Public hearing - Darwin, Thursday 21 May and Friday 22 May 2009

Senate Select Committee on Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities

Public hearing - Darwin, Thursday 21 May and Friday 22 May 2009

Litchfield Room, Northern Territory Parliament House
Mitchell St, Darwin NT

Thursday, 21 May 2009
9:00am – 5:45pm

Time Witness

9:00am – 9:45am

NT Shelter (Sub No. 78)
Ms Toni Bromley, Executive Officer

9:45am – 10:30am

North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) & Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service (CAALAS) (Sub No. 24)
Ms Priscilla Collins, CEO (NAAJA)
Mr Mark O’Reilly, Principal Legal Officer (CAALAS)
Mr Glen Dooley, Principal Legal Officer (NAAJA)
Ms Helen Wodak, Advocacy Manager (NAAJA)
Mr Julian Johnson, Managing Civil Solicitor (NAAJA)
Ms Hannah Roe, Director (NAAJA)

10:30am – 10:45am Morning tea break

10:45am – 11:30am

Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission (Sub No. 22)
Ms Suzan Cox QC, Director
Ms Fiona Hussin, Coordinator, Policy and Projects
Mr Michael Petterson, Indigenous Community Liaison Officer

11:30am – 12:15pm

Laynhapuy Homelands Association Incorporated (Sub No. 28)
Mr Barayuwa Mununggurr, Chairperson
Ms Yananymul Mununggurr, CEO
Mr Ric Norton, General Manager

12:15pm – 1:15pm Lunch Break

1:15pm – 2:00pm

Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce
Mr Chris Young, Chief Executive Officer

2:00pm – 2:45pm

Outback Stores
Mr John Kop, Chief Executive Officer

2:45pm – 3:00pm Afternoon Tea Break

3:00pm – 3:45pm

Northern Territory Police
Assistant Commissioner Grahame Kelly
Acting Commander Wayne Harris

3:45pm – 4:30pm

Batchelor Institute for Indigenous Tertiary Education
Witnesses TBC

4:30pm – 5:15pm

Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation
Ms Ilana Eldridge, CEO
Dr Catherine Holmes, Principal Researcher  

5:15pm – 5:45pm

Acacia Larrakia Aboriginal Corporation
Witnesses TBC

Friday, 22 May 2009
8:45am – 1:00pm

Time Witness

8:45am – 9:25am

School of Australian Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Charles Darwin University (Sub No. 79)
Mr John Greatorex, Yolngu Studies Lecturer
Mr Yingiya Guyula, Yolngu Studies Lecturer

9:25am – 10:10am

Anglicare NT
Ms Coralie Nichols, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Ann Buxton, Executive Manager

10:10am – 10:20am Morning tea break

10:20am – 11:00am

Darwin Aboriginal Rights Coalition (Sub no. 5)
Witnesses TBC

11:00am – 12:00pm

NTER Operational Command
Mr Michael Zissler, Commander
Mr Brian Aarons, Chief of Staff

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Northern Territory Government
Mr Ken Davies, Deputy Chief Executive, Chief Minister’s Department

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