBLIC HEARINGS
Tuesday, 2 February 1999 at 10.21 am, Senate Committee Room 2S1,
Parliament House, Canberra
Department of Health and Aged Care
Ms Lynelle Briggs, First Assistant Secretary, Portfolio Strategies Division
Ms Joanna Davidson, Assistant Secretary
Ms Karen Bentley, Acting Assistant Secretary, Aged Care Policy and Evaluation
Dr Alex Proudfoot, Principal Medical Adviser, Therapeutic Goods Administration
Mr Alan Stevens, Director, Prices and Remuneration Section
Ms Yael Cass, Director, Financing and Analysis Branch
Ms Natasha Cole, Director, Policy Projects Section
Department of Family and Community Services
Mr David Tune, Executive Director
Mr Roger Barson, Assistant Secretary, Disability Policy Coordination
Dr Keith Ogborn, Assistant Secretary, Housing
Ms Judy Raymond, Assistant Secretary, Child Care Policy and Planning
Branch
Wednesday, 3 February 1999 at 9.03 am, Senate Committee Room 2S1,
Parliament House, Canberra
Consumers' Health Forum of Australia
Ms Kate Moore, Executive Director
Ms Helen Hopkins, Senior Project Officer
Deafness Forum
Mr Brian Rope, Chief Executive Officer
Australian Private Hospitals Association
Ms Jenny Badham, Director, Policy and Research
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
Mr Puggy Hunter, Chairperson
Ms Kathy Bell, Health Financing Policy Officer
Ms Yvette Roe, General Policy Officer
YWCA of Australia
Ms Lynda Poke, National Co-President
Ms Michele Beg, National Executive Officer
YWCA (Canberra)
Ms Annie Quadroy, Executive Director
Ms Julia Nesbitt, Deputy Executive Director
Aged Care Australia
Mr John Ireland, National President
Ms Odette Waanders, Policy Manager
Australian Catholic Health Care Association
Mr Francis Sullivan, Executive Director
Mr Richard Gray, Director, Aged Services
Carers Association of Australia
Mr Tony Yeates, Honorary Treasurer
Mr David Fisher, Senior Researcher
Complementary Healthcare Council of Australia
Mr Paul Bryden, Policy and Projects Officer
Mr Bren Milsom, Technical Director
National Herbalists Association of Australia
Mr Nick Burgess, Vice President
Mr Geoge Brownbill, Government Relations Consultant
Federation of Natural and Traditional Therapists
Mr David Bolitho, National Executive Officer
Thursday, 4 February 1999 at 9.06 am, Senate Committee Room 2S1,
Parliament House, Canberra
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
Ms Kerry Deans, Director, Policy and Research
Mr Peter Saunders, Chief Executive Officer
Pharmacy Guild of Australia
Mr Peter Downing, National Vice President
Mr Stephen Greenwood, Executive Director
Mr Vasken Demirian, Director, Economic Analysis
National Rural Health Alliance
Mr Gordon Gregory, Executive Director
Mr Jim Groves, Consultant
ACROD
Mr Michael Sumner, President
Mr John Landau, Chairman, ACROD Tax Group
Ms Janet Kahler, Executive Director
National Council on Intellectual Disability
Mr Kevin Stone, President
Mr Mark Pattison, Executive Officer
Australian Healthcare Association
Professor Don Hindle, National Director
Australian Council for Overseas Aid
Ms Janet Hunt, Executive Director
Mr Derk Swieringa, Business Manager
Australian College of Clinical Psychologists
Mr Tom Sutton, Federal President
Mr Leigh Nomchong, Director Resources
St John's Ambulance/Surf Life Saving Australia/
Royal Life Saving Society of Australia
Mr Greg Nance, Chief Executive Director, Surf Life Saving Australia
Mr Robert Bradley, Executive Director, Royal Life Saving Society
Mr Chris Thorpe, Chief Executive Officer, St John's Ambulance Australia
Mr John Parlett, Senior Manager, Tax & Industry Policy, Ernst &
Young
Community Housing Federation of Australia
Ms Marion Reilly, Director
Ms Kerry Browning, Project Officer
National Youth Coalition for Housing
Ms Sally Watson, Executive Officer
Friday, 5 February 1999 at 9.09 am, Sherwood Room, Brisbane City
Hall, Brisbane
Queensland Community Housing Coalition Ltd
Mr Dan Jenkins, Chairperson
Mr Mike Myers, Manager
South East Queensland Youth Accommodation Coalition Inc
Mr Jeremy Hill, Treasurer
Mr Simon Dilly, Member
Queensland Shelter
Ms Chris Gould, Vice Chairperson
Ms Roksana Khan, Coordinator
Ms Lyn Luxford, Project Manager
Supported Accommodation Providers
Mr Chris Campbell, President
Mrs Lorraine Gorman, Secretary
Boarding House Owners Associations of Qld
Mr Terry Watkin, Secretary
United Healthcare Network
Mr William Darbishire, Director, Finance and Development
Mr Richard Friend, Managing Partner
Australian Confederation of Child Care
Mr Stephen Kemp, Queensland Delegate
Mr Tim Bradford, Treasurer
RSL Queensland Branch
Mr Geoff Opray, State Secretary
Lt Col. (Rtd) Miles Farmer, State Councillor for Mackay District
Australian Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Association
Ms Judith James, Executive Officer
Mr Stephen Janz
United Consumer Awareness Network
Mrs Lyn Grimsey, President
Mrs Fiona West, Secretary
Australian Pensioners and Superannuation League Qld
Mr Geoff Goullet, State President
Association of Independent Retirees
Mrs Maureen Kingston, National President
Mr Stan Goodacre, Chairman, Taxation Reform Subcommittee
Wednesday, 10 February 1999 at 9.02 am, Jubilee Room, Parliament
House, Sydney
Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS)
Mr Michael Raper, President
MrJohn Nicolades, Principal Policy Resource Coordinator, Housing
Ms Cathy Moore, Policy Officer
Council of Social Service of NSW (NCOSS)
Mr Gary Moore, Director
Australian Nursing Homes and Extended Care Association
Mr Francis Cook, Director
Mr Richard Sharman, Executive Assistant
Australian Pensioners' & Superannuants Federation &
Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Association of NSW
Mr Bill Whiley, Assistant Secretary
Ms Norah McGuire, National Treasurer
Mr Gerard Thomas, former employee, AP&SF
Older Women's Network
Ms Betty Johnson, National Secretary
Seniors Economic Forum
Mr Harry Collins, Deputy Chair
Proprietary Medicines Association of Australia
Mr Kevin Darke, President
Ms Julliet Seifert, Executive Director
Mr George Brownbill, Government Relations Consultant
Australian Traditional Medicine Society
Mr Raymond Khoury,Consultant and Head, Herbal Medicine Department
Australian Consumers Association
Ms Mara Bun, Policy Manager
Mr Norm Crothers, Development Manager
Ms Sally Nathan, Senior Policy Officer
Ms Kate Beddoe, Senior Finance Policy Officer
Mr Dan Coyne, Finance Policy Officer
Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons
Dr Frank Ham, Subcommittee Chairman
Mission Australia
Mr Patrick McClure, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Simon Officer, General Manager, Corporate Services
Lifeline Australia
Mr Gary Vandersluis, Chief Executive Officer
Uniting Community Services Australia
Rev Harry Herbert, Chairperson
Ms Libby Davies, National Director
Mr Richard Menteith, General Manager, Wesley Mission
Thursday, 11 February 1999 at 8.34 am, Reception Room, Melbourne
Town Hall, Melbourne
Council on the Ageing
Mr Denys Correll, National Executive Director
Ms Veronica Sheen, National Policy Officer
National Association of Community Based Children's Services
Ms Lynne Wannan, Convenor
Ms Heather Finlayson, Secretary
National Council of Massage & Allied Health Practitioners
Mr Graeme Shrapnel, Chairperson
Carers Association of Victoria
Ms Julie Nankervis, Policy Worker
Gippsland Carers Association
Mrs Jean Tops, President
Mr Bill Skinner, Management Committee Member
Mr Gordon Davis, Committee Member
Shelter Victoria
Mr Glenn Menner, Committee Member
Mr Kenneth Dyson, Committee Member
Council for Homeless Persons Australia
Ms Christine Black, Coordinator
Australian Funeral Directors Association
Mr John Ryan, National Director
Mr Martin Tobin, Managing Director
Brotherhood of St Laurence
Mr Don Siemon, Acting Director, Social Action & Research
Mr Paul Bird, Finance Director
Anglicare
Bishop Andrew Curnow, Chairman
Mr Russell Rollason, Executive Officer
VCOSS
Ms Dimity Fifer, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Gavin Duffy, Policy Officer
Church and Charitable Private Hospitals Association
Mr Stephen Kerr, Company Secretary
Mr Roger Greenman, Director
Mr Denis Hogg, Board Member/Treasurer
Mr Stephen Roberts, Chairman
Mr Norman Wittingslow, Director
Better Hearing Australia
Mr Rex Christensen, Vice President
Mr John Henderson, Executive Officer
Victorian Local Governance Association
Councillor Andrew Rowe, Chair, Financial Issues Working Party
Ms Julie Hansen, Vice President
Tuesday, 23 February 1999 at 9.03 am, The McDonalds Room, State
Library of NSW, Sydney
National Family Day Care Council of Australia
Ms Bev Foden, National President
Ms Jo Comans, Executive Director
War Widows Guild of Australia
Dr Dawn Linklater, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Phillip Brady, Finance & Administration Manager
Mr Ian Stanwell, Chair
Physical Disability Council of NSW
Mr John Moxon, President
Mr Mark Relf, Vice President
Dr Jack Frisch, Treasurer
Disabilities Council of NSW
Ms Rosemary Kayess, Council Member
Mr Ben Folino, Policy Officer
People with Disabilities (NSW)
Mr Phillip French, Executive Officer
NSW Federation of Housing Associations
Ms Eleri Morgan-Thomas, Executive Director
Ms Lucy Burgmann, Policy Officer
National Shelter
Ms Eleri Morgan-Thomas, Policy Coordinator
Ms Lucy Burgmann, Researcher
Urban Development Institute of Australia
Mr Michael Scott, National Senior Vice President
Tenant and Community Initiatives Program
Mr Harvey Volke, Chairperson
Mr Will Roden, Member
National Association of Tenant Organisations
Mr David Ramsay, Convener
Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union - National Branch
Ms Cheryl Hyde, Assistant National Secretary
Mr Peter Tullgren, National Research Officer
Women's Economic Think Tank
Ms Eva Cox, Convenor
Ms Kathleen Swinbourne, Representative
Wednesday, 24 February 1999 at 9.10 am, Prince Alfred Room, Adelaide
Town Hall, Adelaide
The Women's Housing Association
Ms Ruth Ambler, Chairperson
Shelter SA
Ms Ruth Ambler, Executive Officer
Mr Peter Anderson, Board Member
UnitCare Services
Mr Gordon Russell, Director
The Adelaide Day Centre for Homeless Persons
Mr Jeremy Moore, Supporter and Adviser
Ms Johanna Vandersman, Coordinator
Mr Gerhardt Weissmann, Supporter
Supported Residential Facilities Association SA
Mrs Sue Altman, President
Ms Florina D'Sylva, Vice President
Mr Frank Tripodi, Secretary
Miss Sandra Miller, Committee Member
Supported Residential Facilities Unit – Office for the Ageing
Department of Human Services, SA
Ms Jayne Wrigley, Senior Project Officer
SA COSS
Mr Stephen Richards, Vice President
Adelaide Justice Coalition
Dr Damian Mead, Spokesperson
Ms Lydia Scott, Youth Representative
Ms Sue Shepherd, Volunteer Supporter
Mr Stephen Spence, Member
National SIDS Council of Australia
Ms Maxine Weber, Chairman
Scouts and Guides Associations of Australia
Mr Bruce Macky, Scouts Chief Commissioner SA
Ms Amanda Macky, National Guides Chief Commissioner
Mr Dan Ryan, Chief Executive, Scouts Australia (SA Branch)
The Association of Civil Marriage Celebrants of SA
Mr Christopher Artis, President
Ms Kathleen Young, Secretary
Thursday, 25 February 1999 at 9.06 am, Conference Room, Level 39,
Exchange Plaza, Perth
Baptist Care – WA Baptist Hospital & Homes Trust
Mr Ken Ridge, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Tasso Papaelias, Partner, Ernst and Young
Catholic Care
Mr Robert Watson, Acting Executive Director
Ms Sue Denny, Manager
South Lake Child Care Centre
Ms Angela Miller, Coordinator
Narkaling Inc.
Mr David Raphael, Treasurer
Ms Marion Slany, Executive Director
Council of DSC Funded Agencies
Ms Helen Dullard, Vice Chairperson
Mr Ronald Mell, Member, Finance subcommittee
Mr Gordon Trewern, Board Member
The Western Australian Deaf Society
Mr John Levitzke, Executive Director
People with Disabilities (WA)
Mrs Mary-Anne Bath, Vice-President, Committee of Management
Ms Kaye Regan, Manager
Mr Peter Harris
Shelter WA/Tenants Advice Service WA
Ms Erin Gauntlett, Senior Policy Officer, Shelter WA
Ms Pauline Logan, Coordinator, Tenants Advice Service WA
ALHMWU (WA Branch)
Mr Jed Carter, Member
Ms Sue Ellery, Industrial Officer
Ms Susan Lines, Organiser
Mrs Patricha Miller, Member
Ms Julie Winfield, Branch Executive
Thursday, 4 March 1999 at 9.04 am, Hobart Town Hall, Hobart
Anglicare Tasmania
Mr James Boyce, Manager, Social Action and Research
National Council of Women Tasmania
Mrs Linley Grant, Honorary Secretary
Housewives Association of Tasmania
Mrs Joan Bell, Research Officer
Council of People with Multiple Sclerosis Australia (Tasmania)
Ms Anne Scott, President
Mr Hugh Carter, Secretary
Mr Joseph Ratcliffe, President, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Tasmania
TasCOSS
Ms Lis de Vries, Executive Director
Ms Kay Spurr, Consultant
Mr Noel Wilson, Board Member
Shelter Tasmania
Ms Patti Chugg, Executive Officer, Shelter Tasmania
Ms Rhonda Voigt, Treasurer, and Coordinator Colony Assistance Service
for Housing
Ms Rosemary Kirkwood, Chairperson, Tasmanian Cooperative Housing Development
Society
Friday, 12 March 1999, House of Representatives, Second Chamber,
2R3, Parliament House, Canberra
St Vincent de Paul Society
Mr Terry McCarthy, Chairman of Public Affairs Committee
Mr John Wicks, Member of Public Affairs Committee
OPSM Protector Limited
Ms Gai Stephens, Company Secretary, OPSM Protector Ltd
Mr Stephen Bladwell, Partner, Ernst & Young
Mr Michael Velhagen, Principal, Ernst & Young
Mr Peter Lenehan, Group General Manager, Optics, OPSM Protector Ltd
National Out of School Hours Services Association
Ms Robyn Monro-Miller, Delegate for New South Wales
Ms Margaret Johnson, Delegate for Victoria
Women's Electoral Lobby
via teleconference
Ms Kathleen Swinbourne, Spokesperson
Australian Local Government Association
Councillor John Campbell, President
Mr Chris Bell, Policy Manager, Finance and Microeconomic Reform
Municipal Association of Victoria
Mr Rob Spence, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Sarah Hunt, Senior Policy Adviser
Ms Rosemary Stanton
Dietitians Association of Australia
Ms Sue Cassidy, Professional Services Dietitian
Public Health Association of Australia
Ms Joan Lipscombe, Member and Consultant