Public hearing - Canberra, Tuesday 9 June 2009

Senate Select Committee on Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities

Public hearing - Canberra, Tuesday 9 June 2009

9:00am – 4:45pm
Committee Room 2S1, Parliament House
Canberra ACT

Time Witness

9:00am – 9:45am

Carers Australia (sub No. 54)
Ms Joan Hughes, CEO
Ms Chrissie Nichols, Coordinator of Remote and Indigenous Services, Carers Northern Territory (Via teleconference)

9:45am – 10:30am

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (sub No. 69)
Dr Penny Allbon, Director
Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman, Social and Indigenous Group Head

10:30am – 11:15am

Department of Human Services (sub No. 70)
Ms Marie Johnson, Chief Technology Architect
Mr Brian Olson, Assistant Secretary, Business Projects Branch
Mr John Thompson, Senior Adviser, Business Projects Branch
Centrelink
Mr Peter Searston, General Manager, Remote Servicing A/g
Ms Roxanne Ramsey, General Manager, Remote Servicing
Ms Jo Gaha, National Manager, Indigenous Services
Mr Graham Maloney, National Manager, Income Management
Ms Susan Cartwright, Business Manager, Income Management

11:15am – 11:30am Morning tea break

11:30am – 12:15pm

Indigenous Land Corporation (sub No. 57)
Mr Michael O'Ryan, Director, Policy and Program Development

12:15pm – 1:00pm

Australian Association of Social Workers (sub No. 4)
Ms Kandie Allen-Kelly, Chief Executive Officer

1:00pm – 2:00pm Lunch Break

2:00pm – 3:00pm

Australian Bureau of Statistics (sub No. 53)
Mr Ian Crettenden, Branch Head, Indigenous and Education Statistics
Mr Andrew Webster, National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Statistics

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (Sub N/A)
Mr Geoff Leeper, Deputy Secretary
Mr Bernie Yates, Deputy Secretary
Ms Amanda Cattermole, Group Manager

4:00pm – 4:45pm

Department of Health and Ageing (sub No. 75)
Mr David Learmonth, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Ageing
Ms Lesley Podesta, First Assistant Secretary, Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Ms Joy Savage, Assistant Secretary, Remote Services Development Branch, Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

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