APPENDIX 3
LIST OF WITNESSES
The following witnesses gave evidence at the public hearings:
CANBERRA – 19 FEBRUARY 1999
Althorp, Mrs Jan, Executive Director, Australian Science
Teachers Association
Anderson, Mr Craig, President, Australian Library and
Information Association and Manager, Yarra Plenty Regional Library
Brown, Mr Anthony, Executive Director, Adult Learning
Australia Inc.
Bundy, Mrs Judith, Vice President, Australian Council
of State School Organisations Inc.
Burrow, Ms Sharan, President, Australian Education Union
Haggar, Mr Clive, ACT Branch President, Australian Education
Union
Hamilton, Mr Stuart, Executive Director, Australian Vice-Chancellors’
Committee
Kahler, Mrs Janet, Executive Director, ACROD Ltd
King, Mr Conor, Director of Education Policy, Australian
Vice-Chancellors’ Committee
Livermore, Ms Joan, Chair, National Education Forum
Lucardie, Ms Dorothy, President, Adult Learning Australia
Inc.
Martin, Mr Roy, Federal Research Officer, Australian
Education Union
Morgan, Dr Ian George, President, Australian Council
of State School Organisations Inc.
Nicholson, Ms Jennefer, Acting Executive Director, Australian
Library and Information Association
Norman, Ms Kylie Leanne, Ernst and Young, Representing
McDonald’s Australia Ltd
Owen, Mrs Julie Anne, Vice President, Director of Corporate
Relations, McDonald’s Australia Ltd
Poulson, Mr Peter, Executive Committee Member, Adult
Learning Australia Inc.
Siver, Ms Tina, General Manager, Advance Personnel (Canberra)
Inc. and Chairperson, Network of Employment and Training Agencies
Thompson, Mr Dean Macleod, Group Taxation Manager, McDonald’s
Australia Ltd
Thomson, Mr James Ferguson, Executive Director, National
Council of Independent Schools’ Association
Warhurst, Ms Joan, Executive Director, Australian Curriculum
Studies Association
Webb, Mr Nicholas Leicester, Director of Research, National
Council of Independent Schools’ Association
SYDNEY – 22 FEBRUARY 1999
Anderson, Mr Damien John, Research Officer, Federation
of Parents and Citizens’ Associations of NSW
Berryman, Mr John William, Chief Executive, Royal Institute
for Deaf and Blind Children
Conolly, Mr Geoffrey Kenneth, President, The Geography
Teachers’ Association of NSW Inc.
Davis-Meehan, Ms Ellen Maree, President, NSW Council
of Adult and Community Education
Dunne, Mr Leo Matthew, National President, Australian
Parents’ Council Inc.
Eggleton, Mrs Jennifer, President, Association of Teachers
of English to Speakers of Other Languages NSW
Gibbs, Mr Terrence, Auditor/Accountant, Professional
Teachers’ Council of NSW
Goh, Mr John, Treasurer, Association of Teachers of English
to Speakers of Other Languages NSW
Hunt, Mr Patrick Joseph, Partner, KPMG Chartered Accountants,
Adviser to Securities Institute Education
Kirk, Mr Robert Edward, President, Institute of Technology
Education
Lonergan, Ms Josephine, Executive Director, Australian
Parents’ Council Inc.
Molesworth, Mr Rodney Peter, Publicity Officer, Federation
of Parents and Citizens’ Associations of NSW
Morris, Mr William Arthur, President, NSW Association
of Community Adult Education Centres Inc.
Naylor, Mr Phillip Gordon, Chief Executive Officer, Australian
Retailers’ Association
O’Meara, Mr Robert Edward, Chief Financial Officer,
Securities Institute Education
Smith, Mr Alan, Treasurer, Professional Teachers’
Council of NSW
Smith, Mr Gregory George, Manager, Corporate Services,
Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
Smith, Mrs Judy, Committee Member, Early Childhood Education
Council of NSW Inc.
Smith, Ms Pamela, Executive Officer and Company Secretary,
Professional Teachers’ Council of NSW
Ziems, Ms Suzanne Denise, Vice President, Early Childhood
Education Council of NSW Inc.
SYDNEY – 23 FEBRUARY 1999
Allan, Ms Toni Maria, Consultant, Jackson Wells Communication,
Representing Tricon Restaurants International (South Pacific)
Baldock, Mr Ian Frank, Chairman, National Association
of Retail Grocers’ of Australia Pty Ltd
Britton, Ms Anne, Joint Federal Secretary, Media Entertainment
and Arts Alliance
Carroll, Mr Peter John, NSW Vice President, Member, National
Performance Committee, Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance
Fischer, Mr Michael Robert, National President, Restaurant
and Catering Australia
French, Mr Alan Stanley, Chief Executive Officer, YFU
Australia Ltd
Gailey, Miss Lynn Elizabeth, Federal Policy Officer,
NSW Assistant State Secretary, Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance
Hudson, Mr Dane Bruce, Finance Director, Tricon Restaurants
International (South Pacific)
Lambert, Mrs Jennifer Kay, National Executive Officer,
Restaurant and Catering Australia
McAuliffe, Mr John Michael, Federal Secretary, Musicians’
Union of Australia
McCormack, Ms Carol Ruth, Senior Manager, Corporate and
Community Relations, AFS Intercultural Programs Australia
McKenzie, Mr Alan John, Director/National Spokesman,
National Association of Retail Grocers’ of Australia Pty Ltd
Short, Mr Garry William, Sales Tax Manager, National
Association of Retail Grocers’ of Australia Pty Ltd
Smith, Mr Gregory Tait, National Director, AFS Intercultural
Programs Australia
Wilding, Dr Derek, National Theatre Organiser, Media
Entertainment and Arts Alliance
BRISBANE – 24 FEBRUARY 1999
Aitken, Mr Andrew, Chief Executive Officer, Bridgeworks
Personnel
Balwin, Dr Gregory Peter, External Indirect Tax Adviser,
International Subscription Agencies Pty Ltd
Bates, Mrs Julie, Secretariat, Heads of Workers’
Compensation Authorities
Belligoi, Mr Cavaliere Ufficiale Enzo Fulvio, Dante Alighieri
Society Inc.
Blade, Ms Margaret, Executive Officer, Brisbane South
Area Consultative Committee
Brett, Mr Robert Anthony, General Manager, Gold Coast
Tourism Bureau
Doggett, Mr Peter Geoffrey, Chairman, Inbound Tourism
Organisation of Australia Ltd
Donnelly, Mr Austin Stanislaus, Private Capacity
Duval, Mr Alain Christian, Director and Committee Member,
Alliance Franaise de Brisbane Inc.
Duval, Mrs Margaret Jean, Secretary and Committee Member,
Alliance Franaise de Brisbane Inc.
Finlayson, Mr Ian Roland, Honorary Treasurer, Dante Alighieri
Society Inc.
Gans, Mr Alfred Jacob, Managing Director, International
Subscription Agencies Pty Ltd
Hastie, Mr John Robert, Convenor, Heads of Workers’
Compensation Authorities
Hingerty, Mr Matthew, General Manager Public Affairs,
Tourism Task Force Ltd
Howard, Mr Richard, Chairman of the Board, University
Co-operative Bookshop Ltd
Hunter, Mr Donald, Director of Human Resources, Omni
Leisure Operations Ltd
Keryk, Mr George John, Chairman, Brisbane South Area
Consultative Committee
Laxon, Mr Paul Gregory, Secretariat, Director Taxation
- Arthur Andersen, Adviser to Workcover Queensland, Heads of Workers’
Compensation Authorities
Michael, Mrs Toni, President, Member Association, Early
Childhood Teachers’ Association Inc., Representing Australian Joint
Council of Teacher Professional Associations Inc.
Orr, Mr Graeme David, Chair, Legal Policy Committee;
and Director, University Co-operative Bookshop Ltd
Smith, Mr Richard, President, Australian Joint Council
of Teacher Professional Associations Inc.
Thorne, Mr Eric, Private Capacity
Wood, Mr Bob, Managing Director, Bob Wood South Pacific
Tours
CAIRNS – 25 FEBRUARY 1999
Brischke, Mr Edward James, Secretary, Far Northern District,
Australian Workers’ Union
Burgess, Mr Michael Alfred, Managing Director, Quicksilver
Connections
Chapman, Mr George Edward, Chairman, Skyrail Pty Ltd
Gschwind, Mr Daniel, Queensland Branch Manager, Tourism
Council Australia
Kean, Mr Ian Charles, Chief Executive, Tourism Tropical
North Queensland
Stone, Ms Jean Maree, Manager, Finance and Administration,
Centacare Catholic Family Services
Trezise, Mr Matthew Francis, Private Capacity
Woodward, Mr Charles Herbert, Managing Director, Tropical
Wings Coach Tours and Rainforestation Nature Park
ADELAIDE – 2 MARCH 1999
Ball, Ms Katrina Mary, Manager, Core Research and Evaluation
Branch, National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd
Battaglene, Mr Anthony Nicholas, General Manager, Canberra
Wine Bureau, Winemakers’ Federation of Australia Inc.
Borthwick, Ms Jessie, Deputy Director, National Centre
for Vocational Education Research Ltd
Elliott, Dr Daphne, Clair, National President, Australian
Federation of University Women Inc.
Emmel, Mr Jeffrey Donald, National Executive Director,
Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation Inc.
Harrison, Mr Ian Alexander, General Manager, South Australian
Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc.
Hastings, Mr Graham Nicholas, Education Research Officer,
Students’ Association of Flinders University
Heuston, Mr Charles, General Secretary, Students’
Association of Flinders University
Latz, Ms Heather Wendy, Fellowships Trustee, Australian
Federation of University Women – South Australia Inc. Trust Fund,
Australian Federation of University Women Inc.
Marlowe, Mr Rhett, Chief Executive Officer, Winegrape
Growers’ Council of Australia Inc.
Martin, Mr Anthony John, Member, National Small Business
Centre of Excellence, Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants
Minor, Mrs Maryann, Hon. Treasurer, Australian Federation
of University Women – South Australia Inc. Trust Fund and Trustee,
The Australian Federation of University Women Inc.
Robinson, Mr Christopher James, Managing Director, National
Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd
Ryan, Ms Angela Mary, Taxation Director, Australian Society
of Certified Practising Accountants
Steel, Mr David George, Manager, South Australian Employers’
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc.
Strachan, Mr Stephen Francis, Senior Analyst, Winemakers’
Federation of Australia Inc.
MELBOURNE – 3 MARCH 1999
Allen, Mrs Carol, Executive Director, Kindergarten Parents
Victoria Inc.
Allport, Dr Carolyn Margaret, National President, National
Tertiary Education Industry Union
Beck, Professor James Allen , Chief Executive Officer,
Open Learning Australia
Brierley, Mr Edward John, President, Victorian Association
of State Secondary Principals and Vice President, Australian Secondary
Principals’ Association
Browne, Mr Greg, Convenor of Schools Educational Publishing
Committee, Australian Publishers’ Association and Managing Director,
Nelson ITP
Bryson, Ms Fran, Private Capacity
Burn, Dr Peter, Secretary, Business Coalition for Tax
Reform
Cameron, Mr Graeme, National Secretary, Taxi Industry
Council of Australia
Cargill, Mr Thomas John, National Welfare Officer, National
Union of Students Inc.
Clifton, Ms Karen Lee, Consultant, Recruitment and Consulting
Services Association
Connolly, Mr Walter Joseph, President, Taxi Drivers Association
of Victoria Inc.
D’Cruz, Dr Carolyn, Researcher, National Union of
Students Inc.
Dalmau, Miss Mary Josephine, President, Australian Booksellers’
Association
Fader, Mr Geoffrey Clement Francis, Director, Group Training
Australia
Frankland, Mr Mark Sydney, Executive and Research Officer,
Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations Inc.
Gleeson, Ms Libby, Deputy Chair, Australian Society of
Authors Ltd
Grant, Mr Alexander Beresford, President, Australian
Publishers’ Association
Hart, Ms Karyn Anne, President, Australian Secondary
Principals’ Association
Keenan, Mr Tony, Branch Assistant Secretary, Independent
Education Union of Australia
Kent, Mr Simon John, Policy and Research Officer, National
Tertiary Education Industry Union
Kirby, Mr Michael Francis, Manager, Apprentices Trainees
Employment Ltd
Mansour, Mr Gerard Vincent, Deputy Director, Kindergarten
Parents Victoria Inc.
Marles, Mr Richard Donald, Federal Assistant Secretary,
Transport Workers’ Union of Australia
Martin, Mr Peter John, Executive Officer, Australian
Secondary Principals’ Association
McKenna, Ms Rosaleen Mary, Secretary, Australian Council
for Adult Literacy
Morgain, Ms Dea Coleen, Executive Officer, Association
of Neighbourhood Houses and Learning Centres Inc.
Porter, Ms Dorothy Featherstone, Member, Australian Society
of Authors Ltd
Priday, Mr Jeffrey Wallace, National Development Officer,
Group Training Australia
Roberts, Ms Sarah, Victorian Secretary, Council of Australian
Postgraduate Associations Inc. and President, University of Melbourne
Postgraduate Association
Rolley, Ms Lynne Margaret, Federal Secretary, Independent
Education Union of Australia
Ryan, Mr Fergus Denis, Chair, Business Coalition for
Tax Reform
Tredinnick, Mr Douglas Barry, Principal, Employment and
Transaction Taxes Group, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and External Adviser
to Recruitment and Consulting Services Association
Varghese, Mr Jacob Isaac, National President, National
Union of Students Inc.
Williams, Mr Tony, Access and Equity Officer, Council
of Australian Postgraduate Associations Inc.
HOBART – 4 MARCH 1999
Abey, Mr Timothy John, Chief Executive, Tasmanian Chamber
of Commerce and Industry Ltd
Billing, Mr David John, President, Tasmanian Secondary
Principals’ Association
Bryce, Mr Stuart Alexander, Executive Committee Member,
Vineyards Association of Tasmania Inc.
Ellson, Mrs Dianne, Administrative Officer, Tasmanian
Council of State School Parents and Friends Association Inc.
Escott, Ms Ros, Assistant Executive Director and Regional
Administrator, International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners
Graeme-Evans, Mr Alex, Consultant/Lawyer, Tasmanian Independent
Wholesalers
Holderness-Roddam, Mr Robert, Private Capacity
Hood, Mr Andrew Vaughan, Vice President, Vineyards Association
of Tasmania Inc.
Hull, Ms Robin Joan, Research Officer, Australian Education
Union (Tasmanian Branch)
Richardson, Mr Sam, General Manager, Tasmanian Independent
Wholesalers
CANBERRA – 12 MARCH 1999
Abbey, Mr Brian Russell, President, Association of Heads
of Australian University Colleges and Halls Inc.
Andersen, Mr Philip Duncan, National Director, Printing
Industries Association of Australia
Connolly, Dr Gregory Philip, Director, Economic Conditions
Section, Economic and Labour Market Analysis Branch, Department of Employment,
Workplace Relations and Small Business
Crick, Mr Robert Gordon, Head, Sport and Tourism Division,
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Evans, Mr Chris, Assistant Secretary, Budget and Coordination
Branch, Schools Division, Department of Education, Training and Youth
Affairs
Fisher, Mr Ronald Claude, Economic and Trade Consultant,
Printing Industries Association of Australia
Hardham, Mrs Mylinh, Assistant Secretary, Equity and
Participation Branch, International, Analysis and Evaluation Division,
Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Horne, Mr Robert Drake, First Assistant Secretary, International,
Analysis and Evaluation Division, Department of Education, Training and
Youth Affairs
Jones, Mr Barry Philip, Acting Head, Industry Policy
Division, Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Karmel, Dr Tom, Assistant Secretary, Higher Education
Operations Branch, Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Manns, Mr Roderick Glen, Assistant Secretary, Vocational
Education and Training Reform Branch, Department of Education, Training
and Youth Affairs
Maxted, Mr Keith Charles, General Manager, Tourism Transport
and Business Development Branch, Department of Industry, Science and Resources
McLennan, Mrs Jennifer Mavis, Federal President, Isolated
Children’s Parents’ Association of Australia Inc.
Osborn, Mr Ian, Treasurer, Isolated Children’s Parents’
Association of Australia Inc.
Popple, Mr Jeffrey Thomas, Head, Tax Reform Unit, Department
of Family and Community Services
Pratt, Mr Finn, Assistant Secretary, Development and
Analysis Branch, Employment Services Market Group, Department of Employment,
Workplace Relations and Small Business
Rushbrook, Dr Lewis Douglas, Secretary, Association of
Heads of Australian University Colleges and Halls Inc.
Tchamkertenian, Mr Hagop, Manager, Industry and Commercial
Policy, Printing Industries Association of Australia
Tune, Mr David John, Executive Director, Department of
Family and Community Services
Volker, Dr Paul Anthony, Assistant Secretary, Economic
and Labour Market Analysis Branch, Department of Employment, Workplace
Relations and Small Business
Yates, Mr Ralph Bernard, Group Manager, Labour Market
Policy Group, Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small
Business
CANBERRA – 25 MARCH 1999
Dixon, Professor Peter Bishop, Director, Centre of Policy
Studies, Monash University