Appendix 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the Committee at public hearings

Appendix 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the Committee at public hearings

Thursday, 28 September 2006
Stamford Grand Hotel, Melbourne

Committee Members in attendance

Senator Humphries (Chair)
Senator Moore (Deputy Chair)
Senator Adams
Senator McLucas
Senator Patterson
Senator Siewert

Witnesses:

MS Australia
Mr Alan Blackwood, Manager Policy and Community Partnerships
Mr Bushy Laird

Young People in Nursing Homes National Alliance
Dr Bronwyn Morkham, National Director

Inability Possibility
Ms Megan Atkins, Secretary

Brain Injury Australia
Ms Lyndall Grimshaw, Executive Officer
Ms Merrilee Cox, Executive Officer, Headway Vic

Gippsland Carers Association Inc
Mrs Jean Tops, President

South Gippsland Carers Group
Mr Bill Skinner, President

Associate Professor Christine Bigby

Dr Jennifer Torr

Office of the Public Advocate
Mr Julian Gardner, Public Advocate
Dr David Raymond, Manager, Policy and Education

Victorian Government
Mr Arthur Rogers, Executive Director, Disability Services Division

Ms Raelene West

Victorian Disability Advocacy Network
Ms Merrilee Cox
Mr Paul Hume


Tuesday, 3 October 2006
Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney

Committee Members in attendance

Senator Humphries (Chair)
Senator Moore (Deputy Chair)
Senator Adams
Senator Bartlett
Senator Carol Brown
Senator McLucas
Senator Patterson

Witnesses:

Jobsupport Inc
Mr Philip Tuckerman, Director

National Ethnic Disability Alliance
Ms Diane Qian, Executive Officer

Motor Neurone Disease Association of Australia (MNDAA)
Mrs Carol Birks, National Executive Director
Mr Alex Malley, Former National Executive Director

Association for Children with a Disability NSW
Ms Sue Griffin, President

National Carers Coalition
Mrs Felicity Maddison, Queensland Liaison Carer
Mrs Nell Brown, New South Wales Liaison Carer

Council of Social Service of New South Wales (NCOSS)
Ms Michelle Burrell, Acting Director
Ms Christine Regan, Senior Policy Officer

NSW Government
The Hon John Della Bosca, MLC, Minister for Disability Services
Ms Janet Milligan, Executive Director, Strategic Policy and Planning, New South Wales Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
Ms Carol Mills, Deputy Director General, New South Wales Department Of Ageing, Disability and Home Care

Australian DeafBlind Council
Mr Seven Topp, President
Mr John Finch, Administrative Officer

People with Disability Australia Inc
Ms Heidi Forrest, President
Mr Matthew Keely, Senior Legal Officer


Thursday, 5 October 2006
Duxton Hotel, Perth

Committee Members in attendance

Senator Humphries (Chair)
Senator Moore (Deputy Chair)
Senator Adams
Senator McLucas
Senator Patterson
Senator Polley
Senator Siewert
Senator Webber

Witnesses:

Western Australian Government
The Hon Tony McRae, Minister for Disability Services

National Council on Intellectual Disability
Ms Sue Harris, Acting Chief Executive Officer
Ms Mary-Louise Allen, Board Member representing Western Australian

Mr Paul Smale

Brightwater Care Group
Dr Penny Flett, Chief Executive Officer
Mrs Janet Wagland, Manager, Services for Young People

Independent Living Centre of WA Inc
Ms Gerri Clay, Chair
Ms Sally Hunter, Manager ILC Tech and Country Services

Cerebral Palsy Australia
Ms Anita Ghose, National Project Manager and Chair, Scientific Committee and National Editor

Ms Deidre Croft

Development Disability Council of WA
Ms Su-Hsien Lee, Joint Chief Executive

Committed About Securing Accommodation for People with Disabilities (CASA)
Ms Carol Franklin, Cofounder

Ms Amanda Simes

Mr Richard Diermajer


Friday, 6 October 2006
Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg, Adelaide

Committee Members in attendance

Senator Humphries (Chair)
Senator Moore (Deputy Chair)
Senator Ferris
Senator McLucas
Senator Patterson

Witnesses:

Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO)
Mr Maurice Corcoran, President
Ms Collette O’Neill, National Policy Officer

South Australian Council on Intellectual Disability (SACID)
Ms Delphine Stagg, President

Disability Advocacy and Complaints Services of SA
Ms Monika Baker, Senior Advocate

Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA)
Mrs Patricia Sparrow, National Policy Manager

Royal Society for the Blind of South Australia
Mr Andrew Daly, Executive Director
Mr Tony Starkey, Future Solutions Officer

Multiple Sclerosis Society of SA & NT
Ms Meg Lees, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Sharon Barlow, Senior Nurse Educator and Social Worker
Ms Libby Morris, Senior Occupational Therapist
Ms Jan Victory, Social Worker

 

Friday, 13 October 2006
Parliament House, Canberra

Committee Members in attendance

Senator Humphries (Chair)
Senator Moore (Deputy Chair)
Senator Adams
Senator Barlett
Senator McLucas
Senator Patterson
Senator Siewert

Witnesses:

Carers Australia
Ms Joan Hughes, Chief Executive Officer

Ms Sally Richards

Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia
Mr Bob Buckley, Convenor

Women with Disabilities
Ms Susan Salthouse, Vice-President

ACROD
Dr Ken Baker, Chief Executive Officer

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Dr Penny Allbon, Director
Dr Xing-yan Wen, A/g Joint Head, Functioning and Disability Unit
Ms Louise York, A/g Joint Head, Functioning and Disability Unit
Mr Tim Beard, Senior Analyst, Functioning and Disability Unit
Ms Cathy Hales, Senior Analyst, Ageing and Aged Care Unit

ACT Government
Ms Katy Gallagher MLA, Minister for Disability and Community Services
Ms Lois Ford, Executive Director Disability ACT

Client Guardian Forum
Mr John Thorn, President
Ms Christine Smith, Secretary
Mr Glenn Cocking, Committee Member

Australian Government
Mr Stephen Hunter, Deputy Secretary, Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Mr Evan Lewis, A/g Group Manager, Housing and Disability Group, Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Mr Ben Wallace, Branch Manager, Disability and Carers Branch, Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Ms Peta Winzar, National Manager, National Disability Operations, Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Ms Lynne Curran, Group Manager, Specialist Services and Income Support Group, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations


 Friday, 17 November 2006
Undumbi Room, Parliament House, Brisbane

Committee Members in attendance

Senator Humphries (Chair)
Senator Moore (Deputy Chair)
Senator Adams
Senator Barlett
Senator McLucas
Senator Patterson
Senator Siewert

Witnesses:

Queensland Government
Mr Stirling Hinchcliffe MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communities, Disability Services, Seniors and Youth
Mr Brad Swan, Assistant Director General, Disability Services Queensland
Ms Helen Ferguson, Executive Director, Strategic Policy Directorate, Disability Services Queensland

Ms Mary Walsh

Toowoomba Intellectual Disability Support Association
Mr Anthony Lanigan, President

Mercy Disability Services
Mr Kevin Lewis, Director Lifestyle Support
Mr Lawrence Shaw, Financial Controller

Endeavour Foundation
Ms Page Armstrong, Manager Community Advocacy Support Unit

Queensland Advocacy Incorporated
Mr Kevin Cocks, Director
Ms Melinda Ewen, Community Living Advocate

Ms Valerie Pawagi

Spinal Injuries Australia
Mr John Mayo, Manager, Community Relations

Multiple Sclerosis Society of Queensland
Dr Wayne Sanderson, Manager, Individual and Family Services
Mr Craig Rowley, Regional Service Coordination

Parkinsons Australia
Associate Professor George Mellick, President, Parkinsons Queensland
Ms Astrid Firrell, Executive Officer

Mrs Marion Leggo


Wednesday, 22 November 2006
Parliament House, Hobart

Committee Members in attendance

Senator Humphries (Chair)
Senator Adams
Senator Barlett
Senator Carol Brown
Senator McLucas
Senator Patterson
Senator Siewert

Witnesses:

Tasmanian Government
Ms Alison Jacob, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
Mr John Nehrmann, Project Management Office, Disability Services, Department of Health and Human Services

ACROD Tasmania
Ms Margaret Reynolds, Executive Officer

Alderman Mary Guy, Ministerial Advisory Council

Tasmanians with Disabilities
Professor Christopher Newell
Mr Robin Wilkinson

Mr Philip Crouch

Mr Patrick Eadington

Anglicare Tasmania
Mr Daryl Lamb, State Manager, Community Service
Ms Mandy Clarke, Manager, Disability Support Services
Ms Teresa Hinton, Research and Policy Officer, Social Action and Research Centre

Brain Injury Association of Tasmania
Ms Deborah Byrne, Executive Officer

HOPES
Mr David Pearce, President
Mr Matthew Vickers, Committee Member

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