Public hearing - Melbourne, Thursday 21 February 2013

Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012

Public hearing - Melbourne, Thursday 21 February 2013

Time: 9.00 am - 4.15 pm

Venue: Committee Room G.6
Parliament House
Melbourne

9.00 am - 10.00 am

Vision 2020 Australia (Submission 513)
Associate Professor Jonathan Jackson - Chair, Low Vision and Rehabilitation Committee
Mr Brandon Ah Tong - Policy and Public Affairs Advisor

Guide Dogs Victoria

Mr Steve Hurd - Client Systems Business Manager
Blind Citizens Australia (Submission 594)
Mrs Cheryl Pascual - President
Ms Jessica Zammit - National Policy Officer

10.00 am - 10.45 am

Slater and Gordon (Submission 533)
Mr Andrew Grech - Managing Director
Ms Julie Clayton - Expert in Medical Negligence Law
Mr Nicholas Mann -Expert in Personal Injury Law
JacksonRyan Partners (Submission 515)
Ms Margaret Ryan - Partner
Mr Max Jackson - Partner

10.45am - 11.00 am

Break

11.00 am - 11.45am

Muscular Dystrophy Australia (Submission 643)
Mr Boris Struk - Executive Director
Alzheimer's Australia (Submission 553)
Mr Glenn Rees - Chief Executive Officer

11.45 am - 12.30 pm

Uniting Care Community Options (Submission 547)
Mr Eddie Chapman
Mr Scott Sheppard - Chief Executive Officer
Housing Choices Australia (Submission 487)
Ms Jean Nankin - Development Manager
Mr Michael Smith - Client Services Manager

12.30 pm - 1.15 pm

Lunch

1.15 pm - 2.00 pm

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (Submission 491)
Dr Chad Bennett - Doctor

2.00 pm - 3.00 pm

Youth Disability Advocacy Service (Submission 583)
Dr George Taleporos - Manager
Early Childhood Intervention Australia
(Submission 518)
Ms Lauren Matthews
Orygen Youth Health (Submission 483)
Professor Patrick McGorry - Executive Director

3.00 pm - 3.30 pm

Dr Maree Dyson (Submission 639)

3.30 pm - 4.15 pm

Brain Link Services
Ms Sharon Strugnell - Chief Executive Officer
Mr Rod Harris - Advisor to Board
Post Polio Victoria
Dr Margaret Cooper - Convenor, Advocacy Working Group
Miss Jill Pickering - President

Map guidance to the Committee Rooms and Secretariat

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