Public Hearing - Canberra, Tuesday 12 April 2011

Inquiry into Foreign Acquisitions Amendment (Agricultural Land) Bill 2010

Public Hearing - Canberra, Tuesday 12 April 2011

Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
CANBERRA

9.30 am - 3.40 pm

Time Witness

9.30am

Treasury (submission 10)
Mr Frank Di Giorgio, Principal Adviser, Foreign Investment and Trade Policy Division
Mr John Hill, Senior Adviser

10.30am

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (submission 5)
Mr Adrian Bugg, Assistant Statistician, Industry and Environment Statistics Branch
Ms Jill Charker, A/g First Assistant Statistician, Population, Labour, Industry and Environment Statistics

11.15am

Morning Tea

11.30am

Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES)
Mr Paul Morris, Deputy Executive Director
Mr Bruce Bowen, General Manager of Agriculture and Food Branch

12.10pm

New Zealand Treasury and New Zealand Overseas Investment Office (via teleconference) (submission 9)
Mr Chris Nees, Analyst
Annelies McClure (Manager, NZ Overseas Investment Office
Ms Toni Moyes, Analyst

12.50pm

Lunch

1.30pm

WA Farmers Federation (via teleconference) (submission 8)
Mr Mike Norton, President
Mr Alan Hill, Director of Policy

2.10pm

Mr Greg Mahony, Visiting Fellow, Australian Catholic University (submission 6)

2.50pm

Afternoon Tea

3.00pm

National Farmers Federation (submission 11)
Mr Jock Laurie, President
Mr Matt Linnegar, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Charles McElhone, Manager, Economics and Trade

3.40pm

Adjournment

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