Public hearing - Perth, Friday 9 October 2009

Senate Select Committee on Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities

Public hearing - Perth, Friday 9 October 2009

Venue: WA Legislative Council
18-32 Parliament Place
West Perth  WA  6005

9:00 – 9:40

Legal Aid WA (sub 1)
Mr Lex Payne, Director Regional
Ms Anna O'Connor, Lawyer, Acting Solicitor in Charge of the Goldfields Regional Office
Mr Malcolm Bradshaw, Director Business Services

9:40 – 10:20

WAITCH project (sub 98)
Ms Kadambii Barnao
Elder Ken Colbung Nundjan Djiridjakin
Mr Vasudeva Barnao
Mr Dennis Simmons Kaiber
Mr Dennis Simmons Junior
Mr Yagan Simmons
Ms Tracy Gilbert
Mr Shannon Kearing

10:20 – 11:00

Commissioner for Children and Young People (sub 76)
Ms Michelle Scott, Commissioner

11:00 – 11:20

Morning tea

11:20 – 12:00

Liquor Commission
Mr Jim Fremantle, Chairman

12:00 – 12:45

Department for Child Protection
Mr Terrence Murphy, Director General
Mr Ross Councillor, Manager Consulting Services

12:45 – 1:30

Lunch

1:30 – 2:10

Desert Knowledge Australia
The Hon Fred Chaney AO, Chair

2:10 – 2:50

Department of Corrective Services
Mr Neil Fong, Assistant Commissioner
Ms Heather Harker, Deputy Commissioner for Community Youth Justice
Ms Jacqueline Tang, Deputy Commissioner, Offender Management and Professional Development

2:50 – 3:30

Department of the Attorney General (sub 71)
Mr Andrew Marshall, Manager, Research and Analysis

3:30 – 3:40

Afternoon tea

3:40 – 4:20

Department of Indigenous Affairs (sub 90)
Mr Patrick Walker, Director General
Ms Noela Taylor, Executive Director, Policy and Reform
Mr Duncan Ord, Executive Director, North

4:20 – 5:00

WA Police
Acting Commander Darryl Gaunt
Mr Robert Skesteris, Executive Manager of Indigenous and Community Diversity Unit
Inspector Steve George
Detective Inspector Darren Seivwright

5:00 – 5:30

Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA)
Mr Bill Mitchell, President
Ms Jody Holbrook, Policy Manager Community

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