APPENDIX 2
Public Hearings/Witnesses
Monday, 7 June 2010
Parliament House, Canberra
Committee Members in attendance:
Senator Scott Ryan (Chair)
Senator Doug Cameron
Senator John Williams
Senator Rachel Siewert
Senator Mary Jo Fisher
Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells
Witnesses
Department
of Health and Ageing
Ms Sarah HALTON,
Secretary
Mr Graeme HEAD,
Deputy Secretary
Ms Rosemary HUXTABLE, Deputy
Secretary
Department
of Finance and Deregulation
Mr David de CARVALHO, First Assistant Secretary, Social Policy
Division, Budget Group
Department of
the Treasury
Ms Peta FURNELL, Deputy Secretary
Department of
the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Mr Benjamin RIMMER, Deputy Secretary
Catholic Health
Australia
Mr Martin LAVERTY,
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Nicolas
MERSIADES, Senior Adviser, Aged Care
Mr Patrick TOBIN, Director, Policy
Rural
Doctors Association of Australia
Mr Steve SANT, Chief Executive
Officer
Doctors
Action
Dr Adrian SHEEN
Australian
General Practice Network
Ms Leanne WELLS,
Executive Director
Ms Rachel YATES, Director Policy
Mental
Health Council of Australia
Mr David CROSBIE,
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Simon TATZ, Director of
Communications
Australian
Medical Association
Dr Andrew PESCE,
President
Mr Francis SULLIVAN, Secretary-General
Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Stamford Plaza, Melbourne
Committee Members in attendance:
Senator Scott Ryan (Chair)
Senator Helen Polley (Deputy Chair)
Senator Helen Kroger
Senator Rachel Siewert
Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells
Witnesses
Consumers
Health Forum of Australia
Ms Carol BENNETT,
Executive Director
Ms Anna WISE, Senior Policy Manager
Professor Patrick McGORRY
Emeritus Professor David PENINGTON
Dr Christine BENNETT
Royal
Australian College of General Practitioners
Dr Morton RAWLIN, Vice-President
Australian
Health Care Reform Alliance
Mr Vern HUGHES, Committee
Member
Mr Bo LI, Executive
Member
Mr Rod WILSON, Member
National
Primary Health Care Partnership
Ms Claire HEWAT, Chair
Prof. Lyndel LITTLEFIELD,
Member
Ms Leanne WELLS, Member
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