Public hearings - Canberra, Thursday, 2 May 2013

Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) Bill 2013; Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Bill 2013; Australian Aged Care Quality Agency (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; Aged Care (Bond Security) Amendment Bill 2013 and Aged Care (Bond Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2013

Public hearings - Canberra, Thursday, 2 May 2013

Time: 9.00am - 5.00pm

Venue: Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
Canberra

9:00am – 10:00am

Australian Association of Social Workers (Submission 26)
Ms Basia Sudbury – Professional Officer, Social Policy & Mental Health
Ms Tamara Stojanovic – Member of the AASW National Social Policy Committee
Australian Nursing Federation (Submission 43)
Ms Yvonne Chaperon – Assistant Federal Secretary
Mr Nick Blake – Senior Federal Industrial Officer
United Voice (Submission 84)
Mr Michael Crosby – National President
Mr Sam Porter – National Industry Coordinator, Aged Care

10:00am – 10:30am

ANZ (Submission 94)
Mr Richard Grayson – Director, Healthcare, Corporate Banking
Mr Richard Gates – Head of Healthcare Banking, Corporate Banking

10:30am – 10:45am

Break

10:45am – 11:30am

Alzheimer's Australia (Submission 72)
Mr Glenn Rees – Chief Executive Officer
Vision Australia (Submission 81)
Mr Brandon Ah Tong – Policy & Public Affairs Advisor
Mr Marcus Bleechmore – Government Relations Advisor
National Rural Health Alliance
Mr Gordon Gregory – Executive Director
Ms Helen Hopkins – Policy Advisor

11:30am – 12:15pm

COTA (Submission 87)

Mr Ian Yates – Chief Executive

Ms Pat Sparrow – Director, Aged Care Reform
National Seniors Australia (Submission 68)
Mr David Carvosso – Chairman, National Seniors Board
Ms Marie Skinner – Senior Policy Advisor

12:15pm – 1:00pm

Lunch

1:00pm – 1:45pm

Catholic Health Australia (Submission 55)
Mr Nicolas Mersiades – Director, Aged Care
Anglicare Australia (Submission 75)
Ms Kasy  Chambers – Executive Director
Ms Gina Pinkas – Aged Care Care Reform Coordinator

1:45pm – 2:30pm

Leading Age Services Australia (Submission 58)

Mr Marcus Riley – Deputy Chairman
Ms Kay Richards – National Policy Manager

2:30pm – 2:45pm

Break

2:45pm – 3:30pm

Association of Independent Retirees
(Submission 20)

Mr Robert Curley – Federal Director, Policy Development & Advocacy / NSW President
Macular Disease Foundation Australia (Submission 54)
Mr Rob Cummins – Research & Policy Manager
Mr Mark Choo – Policy & Research Officer

3:30pm – 5:00pm

Department of Health and Ageing
(Submission 92)
Ms Rosemary Huxtable – Deputy Secretary
Mr Ben Vincent – Assistant Secretary
Mr Keith Tracey-Patte – Assistant Secretary
Mr Nigel Murray – Assistant Secretary
Ms Rachel Balmanno – Assistant Secretary
Ms Carolyn Smith – First Assistant Secretary
Mr Iain Scott – First Assistant Secretary

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Community Affairs References Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3518
Fax: +61 2 6277 5829
Email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au