Public hearing - Canberra, Friday 30 April 2010

Inquiry into food production in Australia - impact of MIS

Public hearing - Canberra, Friday 30 April 2010

Senate Committee Room 2R1
Parliament House
CANBERRA

9.30 am - 4.15 pm

Time

Witness

Sub No.

9:30 am

Professor Richard Jefferson

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10:15 am

Professor Luigi Palombi
Professor Peter Drahos

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11:00 am

Morning Tea

 

11:15 am

IP Australia
Ms Fatima Beattie, Deputy Director General
Mr Leo O'Keeffe, Director Domestic Policy
Ms Lexie Press, Senior Examiner of Patents

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12:15 pm

Grains Research and Development Corporation
Mr John Harvey, Executive Manager, Varieties, GRDC
Ms Su McCluskey, Chief Executive Officer, CRRD

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1:00 pm

Lunch

 

1.45 pm

Mr John Martin

 

2:15 pm

Fertiliser Industry Federation of Australia
Mr Nick Drew, Executive Manager

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3:00 pm

Victorian Farmers Federation
Mr Russell Amery, VFF Grains Group President
Mr Stephen Sheridan, VFF Grains Group Manager
NSW Farmers Association
Mr Mark Hoskinson, Chairman Grains Committee (via teleconference)
Mr Ben Mason, Policy Manager

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3:45 pm

Mr Andrew Helps

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4.15 pm

Adjournment of Hearing

 

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Select Committee on Agricultural and Related Industries
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3511
Fax: +61 2 6277 5811
Email: agriculture.sen@aph.gov.au