Public Hearing - Melbourne, Friday 19 August 2011

Commonwealth Funding and Administration of Mental Health

Public Hearing - Melbourne, Friday 19 August 2011

St James Court Conference Centre, 12 Batman Street, West Melbourne

9.00 am -

9.45 am

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (Submission 172)
Professor Claire Jackson, President
Dr Elizabeth Marles, Vice President
Associate Professor Morton Rawlin, Chair RACGP Victoria Faculty

9.45 am -

10.45 am

Australian Psychological Society (APS) (Submission 159)
Professor Lyn Littlefield, Executive Director
Ms Gill Giese, Executive Officer
APS College of Counselling Psychologists  (Submission 125)
Ms Elaine Hosie, National Chairperson
APS College of Clinical Psychologists (Submission 161)
Mr Anthony Cichello, National Chair

10.45 am -

11.00 am

Break

11.00 am -

11.45 am

Australian Clinical Psychology Association (Submission 165)
Dr Judy Hyde, President
Dr Lesley Bretherton, Chair: Victorian Section

11.45 am -

12.30 pm

Northeast Health Wangaratta (Submission 113)
Ms Jennifer Ahrens, Manager Integrated Primary Mental Health Service

12.30 pm -

1.30 pm

Lunch

1.30 pm -

2.15 pm

Australian Counselling Association (Submission 173)
Mr Philip Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer
Dr Clive Jones, Board Member
Personal submission from Dr Clive Jones and Mr Philip Armstrong (Submission 174)

2.15 pm -

3.00 pm

Australian Association of Psychologists Inc. (Submission 197 to be made available 18 August)
Mr Michael Pointer, Executive Director
Mr Paul Stevenson, President
Ms Wendy Northey, Director

3.00 pm -

3.15 pm

Break

3.15 pm -

4.00 pm

headspace (Submission 169)
Mr John Tanti, Chief Executive Officer

4.00 pm -

4.45 pm

beyondblue (Submission 171)
Ms Dawn O'Neil AM, Chief Executive Officer

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Community Affairs References Committee
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Australia

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Email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au