Appendix 2 - Public hearing

Monday, 23 April 2007
Parliament House, Canberra

Committee members in attendance

Senator Gary Humphries (Chair)
Senator Claire Moore (Deputy Chair)
Senator Judith Adams
Senator Rachel Siewert

Witnesses

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

Ms Louise Sales, Community Organiser, Genetic Engineering
Mr Jeremy Tager, Campaigner, Genetic Engineering

Grains Research and Development Corporation

Mr Andreas Betzner, Manager Gene Discovery
Mr John Harvey, Executive Manager Varieties
Mr Zoltan Lukacs, Corporate Strategist Evaluation & Reporting

Gene Ethics

Mr Bob Phelps

Monsanto Ltd

Mr David Penna, Regulatory Affairs Lead, Australia and New Zealand

Bayer CropScience

Mr Kay Khoo, Manager, Regulatory, Public and Government Affairs

Department of Health and Ageing

Ms Linda Addison, First Assistant Secretary; Regulatory, Policy and Governance Division
Ms Mary Murnane, Deputy Secretary

Office of the Gene Technology Regulator

Dr Sue Meek, Gene Technology Regulator