Public Hearings - Canberra, Friday 14 May 2010

Exposure Draft of the Paid Parental Leave Scheme Bill 2010

Public Hearings - Canberra, Friday 14 May 2010

Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
Canberra

9.00 am - 5.15 pm

Time Witness

9.00 am -10.00 am

Australian Council of Trade Unions (Sub 80)
Ms Sharan Burrow, President
Ms Belinda Tkalcevic, Industrial Officer
Ms Ilana Crawford, Worker (retail)
Unions NSW
Ms Jill Biddington, Acting Executive Officer
Ms Sariah Puiri, Worker (fast food)

10.00 am -10.30 am

Office of Child Safety Commissioner(VIC) (Sub 53) Teleconference
Ms Christine Withers, Manager, Promotion & Policy Unit
Ms Megan Scannell, Senior Project Manager
Ms Virginia Dods, Senior Project Officer

10.30 am -10.45 am

Break

10.45 am -11.30 am

Australian Human Rights Commission (Sub 86)
Ms Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner and Commissioner responsible for Age Discrimination
Dr Cassandra Goldie, Director, Sex and Age Discrimination Unit

11.30 am -12.00 pm

Australian Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (Sub 65) Teleconference
Mr David Gregory, Director, Workplace Policy
Mr Daniel Mammone, Manager, Workplace Relations and Legal Affairs

12.00 pm -12.30 pm

Australian Industry Group (Sub 66)
Mr Stephen Smith, Director, National Workplace Relations

12.30 pm - 1.00 pm

Australian Retailers Association (Sub 64) Teleconference
Mr Russell Zimmerman, Executive Director

1.00 pm -2.00 pm

Lunch

2.00 pm -2.45 pm

Endeavour Forum Inc. (Sub 19)
Mrs Babette Francis, National & Overseas Co-ordinator
Mrs. Carolyn Mongan, Member
Mr. Geoff Mongan, Member
Family Voice Australia (Sub 43)
Dr Colin Jory

2.45 pm -3.30 pm

Kids First Parent Association of Australia (Sub 57 – joint)
Mrs Tempe Harvey, President
Australian Family Association (National Office) (Sub 57 – joint)
Mr Luke McCormack, Queensland Executive Officer
Mr Tim Cannon, National Research Officer

3.30 pm -4.00 pm

Australian Childcare Alliance (Sub 38)
Ms Gwynneth Bridge, President

4.00 pm -4.15 pm

Break

4.15 pm - 5.15 pm

Community and Public Sector Union (Sub 56)
Dr Kristin van Barneveld, Deputy Secretary
Shops, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (Sub 58)
Ms Thérèse Bryant, National Women's Officer, National Education & Training Officer

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Community Affairs References Committee
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