Inquiry into Gene Patents
Public hearing - Sydney, Wednesday 5 August 2009
Dixson Room, State Library of New South Wales
Macquarie Street, Sydney
9.00 am - |
11.00 am |
Panel session
Cancer Council Australia (Sub 50)
Professor Ian Olver, Chief Executive Officer Professor Bruce Mann, Specialist Breast Surgeon and Surgical Oncologist, Clinical Oncological Society of Australia
Breast Cancer Action Group (Sub 30)
Ms Janet Green, Chair
Cancer Voices NSW (Sub 47)
Ms Sally Crossing AM, Chair |
11.00 am - |
11.15 am |
Break |
11.15 am - |
12.15 pm |
Medicines Australia (Sub 21)
Ms Deborah Monk, Director, Innovation and Industry Policy |
12.15 pm - |
1.30 pm |
Lunch |
1.30 pm - |
3.15 pm |
Panel session
Clinical Associate Professor Judy Kirk, Director Familial Cancer Service, Westmead Hospital (Sub 9)
Dr Jennifer Leary, Laboratory Director, Familial Cancer Service, Westmead Hospital (Sub 39)
Dr Anna Ronan, Clinical Geneticist, Hunter Genetics Unit
(Sub 3)
Professor Ron Trent, Professor of Molecular Genetics, University of Sydney |
3.15 pm - |
3.30 pm |
Break |
3.30 pm - |
4.15 pm - |
Australian Law Reform Commission (Sub 18)
Professor David Weisbrot AM, President Mr Jonathan Dobinson, Research Manager |
4.15 pm - |
5.00 pm |
TBC |
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia