Public hearing - Canberra, Monday 14 December 2009

Senate Select Committee on Fuel and Energy

Public hearing - Canberra, Monday 14 December 2009

8:00am – 5:00pm
Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
CANBERRA

Time Witness

8:00am – 8:45am

Professor Vassilios Agelidis
Chair, Power Engineering, The University of Sydney

8:45am – 9:30am

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts  (Submission 50)
Mr Ross Carter, First Assistant Secretary, Renewables & Energy Efficiency             Division
Ms Mary Wiley-Smith, Assistant Secretary, Community & Industry             Partnerships Branch, Renewables & Energy Efficiency Division
Mr Paul Kesby, Acting Assistant Secretary, Environment Standards Branch,             Environment Quality Division
Ms Lesley Dowling, Director, Fuel and Used Oil Policy Section,             Environment Standards Branch, Environment Quality Division

9:30am – 10:15am

St Vincent de Paul Society
Dr John Falzon, National CEO
Mr Gavin Dufty, Victorian Manager Policy and Research
Ms May Mauseth Johnston, Researcher

10:15am – 10:30am

Morning Tea

10:30am – 11:15am

Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
Mr Brendan Morling, Head of Division, Energy and Environment Division
Ms Tania Constable, Principal Adviser, Resources and Energy Policy,            Energy White Paper
Mr Michael Sheldrick, General Manager, Fuels and Uranium Branch
Mr Douglas Cooke, A/g General Manager, Energy Security Branch
Mr Richard Niven, Manager, Alternative Fuels Section, Resources Division
Ms Nicole Hinton, Manager, Uranium Industry Section, Resources Division
Mr Steven Taylor, Manager, Resource Taxation and Economic Analysis             Section, Resources Division
Mr Dale Rentsch, Manager, LNG and Petroleum Development

11:15am – 12:00pm

Australian Energy Market Commission
Dr John Tamblyn, Commission Chairman
Mr Colin Sausman, Senior Director

12:00pm – 12:45pm

Department of the Treasury  (Submission 127)
Mr Glen McCrea, Manager, Indirect Tax Unit
Mr Bruce Paine, Principal Adviser, Competition and Consumer's Policy Division
Mr James O'Toole, Senior Adviser, Business Tax Division

12:45pm – 1:45pm

Lunch

1:45pm – 2:30pm

Minerals Council of Australia  (Submission 129)
Mr Robert Rawson, Adviser, Safety and Health
Mr Sid Marris, Assistant Director, Corporate Affairs

2:30pm – 3:15pm

CSIRO  (Submission 25) (via telephone conference)
Dr William Lilley, Senior Research Scientist
Mr Paul Graham, Theme Leader Carbon Futures

3:15pm – 4:00pm

Australian Energy Market Operator
Mr David Swift, Executive General Manager, Corporate Development

4:00pm – 4:15pm

Afternoon Tea

4:15pm – 5:00pm

Australian Geothermal Energy Association  (via telephone conference)
Mr Terry Kallis, Chairman
Ms Susan Jeanes, Chief Executive Officer

5:00pm

Adjournment

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