Public Hearing - Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Inquiry into the Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and related bills

Public Hearing - Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Committee Room 2S1, Parliament House

CANBERRA

PROGRAM 

9.00 am – 9.45 am

Professor John Quiggin [via teleconference]
School of Economics, University of Queensland

9.45 am – 10.30 am

Atlas Iron Limited (submission 31)
Mr David Flanagan, Managing Director

10.30 am – 10.45 am

Morning tea

10.45 am – 11.30 am

Magnetite Network (submission 24)
Ms Megan Anwyl, Executive Director

11.30 am – 12.15 pm

Australian Council of Trade Unions [via teleconference] (submission 9)
Mr Jeff Lawrence, Secretary
Mr Tim Lyons, Assistant Secretary

Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (submission 16)
Mr Peter Colley, National Research Director, Mining and Energy Division

Please note that the evidence from the following witnesses is expected to focus on issues related to the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment Bill 2011 and/or the Tax Laws Amendment (Stronger, Fairer, Simpler and Other Measures) Bill 2011.

12.15 pm – 1.00 pm

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (submission 14)
Mr Peter Anderson, Chief Executive
Mr Greg Evans, Director, Economics and Industry Policy

1.00 pm – 1.45 pm

Lunch

1.45 pm – 2.15 pm

National Farmers' Federation (submission 19)
Mr John McKillop, Chair, NFF Economics Committee

2.15 pm – 3.00 pm

Australian Council of Social Service (submission 18)
Dr Cassandra Goldie, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Peter Davidson, Senior Policy Officer, Employment, Economics and Tax, Social Security

3.00 pm – 3.15 pm

Afternoon tea

3.15 pm – 3.45 pm

AustralianSuper (submission 5)
Mr Ian Silk, Chief Executive Officer

3.45 pm – 4.45 pm

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia
(submission 21)
Ms Pauline Vamos, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Ross Clare, Director, Research and Resource Centre

Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (submission 22)
Mr Gerard Noonan, President

4.45 pm – 5.30 pm

Department of the Treasury
Mr Paul McBride, General Manager, Personal and Retirement Income Division
Mr Nigel Murray, Principal Adviser, Superannuation, Personal and Retirement Income Division
Mr Phil Gallagher, Manager, Retirement and Intergenerational Modelling and Analysis Unit
Ms Ruth Gabbitas, Manager, Contributions and Accumulation Unit, Personal and Retirement Income Division
Mr Haydn Daw, Manager, Small Business and Trusts Unit, Business Tax Division

5.30 pm

Adjournment

For further information, contact:

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

Phone: +61 2 6277 3540
Fax: +61 2 6277 5719
Email: economics.sen@aph.gov.au