Submissions received by the Committee as at 10 May 2010

Inquiry into hearing health in Australia

Submissions received by the Committee as at 10 May 2010

Sub No. Submitter Filesize

1

Robertson, Ms Margaret

(PDF 27KB)

2

Rosen, Dr Jenny

(PDF 64KB)

3

Demmery, Mr Peter
Copy of correspondence dated 16.10.09, received 23.10.09 (PDF 33KB)

(PDF 1558KB)

4

Coates AO, Professor Harvey
Additional information arising from the hearing on 9.12.09 relating to a proposed mobile surgical service received 14.12.09  (PDF 22KB)

(PDF 21KB)

5

Safe Work Australia
Additional information from hearing 19.03.10:
'Comparison of workers' compensation arrangements in Australia and New Zealand', Safe Work Australia, 2010 accessed at (PDF 1789KB)

(PDF 34KB)

6

Boully, Dr John

(PDF 51KB)

7

Better Hearing Australia

(PDF 96KB)

8

Wimberger, Mrs Jennifer

(PDF 47KB)

9

University of Melbourne, Audiology and Speech Sciences

(PDF 51KB)

10

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)

(PDF 219KB)

11

Telethon Speech and Hearing
Additional information arising from the hearing on 9.12.09 relating to data concerning funding and outcomes, received 16.12.09  (PDF 16KB)

(PDF 36KB)

12

Name withheld

(PDF 15KB)

13

Name withheld

(PDF 3KB)

14

Williams, Dr Warwick

(PDF 15KB)

15

Pearcy, Mr John

(PDF 170KB)

16

Aussie Deaf Kids

(PDF 520KB)

17

Collingridge, Dr Louise

(PDF 43KB)

18

Australian College of Audiology (ACAud)

(PDF 85KB)

19

Deaf Australia (NSW)

(PDF 116KB)

20

Let Us Hear
Supplementary submission dated 31.10.09 (PDF 1439KB)

(PDF 22KB)

21

Cook, Ms Genelle

(PDF 12KB)

22

Quota International of the Leisure Coast Inc

(PDF 1548KB)

23

Connect Hearing

(PDF 116KB)

24

Australian New Zealand Parents of Deaf Children (ANZPOD)
Clarification concerning evidence given at hearing 13.10.09, dated 3.11.09 (PDF 18KB)

(PDF 2730KB)

25

Parents of Hearing Impaired of South Australia

(PDF 125KB)

26

Jackson, Ms Leonie

(PDF 71KB)

27

Canberra Deaf Children's Association
Additional information following hearing 12.10.09, received 20.10.09 (PDF 4KB)

(PDF 24KB)

28

Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre (SCIC)

(PDF 135KB)

29

Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH)

(PDF 101KB)

30

Media Access Australia

(PDF 115KB)

31

Sanchez, A/Professor Linnett

(PDF 34KB)

32

NSW Hospital Audiologists and Allied Audiologists

(PDF 16KB)

33

Farmsafe Australia
Answer to Question on Notice following hearing 11.11.09 relating to workers compensation claims in agriculture and financial access of farmers to hearing services offered by Australian hearing, dated 12.11.09 (PDF 109KB)

(PDF 154KB)

34

Deafness Forum Australia
Supplementary submission following hearing 12.10.09, received 25.02.10 (PDF 187KB)
Additional information following hearing 7.12.10, received 25.02.10 (PDF 54KB)
Annual report 2007-2008 accessed at (PDF 1451KB)

(PDF 269KB)

35

Dourlay, Ms Melissa

(PDF 40KB)

36

Clutterbuck, Mr Neil and Ms Susan

(PDF 32KB)

37

deaf access Victoria Gippsland Region

(PDF 10KB)

38

Australian Hearing
Responses to questions arising from the hearing 11.11.09, received 16.12.09  (PDF 45KB)
Responses to questions arising from the hearing 19.03.10, received 16.04.10 (PDF 81KB)
Annual report 2009 accessed at http://www.hearing.com.au/annual-reports

(PDF 150KB)

39

North Shore Deaf Children's Association

(PDF 51KB)

40

deaf access Victoria Hume Region

(PDF 20KB)

41

HIDKON – Hearing Impaired & Deaf Kindred Organisation Network

(PDF 84KB)

42

Cochlear Implant Clinic - Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital

(PDF 32KB)

43

GlaxoSmithKline

(PDF 55KB)

44

Access Innovation Media
Additional information arising from the hearing 7.12.09 relating to the impact captions have at building and developing literacy in children received 11.12.09  (PDF 56KB)

(PDF 135KB)

45

HEARing CRC

(PDF 93KB)

46

National Disability Services

(PDF 25KB)

47

Southern Health Audiology Department

(PDF 2243KB)

48

Deaf Society of NSW

(PDF 646KB)

49

ENT Cochlear Implant Surgeons Qld

(PDF 82KB)

50

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

(PDF 19KB)

51

Name withheld

(PDF 45KB)

52

Deaf Australia Inc

(PDF 312KB)

53

Shepherd Centre
Additional information following the hearing 12.10.09 relating to funding for early intervention for hearing impaired children, outcomes assessments and issues concerning Auditory-Verbal Therapy and Speech Pathology, dated 30.10.09 (PDF 2428KB)

(PDF 673KB)

54

Department of Health and Ageing
Copy of presentation at hearing 12.10.09 (PDF 170KB)
Clarification of evidence from hearing 12.10.09, dated 28.10.09 (PDF 563KB)
Responses to questions on notice arising from the hearing 12.10.09, received 16.11.09  (PDF 32KB)
Responses to questions on notice 1-12 arising from hearing 19.03.10, received 23.04.10 (PDF 85KB)
Responses to questions on notice 13-16, 18, 19-20 arising from hearing 19.03.10, received 04.05.10 (PDF 14KB)
Responses to questions on notice 17, 19, 21-22 arising from hearing 19.03.10, received 06.05.10 (PDF 22KB)

(PDF 1015KB)
 

55

Australian Communications Exchange

(PDF 1512KB)

56

Deafness Foundation
Additional information from hearing 8.12.09, received 5.02.10 (PDF 1102KB)

(PDF 192KB)

57

Cochlear Limited

(PDF 102KB)

58

Alliance for Deaf Children

(PDF 407KB)

59

Senses Foundation Inc

(PDF 118KB)

60

Siemens Hearing Instruments Pty Ltd

(PDF 54KB)

61

Hearing Aid Manufacturers and Distributors Association of Australia (HAMADAA)

(PDF 158KB)

62

Hearing Care Industry Association

(PDF 160KB)

63

Parent Council for Deaf Education

(PDF 88KB)

64

Cora Barclay Centre

(PDF 29KB)

65

Better Hearing Australia Brisbane Inc

(PDF 13KB)

66

Ear Science Institute Australia

(PDF 851KB)

67

Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
Supplementary information provided, 2008 Annual Report, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
accessed at (PDF 2443KB)

(PDF 65KB)

68

Australasian Newborn Hearing Screening Committee

(PDF 301KB)

69

Australian DeafBlind Council
Additional information dated 24.11.09  (PDF 37KB)

(PDF 28KB)
 

70

MacDonald, Ms Jane

(PDF 36KB)

71

"Hear the Mums"

(PDF 125KB)

72

SHHH Australia Inc
The Journal of SHHH Australia Feb 2008 (PDF 1115KB) Feb 2009 (PDF 1183KB) April 2009 (PDF 1252KB) August 2009 (PDF 1167KB)
Access – Places with assistive listening systems (PDF 2943KB)

(PDF 61KB)

73

Quota International of Camden

(PDF 3KB)

74 Audiology Australia (PDF 374KB)
75 Deafness Council of NSW (PDF 50KB)
76 Meniere's Australia (PDF 27KB)
77 Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) (PDF 87KB)

78

Name withheld

(PDF 6KB)

79

Smith, Ms Erica

(PDF 14KB)

80

Jones, Mr Alex

(PDF 28KB)

81

Edwards, Ms Shirley

(PDF 52KB)

82

Locke, Ms Kate

(PDF 18KB)

83

Raxworthy, Ms Judith

(PDF 3KB)

84

Wishart, Mr Michael

(PDF 4KB)

85

Choy, Ms Monique

(PDF 3KB)

86

Couani, Mr John

(PDF 4KB)

87

Closs, Mr David

(PDF 5KB)

88

Kiyega, Ms Julie-Anne

(PDF 7KB)

89

Modrovich, Mr Nick

(PDF 6KB)

90

Bleckly, Ms Felicity

(PDF 26KB)

91

Kordic, Ms Lily

(PDF 14KB)

92

Hockridge, Ms Barbara

(PDF 7KB)

93

Spraggon, Mr Chris & Ms Theresa

(PDF 11KB)

94

Ulrich, Mr Leonard

(PDF 16KB)

95

McNeill, Ms Celene

(PDF 10KB)

96

Froyland, Ms Glenda

(PDF 12KB)

97

Nelson, Mr Bruce

(PDF 7KB)

98

Lockrey, Mr Michael

(PDF 4KB)

99

Locke, Ms Jennifer

(PDF 5KB)

100

Ryan, Ms Adelaide

(PDF 14KB)

101

Obermayer, Mr Ben

(PDF 4KB)

102

Carter, Ms Susanna

(PDF 16KB)

103

Moule, Mr Derek

(PDF 41KB)

104

Lee, Ms Jenny

(PDF 5KB)

105

Sarantos, Ms Sue

(PDF 4KB)

106

Lindley, Mr Peter
Tabled at hearing 7.12.09
The Vicissitudes of Life: Experiences of a Consumer and Significant Other (PDF 419KB)
A Critical Analysis (PDF 477KB)
Counselling clients with acquired hearing impairment: Towards improved understanding and communication, M. Robertson, 1999 (PDF 635KB)
Document, Professor Louise Hickson (PDF 137KB)

(PDF 21KB)

107

Beaumont, Mr Lynnden

(PDF 18KB)

108

Fennell, Ms Shona

(PDF 5KB)

109

National Ethnic Disability Alliance
Article referenced in submission accessed at http://www.aussiedeafkids.org.au/deaf-and-migrant.html

(PDF 32KB)

110

Australian Human Rights Commission
Response to questions on notice arising from hearing 11.11.09, received 15.01.10

(PDF 219KB)
(PDF 23KB)

111

Hogan, Dr Anthony

(PDF 46KB)

112

Howard, Dr Damien (Phoenix Consulting)
Additional information received at hearing 16.02.10
'Ear Troubles: Conductive Hearing Loss, Behaviour Problems and Learning', Trianing for Educators, D. Howard (PDF 6523KB)
'Ear Disease and Aboriginal Families', p.9-11, Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, 2006 (PDF 254KB)
'Intercultural Communications and Conductive Hearing Loss', First People's Child & Family Review, 2007 (PDF 1084KB)

(PDF 2059KB)

113

Better Hearing Australia (Victoria) Inc

(PDF 119KB)

114

Reynolds, Ms Mary

(PDF 4KB)

115

Hickey, Mr Paul

(PDF 40KB)

116

Lalor, Mr Daniel

(PDF 308KB)

117

Hachem, Ms Kym

(PDF 4KB)

118

Sutcliffe, Ms Hilda

(PDF 3KB)

119

Ashley, Mr Daniel

(PDF 3KB)

120

Eakin, Ms Elizabeth

(PDF 4KB)

121

Fyfe, Ms Roslee

(PDF 7KB)

122

Payne, Ms Jessica

(PDF 3KB)

123

Snail, Ms Michelle

(PDF 4KB)

124

Pittman, Mr Kevin

(PDF 3KB)

125

Name withheld

(PDF 4KB)

126

Wakeling, Mr John

(PDF 2KB)

127

Fulton, Pat

(PDF 41KB)

128

Nudd, Ms Barbara

(PDF 18KB)

129

Batterham, Ms Yvonne

(PDF 146KB)

130

Alcorn, Ms Margaret

(PDF 2KB)

131

Brooks, Ms Angela

(PDF 10KB)

132

Evans, Ms Janice

(PDF 5KB)

133

Ryan, Mrs Mary

(PDF 53KB)
134 Attune Hearing Pty Ltd (Attune) (PDF 118KB)
135 Department of Veterans Affairs (PDF 245KB)

136

Australian Bureau of Statistics

(PDF 262KB)

137

Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery (ASOHNS)

(PDF 152KB)

138

Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services

(PDF 999KB)

139

Cam, Ms Mavis

(PDF 348KB)

140

Renee

(PDF 13KB)

141

Kennett-Smith, Ms Eleanor

(PDF 24KB)

142

Kingston, Ms Jessica

(PDF 4KB)

143

Braendler, Mr Matthew and Ms Michelle

(PDF 6KB)

144

Hearing Link Tasmania

(PDF 64KB)
145 South Australian Government (PDF 109KB)
146

Northern Territory Government
Additional information on NT Department of Employment, Education and Training Hearing Team Programs, received at hearing 16.02.10 (PDF 88KB)

(PDF 231KB)

147

Victorian Deaf Society
Additional information arising from the hearing received 8.12.09:
'Review of the Fire Alarm Subsidy Scheme for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Victorians', L.Willoughby, Vicdeaf, 2009  (PDF 328KB)
'Auslan interpreter services in Australia: supply and demand', Access Economics, 2008  (PDF 911KB)
'The economic impact and cost of hearing loss in Australia', Access Economics, 2006 (PDF 3830KB)

(PDF 365KB)

148

LePage, Dr Eric and Murray, Dr Narelle

(PDF 2354KB)

149

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

(PDF 54KB)

150

Name withheld

(PDF 73KB)

151

Nelson, Ms Sandi

(PDF 12KB)

152

Department of Mines and Petroleum (WA)

(PDF 34KB)

153

Hear and Say Centre

(PDF 1047KB)

154

Western Australian Department of Health

(PDF 472KB)

155

Lindsay, Dr Andrea

(PDF 9KB)

156

Meniere's Australia
Tabled at hearing 8.12.09:
Meniere's Support Group of Victoria Members Survey 2006 (PDF 1854KB)
Annual Report 2008-2009 (PDF 881KB)

(PDF 51KB)

157

Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists

(PDF 43KB)

158

McQuigg, Ms Karen

(PDF 13KB)

159

Middleton, Ms Lynne

(PDF 447KB)
160

Hyde, Professor Merv and Power, Professor Des

(PDF 35KB)
161 Name withheld  (PDF 31KB)
162 Marcus, Mr Isaac  (PDF 18KB)
163 Adam, Mr Robert (PDF 165KB)
164 Banks, Ms Jodie (PDF 8KB)
165 Haseldine, Ms Nikki (PDF 60KB)
166 Bentley, Mrs Janet (PDF 4KB)
167 NSW Department of Health (PDF 210KB)
168 Uniacke, Mr Michael (PDF 18KB)
169 Lund, Mr Barnaby (PDF 24KB)
170

North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA)
Response to Question on Notice, received 18.03.10 (PDF 326KB)

(PDF 78KB)
171 Pfizer Australia (PDF 119KB)
172

Acoustics and Vibration Unit, UNSW@ADFA
Additional information arising from hearing 19.03.10 (PDF 8KB)

(PDF 55KB)
173

Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council
Supplementary Submission (PDF 12KB)

(PDF 13KB)
174

Menzies School of Health Research
Additional information provided after hearing 16.02.10, received 19.03.10
EarInfoNet brochure (PDF 1773KB)
EarInfoNet overview and budget information (PDF 88KB)
'New horizons: Otitis media research in Australia', P.S. Morris, P. Richmond, D. Lehmann, A.J. Leach, H. Gunasekera and H.L. Coates, 2009 (PDF 144KB)
'Research Note: The Antiquity of Chronic Ear Disease in Australian Aboriginal Children', John E. Stuart, Hunter England Health Service and The University of Newcaslte, 2007 (PDF 112KB)

(PDF 91KB)
175 National Seniors Australia (NSA) (PDF 136KB)
176 Deaf Children Australia (PDF 169KB)
177 Deaf Indigenous Community Consultancy (PDF 178KB)
178 Bhati, Mr. U.N. (PDF 20KB)
179 Adelaide Hearing Consultants (PDF 64KB)
180 Hearing Care Industry Association (HCIA) (PDF 54KB)
181 Whitchurch, Mr Brian (PDF 1265KB)
182 Newcastle Elderly Citizens' Centre Incorporated (PDF 91KB)
183 Brown, Mr Aaron (PDF 61KB)
184 Higgs, Ms Val (PDF 16KB)

Submissions received after tabling of report

Yeerongpilly Early Childhood Development Program, received 13.05.10 (PDF 100KB)
National Association of Australian Teachers of the Deaf (NAATD), received 13.05.10 (PDF 71KB)
Additional submission by the Alliance for Deaf Children (Submission no.58), received 13.05.10 (PDF 214KB)

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