Public hearing - Canberra, Friday 21 August 2009

Inquiry into the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill 2009

Public hearing - Canberra, Friday 21 August 2009

Start 8.30 am
Venue Committee Room 2S1, Parliament House

8.30am–9.15am

Treasury
Dr Steven Kennedy, General Manager, Consumer Policy Framework Unit
Mr Simon Writer, Manager, Competition and Consumer Policy Division

9.15am–10.00am

Pharmacy Guild of Australia (sub 42)

10.00am–10.15am

Morning tea

10.15am–11.00am

Motor Trades Association of Australia (sub 15)
Mr Michael Delaney, Executive Director
Ms Sue Scanlan, Deputy Executive Director
Mr Ron Bowden, Chief Executive Officer, Service Station Association Ltd

11.00am–11.45am

ABACUS—Australian Mutuals (sub 33)
Mr Mark Degotardi, Head of Public Affairs
Mr Matt Gijselman, Senior Adviser, Policy & Public Affairs

11.45am–12.30pm

Law Council of Australia, Trade Practices Committee (sub 47)
Mr Dave Poddar
Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jacques
Ms Amanda Bodger
Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jacques
Mr Stephen Ridgeway, Partner, Blake Dawson

12.30pm–1.30pm

Lunch

1.30pm–2.15pm

National Legal Aid (sub 52)
Ms Elizabeth Shearer, Director, Client Information, Advice & Civil Justice Services, Legal Aid Queensland
Ms Monique Hitter, Director, Civil Law
Legal Aid New South Wales (LANSW)
Mr David Coorey, Solicitor, Civil Litigation
Legal Aid New South Wales (LANSW)

2.15pm–3.00pm

Unit Owners' and Body Corporate Alliance
(sub 8)

Mr Colin Lamont, Chairman

3.00pm–3.15pm

Afternoon tea

 

National Consumer Credit Protection Bill 2009

3.15pm–4.15pm

Treasury

4.15pm

Adjournment

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