Public Hearing - Darwin, Wednesday 30 April 2008

Inquiry into Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008

Public Hearing - Darwin, Wednesday 30 April 2008

Crowne Plaza Darwin
32 Mitchell Street
DARWIN

9.00 am - 9.45 am

Northern Land Council
Mr Ron Levy, Principle Legal Adviser

9.45 am - 10.30 am

Australian Red Cross
Ms Olga Havnen

10.30 am - 10.45 am

Break

10.45 am - 11.25 am

Mr Paul Toohey, Journalist

11.25 am - 12.05 pm

Police Federation of Australia (Sub 1)
Mr Vince Kelly, President

12.05 pm - 1.00 pm

Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission (Sub 3)
Ms Fiona Hussin, Legal Policy Officer
Mr Michael Petterson,

Northern Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
Mr Julian Johnson, Managing Solicitor
Mr Glen Dooley, Principle Legal Officer
Ms Helen Wodak, Advocacy Manager

1.00 pm - 1.45 pm

Lunch

1.45 pm - 2.30 pm

Laynhapuy Homelands Association
Ms Yananymul Mununggurr, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Ric Norton

2.30 pm - 3.15 pm

Northern Territory Emergency Response Taskforce
Major General Dave Chalmers, Commander

3.15 pm - 3.30 pm

Break

3.30 pm - 4.15 pm

Northern Territory Government
Ms Elizabeth Morris, Department of Justice
Mr Robert Bradshaw, Department of Justice
Mr Dennis Bree, Department of Chief Minister

4.15 pm - 5.00 pm

Commonwealth Departments (via teleconference)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3515
Fax: +61 2 6277 5829
Email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au