Public hearing

Public hearing

Thursday
19 May 2005
9.00am – 4:45pm
Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House, Canberra

PROGRAM

9:00 – 10:15

(in-camera request)
(in-camera presentation)

10:15 – 10:30

Morning Tea

10:30 – 11:15

Mental Health Council of Australia (Submission 262)

Council Executive Committee
The Hon. Keith Wilson, Chair
Mr John Mendoza, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Dawn Smith, Deputy Chair
Professor Ian Hickie
The Hon. Rob Knowles
Ms Christine Goonrey


11:15 – 12:15

Police Federation of Australia – (Submission 254)
Mr Mark Burgess, Chief Executive Officer


12:15 – 1:15

Lunch


1:15 – 2:15
(presentation)

Centre for Mental Health Research (ANU) – (Submission 186)
Dr Kathleen Griffiths, Senior Fellow & Director, Depression & Anxiety Consumer Research Unit.



2:15 – 3:00

Australian Medical Association (AMA) – (Submission 167)
Dr Martin Nothling, AMA Federal Councillor
Dr Chong Sien Yong, AMA Executive Councillor
Dr Bill Pring, AMA Representative


3:00 – 3:15

Afternoon Tea


3:15 – 4:45
(presentation)

Professor Gary Bond 
Chancellor's Professor of Psychology at Indiana University, Purdue University, Indianapolis.

Mr Geoffrey Waghorn  
(Psychologist, PhD Candidate) Policy and Economics Group, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research.


For further information, contact:

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Department of the Senate
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Australia

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