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