Public hearing - Canberra, Thursday 19 March 2009

Inquiry into Gene Patents

Public hearing - Canberra, Thursday 19 March 2009

3:30pm – 5:00pm
Senate Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Time Witness

3:30pm – 4:30pm

Department of Health and Ageing
Ms Mary Murnane, Deputy Secretary
Mr Chris Reid, General Counsel
Ms Jenny Hefford, Assistant Secretary, Blood and Regulatory Policy Branch
Mr Adrian White, Director, Intellectual Property and Trade
Mr Matthew Murphy, Director, Research Policy 
Professor Rosemary Knight, Principal Advisor, Primary & Ambulatory Care Division
National Health and Medical Research Council
Professor Warwick Anderson, Chief Executive Officer
IP Australia
Ms Fatima Beattie, Deputy Director General
Mr  Leo O'Keeffe, Director, Domestic Policy
Ms Kristina Huynh, Policy Officer
Ms Lexie Press, Senior Examiner of Patents

4:30pm – 5:00pm

Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet), Australian National University
Dr Luigi Palombi
Dr Hazel Moir

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