APPENDIX 2

APPENDIX 2

WITNESSES WHO APPEARED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE AT PUBLIC HEARINGS

Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Parliament House, Canberra

Committee Members in attendance
Senator Claire Moore (Chair)
Senator Rachel Siewert (Deputy Chair)
Senator Catryna Bilyk
Senator Sue Boyce
Senator Mark Furner
Senator Gary Humphries

Witnesses

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Dr Karen Flegg, Fellow of the College
Ms Lauren Cordwell, Acting Manager, General Practice Advocacy and Support

Civil Liberties Australia (via teleconference)
Mr Bill Rowlings, Chief Executive Officer

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Dr Maria Tomasic, Honorary Secretary

Australian Psychological Society
Mr David Stokes, Senior Manager, Professional Practice

Public Interest Advocacy Centre Ltd  (via teleconference)
Mr Peter Dodd, Solicitor, Health Policy and Advocacy

Australian Privacy Foundation
Dr Roger Clarke, Chair
Dr Juanita Fernando, Chair, Health Sub Committee

Medical Indemnity Industry Association of Australia  (via teleconference)
Ms Ellen Edmonds-Wilson, Chief Executive Officer

Australian Medical Association
Dr Rosanna Capolingua, President
Mr Francis Sullivan, Secretary General

Medicare Australia
Ms Philippa Godwin, Acting Chief Executive Officer
Mr Mark Jackson, Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Mr Colin Bridge, General Manager Program Review Division

Department of Health and Ageing
Mr David Learmonth, Deputy Secretary
Mr Tony Kingdon, First Assistant Secretary, Medical Benefits Division
Ms Samantha Robertson, Assistant Secretary, Medicare Benefits Branch

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