Public Hearings
Collie, Western Australia, 3
February 2017
Committee
Members in attendance: Senators Marshall (Chair), McKenzie (Deputy Chair),
Collins and Pratt (participating member)
Witnesses
Mr Mick Murray
MLA, Member for Collie-Preston, Parliament of Western Australia
Panel of Griffin
Coal employees
Mr Jay Scoffern,
current employee, Griffin Coal
Mr Paul
Beauglehole, current employee, Griffin Coal
Mr Chad Mitchell,
current employee, Griffin Coal
Mr Brett Pernich,
current employee, Griffin Coal
Mr Neil Weir,
employee until 2016, Griffin Coal
Australian
Manufacturing Workers' Union, W.A. Branch
Mr Steven
McCartney, State Secretary, AMWU
Mr Glenn McLaren,
Lead Organiser, AMWU
Mr Timothy Kucera,
Lawyer, Turner Freeman as engaged by the AMWU
Shire of Collie
Mr David Blurton,
Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Collie
Collie Chamber
of Commerce and Industry
Mr Glyn Yates,
President, Collie Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Collie community
representatives
Mrs Jane
Beauglehole
Ms Donna Davies
Mr Steve Davies
Ms Holly
Matakiewicz
Mrs Leonie Scoffern
Mrs Debra Miller
Mr Bruce Miller
Canberra, ACT, 6 February 2017
Committee Members in attendance: Senators Marshall
(Chair), McKenzie (Deputy Chair), Sterle (participating member) and Pratt (participating
member)
Witnesses
Griffin Coal
Mr Terry Gray,
Chief Operating Officer, Griffin Coal
Mr Tom Neumair,
Support Services Manager, Griffin Coal
Ballarat Victoria, 14 March 2017
Committee Members in attendance: Senators Marshall (Chair)
and McKenzie (Deputy Chair)
Witnesses
Ballarat
Regional Trades and Labour Council Inc
Mr Brett Edgington,
Secretary
Mr Allan Townsend,
Industrial Relations Officer
Mr Clinton Bannam,
Regional Organiser
Mr Orry Pilven,
Solicitor
Shearers and
Rural Workers Union
Mr Mark Pryor,
National President
Mr Bernard
Constable, National General Secretary
Mr Phillip
Broughton, National Assistant General Secretary
Panel of
individual employees (McCain Foods)
Mr Ross Kenna,
Delegate, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU)
Ms Angela McCarthy,
Union Official, AMWU
Panel of
individual employees (Parmalat)
Mr Mato Lucic, AMWU
Shop Steward
Mr Brett Kyne, AMWU
Delegate
Mr Damian King,
Electrical Trades Union (ETU) Victorian Branch Organiser
Mr Adam Pankhurst,
ETU Shop Steward
Health Workers
Union
Mr David Eden,
Assistant Secretary
Mr Kamal Bekhazi,
Research and Project Officer
Commerce
Ballarat
Ms Hayley Coates,
Deputy Chair
Mrs Jodie Gillett,
Chief Executive Officer
Central Highlands
Community Legal Centre
Mr Glen Ludbrook, Principal
Solicitor
McCain Foods
Mr Brian Neylon,
Human Resources Manager Australia and New Zealand
Mr Karl Thin, Plant
Manager, Ballarat Potato
Melbourne Victoria, 15 March 2017
Committee Members in attendance: Senators Marshall
(Chair), McKenzie (Deputy Chair) and Sterle (participating member).
Witnesses
Esso Australia
Mr Richard Owen,
Chairman, ExxonMobil Australia Group of Companies
Mr Andre Kostelnik,
Production Operations Manager
Mr Mike Wells, Area
Procurement Manager
Australian
Manufacturing Workers Union
Mr Michael Nguyen,
National Research Officer
Electrical
Trades Union
Ms Ruth Kershaw,
Strategic Research and Special Project
Mr Alan Dinon,
Member of the Electrical Trades Union
Victorian Trades
Hall Council
Mr Luke Hilakari,
Secretary
National Union
of Workers
Ms Claire Lewis,
Official
Mr Dario Mujkic,
Industrial Officer
Mr Daniel
Draicchio, Member
AGL Energy
Mr Doug Jackson,
Executive General Manager, Group Operations
Mr Tony Chappel,
Government and Community Engagement
Construction, Forestry,
Mining and Energy Union
Mr Dave Noonan,
Assistant National Secretary
Mr Tom Roberts,
Senior National Legal Officer (via teleconference)
Mr Andrew Thomas,
National Industrial Officer (via teleconference)
Australian
Workers Union Victorian Branch
Mr Ben Davis,
Secretary
Recruitment and
Consulting Services Association
Mr Charles Cameron,
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Simon
Schweigert, Media and Government Relations
Salvation Army
Ms Heather Moore,
National Policy and Advocacy Coordinator
WEstjustice
Ms Catherine
Hemingway, Employment Project Senior Solicitor
Young Workers
Centre
Ms Keelia
Fitzpatrick, Coordinator
Ms Alison Millward,
Volunteer
Ms Penny McCarthy,
Client
Sydney, New South Wales, 18 April
2017
Committee Members in attendance: Senators Marshall
(Chair) and McKenzie (Deputy Chair)
Witnesses
Airtasker
Mr Tim Fung, Chief
Executive Officer
Housing Industry
Association
Mr David Humphrey,
Senior Executive Director, Business, Compliance and
Contracting
Ms Melissa Adler,
Executive Director, Workplace Relations
Unions NSW
Mr Mark Morey,
Secretary
Mr Thomas Costa,
Assistant Secretary
Ms Kate Minter,
Research Officer
Australian
Institute of Marine and Power Engineers
Mr Martin Byrne,
Federal Secretary
Mr Adrian Morris,
Marine Engineer
Mr Raif Karamov,
Engineer
Australian
Industry Group
Mr Stephen Smith,
Head of National Workplace Relations Policy
United Voice
Ms Jo Anne
Schofield, National Secretary
Mr Stephen Bull,
National Industrial Coordinator
Australian
Maritime Officers Union
Mr Jarrod Moran,
Industrial Officer
Newcastle West, New South Wales, 19
April 2017
Committee members in attendance: Senators Marshall
(Chair) and McKenzie (Deputy Chair)
Witnesses
Hunter Workers
Mr Daniel Wallace,
Secretary
Maritime Union
of Australia
Mr Ian Bray,
Assistant National Secretary
Ms Elyane Drouart,
Senior National Industrial Officer
Mr Adam Jacka,
National Legal Officer
Legal Aid New
South Wales (via teleconference)
Ms Bridget Akers,
Solicitor
Brisbane, Queensland, 20 April 2017
Committee members in attendance: Senators Marshall
(Chair) and McKenzie (Deputy Chair), Paterson, Ketter (participating member)
and Watt (participating member)
Witnesses
Maurice
Blackburn Lawyers
Mr Giridharan
Sivaraman, Principal
Queensland
Nurses Union
Dr Liz Todhunter, Research
and Policy Officer
Mr Alan Shepherd,
Professional Officer
Mr Kevin Crank,
Industrial Officer
Australasian
Meat Industry Employees' Union
Mr Matthew
Journeaux, Queensland Branch Secretary
Mr Craig Buckley,
Queensland Branch Industrial Officer
Australian Meat
Industry Council
Mr Kevin Cottrill,
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Ken McKell,
Human Resources Manager
Growcom
Ms Rachel
Mackenzie, Chief Advocate
Queensland
Council of Unions
Mr John Martin,
Research and Policy Officer
Ms Imogen Beynon,
Queensland state lead, National Union of Workers
Ms Samarah Wilson,
Member, United Voice
Mr Mitchell
Laidley, Member, United Voice
Mr Bruce
Lillywhite, Member, United Voice
Melbourne, Victoria, 18 May 2017
Committee members in attendance: Senators Marshall
(Chair) and McKenzie (Deputy Chair) and Ketter (participating member)
Witnesses
Carlton &
United Breweries
Mr Peter Filipovic,
Business Unit President, Australia
Mr Craig Katerberg,
Vice President, Legal and Corporate Affairs
Mr Sebastian
Siccita, Abbotsford Plant Manager
Victorian
Hospitals Industrial Association
Mr Stuart
McCullough, Chief Executive Officer
JobWatch Legal
Practice
Mr Ian Scott,
Senior Lawyer
Retail and Fast
Food Workers Union
Mr Josh Cullinan,
Secretary
Mr David Suter,
Delegate and Member
Mr Ben Dobson,
Member
Mr Spencer Howard,
Member
Shop,
Distributive & Allied Employees' Association
Mr Gerard Dwyer,
National Secretary, Treasurer
Australian
Services Union
Ms Ingrid Stitt,
Branch Secretary
Ms Maria Scafi,
Delegate
Mr Craig Shugg,
Delegate
Dnata (via
teleconference)
Mr Robert Larizza,
Head of Human Resources
Mr Brett Fuller,
Head of Ground Services
Canberra, ACT, 9 June 2017
Committee members in attendance: Senators Marshall (Chair),
McKenzie (Deputy Chair), Bilyk and Ketter (participating member)
Witnesses
Australian
Council of Trade Unions
Mr Trevor Clarke,
Director, Industrial and Legal
Australian
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Ms Alana Matheson,
Deputy Director, Workplace Relations
Ms Jenny Lambert,
Director, Employment, Education and Training
Office of the
Fair Work Ombudsman
Ms Natalie James,
Fair Work Ombudsman
Mr Michael
Campbell, Deputy Fair Work Ombudsman
Ms Janine Webster,
Chief Counsel
Mr Anthony Fogarty,
Executive Director, Policy, Analysis and Reporting
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