APPENDIX 2

Public Hearing

Thursday, 17 December 2009
Parliament House, Canberra

Committee Members in attendance
Senator Claire Moore (Chair)
Senator Rachel Siewert (Deputy Chair)
Senator Judith Adams
Senator Mark Furner

Witnesses

Homebirth Australia
Ms Justine Caines, Secretary

Australian Private Midwives Association

Ms Liz Wilkes, National President
Ms Marie Heath, National Vice President

Rural Doctors Association of Australia
Mr Steve Sant, Chief Executive Office

Australian College of Midwives
Dr Jenny Gamble, President
Ms Barbara Vernon, Executive Officer
Associate Professor Dr Andrew Bisits, Obstetrician

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council
Ms Karen Cook, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Dianna Kidgell, Research and Policy Advisor

Australian Nursing Federation
Ms Lee Thomas, Assistant Federal Secretary
Ms Julianne Bryce, Senior Professional Officer

Australian General Practice Network
Dr Alison Edwards, Board Director
Ms Rachel Yates, Director of Policy

Maternity Coalition
Mr Bruce Teakle, National Executive Member
Ms Makayla McIntosh, National Vice President
Ms Ann Catchlove, Victorian President

Australian Medical Association (AMA)
Dr Andrew Pesce, President
Mr Francis Sullivan, Secretary-General

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Dr Ted Weaver, President

Department of Health and Ageing
Ms Rosemary Huxtable, Acting Deputy Secretary
Ms Kerry Flanagan, First Assistant Secretary, Health Workforce Division
Mr Peter Woodley, Assistant Secretary, Medical Benefits Division

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