Appendix 2
Public Hearings

Thursday, 15 December 2005
Parliament House, Canberra

Committee Members in attendance

Senator Humphries
Senator Adams
Senator Allison
Senator Boswell
Senator Fielding
Senator Joyce
Senator McGauran
Senator McLucas
Senator Moore
Senator Nash
Senator Nettle
Senator Polley

Witnesses

Australian Medical Association (AMA)
Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, President
Dr Andrew Pesce, Executive Councillor
Dr Margaret Chirgwin, Director, ama Public Health and Ethics Department

Department of Health and Ageing
Ms Jane Halton, Secretary
Professor John Horvath, Chief Medical Officer
Dr David Graham, National Manager,Therapeutic Goods Administration
Mr Richard Eccles, Assistant Secretary

Rural Doctors Association of Australia
Via teleconference
Dr Ross Maxwell, President
Dr Sue Page, past President
Ms Susan Stratigos, Policy Advisor

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Dr Christine Tippett, Senior Vice President

Catholic Health
Mr Francis Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer

Australian Reproductive Health Alliance
Ms Christina Richards, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Marie Coleman, Patron
Ms Lesley Vick, recent Acting President

Women's Electoral Lobby Australia (WEL)
Ms Roslyn Dundas, ACT Convenor

 

Friday, 3 February 2006
Parliament House, Melbourne

Committee Members in attendance

Senator Humphries
Senator Adams
Senator Allison
Senator Barnett
Senator Fielding
Senator Joyce
Senator McLucas
Senator Moore
Senator Nash
Senator Nettle
Senator Polley
Senator Webber

Witnesses

Dr Jo Wainer – Monash Institute for Health Services Research

The Royal Women's Hospital & Family Planning Victoria
Ms Dale Fisher, Chief Executive, The Royal Women's Hospital
Ms Lynne Jordan, Chief Executive Officer, Family Planning Victoria
Professor Jeremy Oats, Clinical director Women's Services, The Royal Women's Hospital
Dr Chris Bayly, Associate Director Women's Services, The Royal Women's Hospital

Mr Charles Francis QC

Ms Babette Francis, Endeavour Forum Inc****

Right to Life Australia
Ms Margaret Tighe, President
Dr Mathew Piercy

Australian Federation of Right to Life Associations
Ms Kath Woolf, Spokesperson
Ms Carolyn Mongan, Councillor, ACT Right to Life Association

Public Health Association of Australia
Dr Cathy Mead
Dr Angela Taft
Dr Julia Shelley

Reproductive Choice Australia
Dr Leslie Cannold

Women's Health Victoria
Ms Marilyn Beaumont, Executive Director
Ms Kerrilie Rice, Policy & Research Officer

Dr Graeme Wood

Dr Elvis Seman

Dr Sally Cockburn

National Union of Students
Ms Sarah Wickham, National Women's Officer

Women's Department, Monash Student Association
Ms Rhiannon Platt, Women's Officer

Dr Renate Klein

Southern Cross Bioethics Institute
Dr Greg Pike, Director

Festival of Light
Mr Richard Egan, Member

 

Monday, 6 February 2006
Parliament House, Sydney

Committee Members in attendance

Senator Humphries
Senator Adams
Senator Barnett
Senator Fielding
Senator Heffernan
Senator Moore
Senator Nash
Senator Polley
Senator Webber

Witnesses

Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
Dr Brigid Vout, Executive Officer, Life Office

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Bishops Committee for the Family and for Life
Bishop Anthony Fisher

Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, Respect Life Office
Ms Marcia Riordon, Executive Officer

Women's Health NSW
Ms Denele Crozier, Executive Officer

Women's Abortion Action Campaign

Bessie Smyth Foundation
Ms Margaret Kirkby

Bankstown Women's Health Centre
Ms Sue McClelland, Coordinator

Leichhardt Women's Community Health Centre staff
Ms Isabelle Potter, Manager
Ms Jo Perks, Women's Health Nurse

Ms Rita Joseph

Australians Against RU486
Ms Simone Holzapfel, Executive Director

Women's Forum Australia (WFA)
Ms Katrina George, Director
Ms Melinda Tankard-Reist, Director

Ms Anne Sherston

Women's Hospitals Australasia
Dr Robert Buist, President

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine
Dr Therese Foran

Dr Catherine Lennon

Dr Dianne Grocott

Dr John James

Mr John Wilks

Sexual Health & Family Planning Australia
Dr Edith Weisberg, Director of Research
Mr Cameron McLean, Acting Chief Executive Officer

A/Professor Susan Dodds

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