Public Hearing - Canberra, Wednesday 11 June 2008

Inquiry into Ready-to-Drink Alcohol Beverages

Public Hearing - Canberra, Wednesday 11 June 2008

Senate Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House Canberra

9.00 am - 10.00 am

Alcohol and Other Drugs Council (ADCA) (Sub 13)
Mr David Templeman, Chief Executive Officer, ADCA
Professor Robin Room, President, ADCA Board
Mr Mark Buckingham, Chief Executive Officer, Kedesh Rehabilitation Service

10.00 am - 11.00 am

Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation (Sub 14)
Mr Daryl Smeaton, Chief Executive Officer
Professor Ian Webster, Chair, Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation

11.00 am - 11.15 am

Break

11.15 am - 12.00 pm

Public Health Association of Australia (Sub 24)
Mr Michael Moore, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Melanie Walker, Policy Officer

12.00 pm - 12.45 pm

Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Sub 25)
Dr Michael Tedeschi, FAChAM, Fellow of the Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine
Dr Alex Wodak, Director of Alcohol and Drug Service St Vincent 's Hospital (via video conference)

12.45 pm - 1.45 pm

Lunch

1.45 pm - 2.30 pm

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (Sub 23)
Dr Penny Allbon, Director
Mr Mark Cooper-Stanbury, Population Health Unit
Ms Susan Killion, Senior Executive, Health Group

2.30 pm - 3.30 pm

Winemakers' Federation of Australia (Sub 21)
Mr Stephen Strachan, Chief Executive
Mr Doug Young, Director, Economics and Policy

3.30 pm - 3.45 pm

Break

3.45 pm - 4.30 pm

Australian Drug Foundation (Sub 28)
Mr Geoffrey Munro, Director, Community Alcohol Action Network
Ms Rosemary McClean, Policy and Program Advisor

4.30 pm - 5.15 pm

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (Sub 32)
Professor Richard Mattick, Director
Dr Anthony Shakeshaft, Senior Lecturer
Ms Karen Price, Manager Operations and Development

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