Appendix 2

Public hearing

Melbourne, Victoria, 27 October 2016

Committee Members in attendance: Senators McKenzie, Marshall, Hume, Waters

Witnesses

Professor Michelle Brown, private capacity

Professor Beth Gaze, private capacity

Professor Andrew Stewart, private capacity

JobWatch

Mr Ian Scott, Principal Lawyer

Australian Federation of Employers and Industries

Mr Garry Brack, Chief Executive Officer

Ms Jill Allen, Manager, Research and Policy

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Ms Alana Matheson, Deputy Director, Workplace Relations

Victorian Women Lawyers

Ms Stephanie Milione, Convenor

Ms Sophie Brown, Co-Chair, Work Practices Committee

Ms Amy Johnstone, Chair, Law Reform Committee

Law Council of Australia

Mr Jonathan Kirkwood, Member Industrial Law Committee, Federal Litigation and Dispute Resolution Section

Ms Emma Hlubucek, Senior Policy Lawyer

Australian Council of Trade Unions

Ms Erin McCoy, Industrial Officer

Finance Sector Union

Ms Wendy Streets, Local Executive Secretary, Queensland Branch

Workplace Gender Equality Agency

Ms Jackie Woods, Acting Director

Ms Janin Bredehoeft, Senior Research Advisor

Office for Women, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Ms Amanda McIntyre, First Assistant Secretary