Appendix 2
Public Hearings
On 15 June, the Senate
transferred the inquiry from the Economics Legislation Committee to the Senate
Community Affairs Legislation Committee. The Economics Legislation Committee
had commenced the inquiry with a hearing and private briefing in Canberra on 9 June
2009.
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
Parliament House, Canberra
Economics Legislation Committee Members in attendance
Senator Annette
Hurley (Chair)
Senator Doug
Cameron
Senator Louise
Pratt
Senator Rachel
Siewert
Senator Nick Xenophon
Witnesses
Australian Health Insurance Association
Dr Michael Armitage, Executive Director
Mr Ian McAuley, Fellow, Centre for Policy and Development
Mr Rob Wells,
Director, Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Executive
Director, ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment
Catholic Health Australia
Mr Martin Laverty, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Patrick Tobin, Director, Policy
Private Briefing
Department of the Treasury and the Department of Health and
Ageing
Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Parliament House, Canberra
Community Affairs Legislation Committee Members in
attendance
Senator Claire
Moore (Chair)
Senator Rachel
Siewert (Deputy Chair)
Senator Sue Boyce
Senator Mathias
Cormann
Senator Mark Furner
Witnesses
Australian Health Insurance Association
Dr Michael Armitage, Chief Executive
Officer
Australian Private Hospitals
Association
Dr Michael Roth, Executive Director
Dr Barbara Carney, Director, Policy
and Research
Mr Ian McAuley, Fellow, Centre for Research in Public
Sector Management
Dr John Deeble, Private
Capacity
Wednesday, 9 July 2009
St James Court Conference Centre, Melbourne
Community Affairs Legislation Committee Members in
attendance
Senator Claire
Moore (Chair)
Senator Rachel
Siewert (Deputy Chair)
Senator Sue Boyce
Senator Mark Furner
Witnesses
Australian Unity Health
Limited
Amanda Hagan - Group Executive,
Healthcare
BUPA Australia
Mr Mark Engel, Director Marketing, Product and Corporate
Affairs
Ms Brooke Lord, Head of Industry
Relations
Health Insurance Restricted
Membership of Australia (HIRMAA)
Mr John Rashleigh, President
Mr Ron Wilson, Executive Director
Private Health Insurance
Intermediaries Association
Mr Peter Kerestes, Chief Executive Officer
Friday, 10 July 2009
Parliament House, Canberra
Community Affairs Legislation Committee Members in
attendance
Senator Claire
Moore (Chair)
Senator Rachel
Siewert (Deputy Chair)
Senator Mathias
Cormann
Senator Mark Furner
Witnesses
HBF
Mr Rob Bransby, Managing Director
Mr Andrew Walton, Manager, Public
Affairs
Health Consumers Council of
Western Australia
Mr Timothy Benson, Chairman
Ms Michele Kosky, Executive Director
Australian Medical
Association, Western Australian Branch
Mr Peter Jennings, Deputy Executive
Director
St John of God Health Care
Dr Shane Kelly, Deputy Executive Director
Tuesday, 14 July 2009
Parliament House, Canberra
Community Affairs Legislation Committee Members in
attendance
Senator Claire
Moore (Chair)
Senator Sue Boyce
Senator Carol Brown
Senator Mathias
Cormann
Senator Mark Furner
Senate John Williams
Witnesses
Catholic Health Australia
Mr Martin Laverty, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Patrick Tobin, Director, Policy
Department of Treasury
Mr Mark O'Connor, Principal Adviser, Personal and Retirement
Income Division, Revenue Group
Mr Tony Coles, Manager, Individuals Tax Unit
Mr Rob Montefiore Gardner, Manager, Health Policy Unit
Mr Marty Robinson, Manager, Household
Modelling and Analysis Unit
Department of Health and
Ageing
Mr Richard Eccles, Deputy Secretary
Professor Rosemary Calder, First Assistant Secretary, Acute
Care Division, Division Executive
Ms Penny Shakespeare, Assistant Secretary, Acute Care
Division, Private Health Insurance Branch
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