Public hearing - Canberra, Wednesday 5 August 2009

Inquiry into the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2009 and a related bill

Public hearing - Canberra, Wednesday 5 August 2009

9:30am – 7:00pm
Committee Room 2S1, Parliament House
Canberra ACT

Time Witness

9:30am – 10:45am

Australian Government
Department of Climate Change
Mr Blair Comley, Deputy Secretary
Mr Robert Raether, Assistant Secretary, Renewables and Reporting Branch
Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator
Mr Andrew Livingston, Renewable Energy Regulator
Mr Amarjot Singh, Data, Audit and Compliance Manager
The Treasury
Ms Meghan Quinn PSM, General Manager, Macroeconomic Modelling Division

10:45am – 11:00am

Morning tea

11:00am – 11:45am

GE Energy (Sub. 86) – to be confirmed

11:45am – 12:30pm

Business Council of Australia (by teleconference) (Sub. 122)
Ms Maria Tarrant, Director, Policy

12:30pm – 1:15pm

CSIRO
Dr John Wright, Adviser, Sustainable Energy Partnerships

1:15pm – 2:15pm

Lunch

2:15pm – 3:00pm

Australian Industry Greenhouse Network (Sub. 59)
Mr Michael Hitchens, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Emma Watts, Senior Policy Adviser

3:00pm – 3:45pm

Australian Geothermal Energy Association (Sub. 60)
Ms Susan Jeanes, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Alan Knights, Honorary Secretary

3:45pm – 4:30pm

Renewable Fuels Australia
Mr Robert Gordon, Executive Director

4:30pm – 4:45pm

Afternoon tea

4:45pm – 5:30pm

Clean Energy Council (Sub. 112)
Mr Rob Jackson, General Manager, Policy
Mr Matthew Warren, Executive Officer

5:30pm – 6:15pm

Australian Conservation Foundation (Sub. 61)
Mr Phil Freeman, Climate Change Campaigner

6:15pm – 7:00pm

Gas Industry Alliance (Sub. 57)
Mr Gregory Ellis, Industry Representative
Mr Peter Harcus, Chairman, Gas Committee
Mr Warring Neilsen, Chairman

7:00pm

Adjournment

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3540
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Email: economics.sen@aph.gov.au