APPENDIX 2

Public Hearing

Friday, 19 June 2009
Parliament House, Canberra

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

Witnesses

Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS)
via teleconference

Ms Clare Martin, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Peter Davidson, Senior Policy Officer

National Council of Single Mothers and their Children
Ms Terese Edwards, National Director

Sole Parent's Union
via teleconference

Ms Kathleen Swinbourne, President

Australian Council of Public Sector Retiree Organisations
Mr Thomas Hayes, Vice President

Association of Independent Retirees Australia
via teleconference
Dr Barry Ritchie, Chairman, Retirement Income Research Group

National Seniors Australia
Mr Michael O'Neill, Chief Executive Officer

COTA Over 50s
via teleconference
Mr Ian Yates AM, Senior Executive, COTA Seniors Voice
Mr Jonathan Kennedy, Senior Policy Officer

LHMU
via teleconference
Ms Melissa Coad, Political Strategist

Family Relationship Services Australia
Ms Sam Page, Executive Director

National Welfare Rights Network
Ms Kate Beaumont, President – via teleconference
Mr Gerard Thomas, Policy and Media Officer

Catholic Social Services
Mr Frank Quinlan, Executive Director

UnitingCare Australia
Ms Susan Helyar, Director, Services Development
Mr Michael Brown, Director Government Relations

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Mr Andrew Whitecross, Branch Manager, Pension Review Taskforce
Ms Alanna Foster, Branch Manager, Seniors and Means Test Branch
Mr Peter Southwell, Acting Manager, Family Payments Branch

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