Public hearing - Adelaide, Wednesday 4 March 2009

Inquiry into petrol sniffing and substance abuse in central Australia

Public hearing - Adelaide, Wednesday 4 March 2009

David Spence Room, Adelaide Town Hall
128 King William Street, ADELAIDE

9.15 am -

10.00 am

UnitingCare Wesley Adelaide
(Sub 13 Petrol Sniffing and Sub 63 RRIC)
Ms Sue Park, Chief Executive
Mr Jonathan Nicholls, Senior Policy Officer

10.00 am -

10.45 am

Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council SA (Sub N/A)
Mr Scott Wilson, Director
Additional witnesses TBA

Morning tea break (10:45 -11.00)

11.00 am -

11.45 am

BP Australia (Sub 9 Petrol Sniffing)
Mr Gavin Jackman, Director, Government Affairs
Mr Jim Parry, Fuels Marketing Manager
Mr Garry Whitfield, Senior Chemist

11.45 am -

12.30 pm

South Australian government (Sub 27 Petrol Sniffing)
Witnesses TBA

Lunch Break (12:30-1:15)

1.15 pm -

2.00 pm

South Australian government (Sub 15 RRIC)
Witnesses TBA

2.00 pm

2.45 pm

Women's Legal Service SA Inc (Sub 62 RRIC)
Ms Marilyn Wright, Senior solicitor/co-ordinator
Ms Zeta Ngor, solicitor in Port Augusta
Additional witnesses TBA

Afternoon tea break (2:45-3:00)

3.00 pm -

3.45 pm

National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (Sub 44 RRIC)
Professor Ann Roche, Director
Mr Allan Trifonoff, Deputy Director (Programs)

3.45 pm -

4.30 pm

School of Medicine, Flinders University (Sub 45 RRIC)
Associate Professor Dennis McDermott, Indigenous health
Additional witnesses TBA

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