Public hearings - Canberra, Friday, 15 February 2013

Effectiveness of threatened species and ecological communities' protection in Australia

Public hearings - Canberra, Friday, 15 February 2013

Time: 8:20 am

Venue: Committee Room 2S3 Parliament House, Canberra

Time

Witness

8.20 am

National Farmers' Federation (Submission 167)
Mr Matt Linnegar, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Deborah Kerr, Manager, Natural Resource Management

9.00 am

Suspension

10.15 am

Panel:
Australian Conservation Foundation (Submission 147)
Mr Graham Tupper, National Liaison Manager

Humane Society International (Submission 88)
Mrs Alexia Wellbelove, Senior Program Manager

WWF (Submission 81)
Dr Martin Taylor, Protected Areas and Conservation Science Manager

11.00 am

Suspension

11.30 am

Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists (Submission 57)
Mr Peter Cosier, Director
Ms Claire Parkes, Policy Analyst

12.00 pm

Suspension

12.30 pm

Australian Network of Environmental Defender's Offices (Submission 137)
Ms Rachel Walmsley, Policy and Law Reform Director, EDO (NSW)
Mr Brendan Sydes, Principal Solicitor, EDO (Victoria)

1.00 pm

Lunch

2.45 pm

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Submission 143)
Mr Mark Flanigan, First Assistant Secretary, Regulatory Reform Taskforce
Mr Sean Sullivan, First Assistant Secretary, Biodiversity Conservation Division
Ms Claire Howlett, Director, Biodiversity Policy Branch
Ms Alex Rankin, First Assistant Secretary, Heritage and Wildlife Division
Ms Deb Callister, Assistant Secretary, Wildlife Branch

Threatened Species Scientific Committee (Submission 154)
Professor Helene Marsh, Chair
Professor Keith Walker, TSSC member

Director of National Parks (Submission 144)
Mr Peter Cochrane, Director of National Parks

3.45 pm

Adjournment

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
Fax: +61 2 6277 5818
Email: ec.sen@aph.gov.au