Public hearing - Melbourne, Monday 15 February 2010

Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Bill 2009 and Information Commissioner Bill 2009

Public hearing - Melbourne, Monday 15 February 2010

Time 10.00 am– 3.00 pm

Venue Victorian Parliamentary Committee Rooms
Rooms G7 and G8
55 St Andrews Place, Melbourne

10.00-10.35

Associate Professor Moira Paterson (submission 20)

10.35–11.10 am

Dr Johan Lidberg, Academic Chair of Journalism, Murdoch University (submission 7)

11.10–11.35 pm

Mr Peter Timmins, Managing Director, Timmins Consulting (via teleconference) (submission 19)

11.35am -12.00pm

Australian Press Council (via teleconference) (submission 23)
Mr Jack Hermann

12.00–1.00 pm

Lunch

1.00-1.30 pm

Australian Law Reform Commission (via teleconference) (submission 9)
Professor Rosalind Croucher

1.30-2.00 pm

Victorian Privacy Commissioner (submission 15)
Ms Helen Versey, Privacy Commissioner
Ms Felicity Wright, Policy and Compliance Officer

2.00-2.20 pm

Public Interest Advocacy Centre (via teleconference) (submission 24)
Ms Elizabeth Simpson, Solicitor

2.20 pm-3.00pm

Liberty Victoria (submission 17)
Ms Georgia King-Siem, Vice President
Professor Zifcak

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Finance and Public Administration
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3439
Fax: +61 2 6277 5809
Email: fpa.sen@aph.gov.au