PROGRAM

9 - 9.45am

Prof. Henry Ergas
Professor of Infrastructure Economics, Wollongong University

9.45 - 10.30am

Institute of Public Affairs (submission 12)
Mr Alan Moran, Director, Deregulation Unit

10.30 - 11.15am

The Australia Institute (submission 29)
Dr Richard Denniss, Executive Director
Mr David Richardson, Senior Research Fellow

11.15 - 11.30am

Morning tea

11.30am - 12.15pm

Minerals Council of Australia(submission 20)
Mr Mitch Hooke, Chief Executive Officer
Dr John Kunkel, Director, Economics and Taxation
Mr Brian Purdy, Chair, Resource Tax Group, MCA Taxation Committee; and Vice President - Resource Tax Project, BHP Billiton

12.15 - 1.00pm

Fortescue Metals Group (submission 26)
Mr Julian Tapp, Director, Strategy
Mr Marcus Hughes, Group Manager, Taxation

1.00 - 1.45pm

Lunch break

1.45 - 2.30pm

BDO Corporate Tax (WA) (submission 3)
Mr John Murray, Director, Corporate Tax

2.30 - 3.15pm

Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (submission 11)
Mr Simon Bennison, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Graham Short, National Policy Manager
Mr Derek Humphrey, Chief Financial Officer, Brockman Resources
[via teleconference]
Mr David Richardson, Chief Financial Officer, Gindalbie metals
[via teleconference]

3.15 - 3.30pm

Afternoon tea

3.30 – 5.00pm

Department of the Treasury
Mr Rob Heferen, Executive Director, Revenue Group
Mr Patrick Sedgley, Manager, Business Tax Working Group, Business Tax Division
Mr James O'Toole, Manager, Resource Taxation Unit, Indirect Tax Division
Mr Greg Pinder, Senior Adviser, Resource Taxation Unit, Business Tax Division
Mr Ian South, Senior Adviser, Resource Taxation Unit, Business Tax Division
Mr Matthew Maloney, Senior Adviser, Costing and Quantitative Analysis Unit, Tax Analysis Division
Ms Kate Roff, Principal Adviser, Tax System Division

Australian Taxation Office
Ms Stephanie Martin, Deputy Commissioner, Resource Rent Tax

5.00pm

Adjournment