Appendix 2 - Public Hearing

Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Parliament House, Canberra

Committee Members in attendance

Senator Claire Moore (Chair)
Senator Rachel Siewert (Deputy Chair)
Senator Catryna Bilyk
Senator Sue Boyce
Senator Carol Brown
Senator Mark Furner
Senator Gary Humphries
Senator Steve Fielding
Senator Scott Ludlam
Senator Nick Xenophon

Witnesses

Major Church Providers

Anglicare Australia, Catholic Social Services Australia,

The Salvation Army, UnitingCare Australia

represented by:

Mr Frank Quinlan, Executive Director, Catholic Social Services Australia
Ms Susan Helyar, Director of Services Development, UnitingCare

National Shelter  (via teleconference)

Mr Adrian Pisarski, Executive Officer

Professor Julian Disney, Chair, National Affordable Housing Summit
(via teleconference)

Community Housing Federation of Australia

Ms Carol Croce, Executive Director

Homelessness Australia

Mr Simon Smith, Executive Officer

Housing Industry Association

Dr Ron Silberberg, Managing Director
Mr Chris Lamont, Chief Executive – Policy

Master Builders Australia

Mr Wilhelm Harnisch, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Peter Jones, Chief Economist

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Mr Geoff Leeper, Deputy Secretary
Ms Peta Winzar, Group Manager, Housing Group
Ms Cathy Walters – Branch Manager, Office of Housing
Mr Andrew Jaggers – Branch Manager, Affordable Housing Programs
Ms Clare Wall – Senior Policy Advisor, Housing Group

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