Appendix 2 - Public hearings

Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Crowne Plaza, Alice Springs

Committee Members in attendance
Senator Claire Moore (Chair)
Senator Gary Humphries (Deputy Chair)
Senator Judith Adams
Senator Andrew Bartlett
Senator Sue Boyce
Senator Trish Crossin
Senator Rachel Siewert

Witnesses

Tangentyere Council
Mr William Tilmouth, Chief Executive Officer

Alice Springs Town Council
Mayor Damien Ryan
Mr Rex Mooney, Chief Executive Officer

AUSTAR United Communications Ltd
Ms Tracey O'Hanlon, General Manager, Northern Territory
Ms Page Henty, Corporate Counsel
Mr Elliott Ragg, Technical Operations Manager

Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA)
Ms Debra Richards, Chief Executive Officer

Professor Jon Altman (personal capacity) (via teleconference)

Central Australia Aboriginal Legal Aid Service
Dr Patricia Miller, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Mark O'Reilly, Principal Legal Officer

Law Council of Australia
Mr Nick Parmeter, Policy Lawyer (via teleconference)
Ms Raelene Webb, QC, Member, Advisory Committee on Indigenous Legal Issues

Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Crowne Plaza, Darwin

Witnesses

Northern Land Council
Mr Ron Levy, Principal Legal Adviser

Ms Olga Havnen (personal capacity)

Mr Paul Toohey, Senior Journalist, News Ltd

Police Federation of Australia
Northern Territory Police Association
Mr Vince Kelly, President

Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission
Ms Fiona Hussin, Policy and Community Legal Education Officer
Mr Michael Petterson, Indigenous Community Liaison Officer

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

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

Northern Territory Emergency Response Taskforce
Dr Sue Gordon, Chair
Major General Dave Chalmers, Operational Commander
Mr Mark Wellington, National Manager, Northern Territory Emergency Response Operations, Centrelink

Northern Territory Government
Ms Elizabeth Morris, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Department of Justice
Mr Robert Bradshaw, Director, Legal Policy, Department of Justice

Commonwealth Departments
Attorney General's Department
Ms Amanda Davies, Assistant Secretary, Classification Policy Branch
(via teleconference)

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Dr Simon Pelling, First Assistant Secretary, Broadcasting and Content Division
(via teleconference)

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Ms Lynne Curran, Group Manager, Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination
(via teleconference)
Ms Caroline Edwards, Branch Manager, Land Policy and Development
(via teleconference)

Centrelink
Mr Mark Wellington, National Manager, Northern Territory Emergency Response Operations
Mr Robin Salvage, National Manager, Income Management Branch
(via teleconference)

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