Public hearing - Sydney, Wednesday 24 October 2012

The adequacy of the allowance payment system for jobseekers and others, the appropriateness of the allowance payment system as a support into work and the impact of the changing nature of the labour market

Public hearing - Sydney, Wednesday 24 October 2012

Time: 8.40am - 12.10pm

Venue: The Portside Centre
Symantec House, Level 5, 207 Kent St, Sydney

8.40am - 9.20am

Academy of Social Sciences Australia
Mr Dennis Trewin, Chair, Policy and Advocacy Committee

9.20am - 10.00am Teleconference

Council on the Ageing (Sub. 58)
Mr Ian Yates, Chief Executive
Ms Josephine Root, National Policy Manager

10.00am - 10.40am
Teleconference

Professor Peter Whiteford (Sub. 60)
Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

10.40am - 11.20am

Australian Human Rights Commission (Sub. 43)
The Hon. Susan Ryan, Human Rights Commissioner
Ms Fabienne Balsamo, Principal Adviser, Age Discrimination

11:20am - 12:10pm

DHS/Centrelink (Sub.38)
Mr Barry Sandison, Deputy Secretary, Participation, Families and Older Australians
Ms Michelle Lees, Service Leader

DEEWR
Ms Jennifer Taylor, Deputy Secretary, Early Childhood, Working Age and Indigenous Participation
Ms Sandra Parker, Deputy Secretary
Ms Sue Dawson, Group Manager, Income Support Taskforce
Ms Moya Drayton, Group Manager, Job Services Australia
Mr Ty Emerson, Branch Manager, Income Support Taskforce
Mr Stuart Watson, Assistant Secretary
Ms Lisbeth Kelly, Branch Manager, Disability Employment Services Branch

FaHCSIA
Ms Allyson Essex, A/g Group Manager, Disability and Carers
Ms Leonie Corver, A/g Branch Manager, Disability and Carers Payments Policy Branch

12.10pm

Adjournment

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3521
Fax: +61 2 6277 5706
Email: eet.sen@aph.gov.au