Public Hearings

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Public Hearings

MONDAY 16 AND TUESDAY 17 OCTOBER 2000

The Senate Select Committee on Superannuation and Financial Services will be holding its final Public Hearings in Canberra on Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 October on matters relating to superannuation and financial services. The Committee is inquiring into:

  1. prudential supervision and consumer protection for superannuation, banking and financial services;
  2. the opportunities and constraints for Australia to become a centre for the provision of global financial services; and
  3. enforcement of the Superannuation Guarantee Charge.

The purpose of the hearing on the 16 October is to take further evidence from financial and other groups on terms of reference (a) and (c). On 17 October, the regulators (ASIC, APRA, the ATO and ACCC) and the policy department with responsibility for superannuation, banking and financial services (Treasury) will give evidence on these two terms of reference.

The programs for the Committee’s hearings are attached.

Contact:

For comment: Senator John Watson
Chair
02 6277 3685 (Canberra)
03 6331 4544 (Launceston,TAS)
For information: Sue Morton, Secretary 02 6277 3458 or 0416278258
Internet access: https://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee  
Email:   Super.sen@aph.gov.au

12 October 2000

 

 

INQUIRY INTO MATTERS RELATING TO SUPERANNUATION AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

PROGRAM
PUBLIC HEARING – CANBERRA
MONDAY 16 OCTOBER

Venue: Committee Room 2S1, Parliament House, Canberra

11.15am Care Financial Counselling Service
Mr David Tennant, Director
11.45am National Farmers Federation
Mr Richard Calver, Director, Industrial Relations
12.30pm Australian Association of Permanent Building Societies
Mr Jim Freemantle, Chairman
Mr Jim Larkey, Executive Director
1.00pm First Samuel Ltd
Mr Anthony Starkins, Managing Director
1.30pm Association of Financial Advisers
Mr John Hibberd, National President
Mr Dugald Mitchell, Consultant
2.00pm CLOSE/LUNCH

 

 

 

INQUIRY INTO MATTERS RELATING TO SUPERANNUATION AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

PROGRAM
PUBLIC HEARING – CANBERRA
TUESDAY 17 OCTOBER

Venue: Committee Room 2S1, Parliament House, Canberra

8.30am

Australian Securities and Investment Commission
Ms Delia Rickard, Director Office of Consumer Protection
Mr Peter Kell, Director Office of Consumer Protection
Mr Sean Hughes, Director Deposits, Investment, Super & Consumer Branch
Mr Malcolm Rodgers, Director Regulatory Policy Branch

10.00am

Morning Tea

10.15 am

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
Mr Les Phelps, Executive General Manager, Specialised Institutions Division
Mr Keith Chapman, General Manager, Central Region
Dr Darryl Roberts, General Manager, Policy Development & Statistics
Mr Roger Brown, Senior Manager, Rehabilitation & Enforcement

12.00 pm

The Treasury
Mr Roger Brake, General Manager, Retirement & Personal Income Division
Ms Jan Harris, General Manager, Consumer Affairs Division
Mr Michael Willcock, General Manager, Financial Markets Division
Mr Bill Keown, Manager, DTI Policy & Prudential Unit
Ms Karen Whitham, Manager, Superannuation & Insurance Unit

1.00pm

Lunch

2.00pm

Australian Taxation Office
Mr Leo Bator, Deputy Commissioner, Superannuation
Mr David Diment, Assistant Commissioner, Compliance, Superannuation

3.30pm

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Mr Allan Asher, Deputy Chairman

4.00pm

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