Public hearing - Canberra, Monday 18 April 2011

Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling - Genetically Modified Material) Bill 2010

Public hearing - Canberra, Monday 18 April 2011

Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
Canberra

9.00 am - 4.30 pm

Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling—Palm Oil) Bill 2010

Time Witness

9.00 am - 9.45 am

Australian Food and Grocery Council (sub 264)
Ms Kate Carnell, Chief Executive
Mr Tony Mahar, Director Sustainable Development

9.45 am - 10.30 am

World Wildlife Fund (sub 249)
Mr Andrew Rouse, Acting Head of Sustainability
Miss Lydia Gaskell, Global Forest and Trade Manager

10.30 am - 11.15 am

Australia Zoo and Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Worldwide (sub 241, 253)
Mr Giles Clark, International Conservation Manager

11.15 am - 12.00 pm

Palm Oil Action Group (sub 322)
Mr Tony Gilding, Co-founder via teleconference

12:00pm - 12.45 pm

Lunch

12.45 pm - 1. 30 pm

Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Malaysia (sub 265)
His Excellency Mr Dato Salman Ahmad, High Commissioner of Malaysia
Dr Yusof Basiron, Chief Executive, Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC)
Mr Carl Bek-Nielsen, Board Member (MPOC)
Mr Vasco Sabat Singkang, Board Member (MPOC)

1.30 pm - 2.15 pm

Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (sub 247)
Mr Steve McCutcheon, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Peter May, General Manager, Legal and Regulatory Affairs
Mr Cain Sibley, General Counsel
Ms Jenny Hazelton, Section Manager, Labelling
Department of Health of Ageing (no submission)
Ms Catherine Gay, Acting Assistant Secretary, Regulatory Policy & Governance Division

Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling—Genetically Modified Material) Bill 2010

Time Witness

2.30 pm - 3.00 pm

Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (no submission)
Mr Steve McCutcheon, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Peter May, General Manager, Legal and Regulatory Affairs
Mr Cain Sibley, General Counsel
Ms Jenny Hazelton, Section Manager, Labelling
Department of Health of Ageing (no submission)
Ms Catherine Gay, Acting Assistant Secretary, Regulatory Policy & Governance Division

3.00 pm - 3.45 pm

Greenpeace (sub 13)
Ms Laura Kelly, Campaign Team Leader, Genetic Engineering
Ms Claire Parfitt, GM Wheat Campaigner

3.45pm - 4.30 pm

Croplife Australia (sub 8)
Mr Daniel Quinn, Assistant Director, Biotechnology
Mr Matthew Cossey, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Colin Sharpe, Member
Mr Kay Khoo, Member

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
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Australia

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