Appendix 2 - Public hearings and witnesses

Appendix 2Public hearings and witnesses

Friday, 15 March 2024

Committee Room 2S1

Parliament House

Canberra

Centre for Public Integrity

Mr Geoffrey Watson SC, Board Member

Accountability Round Table

Ms Lyn Allison, Chair

The Australia Institute

Mr Bill Browne, Director, Democracy & Accountability Program

Economic Justice Australia

Ms Genevieve Bolton, Chair

Ms Catherine Eagle, Principal Solicitor Welfare Rights & Advocacy Service

National Legal Aid

Ms Jacqueline Finlay, Deputy Director, Civil Law Division, Legal Aid NSW

Ms Katherine McKernan, Executive Director

Refugee Advice and Casework Service

Mr Ahmad Sawan, Supervising Senior Solicitor

Ms Mursal Rahimi, Policy and Casework Solicitor

Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

Ms Rachel Saravanamuthu, Legal Policy Lead

People with Disability Australia

Ms Lisa Ira, Senior Policy Officer

Disability Advocacy Network Australia

Mr Liam Thatcher, Policy and Advocacy Officer

Mr Jeff Smith, Chief Executive Officer

Attorney-General's Department

Ms Sara Samios, First Assistant Secretary, Administrative Review Taskforce

Ms Joanna Virtue, Assistant Secretary, Administrative Review Taskforce

Department of Home Affairs

Mr David Gavin, Assistant Secretary, Compliance and Community Protection Policy Branch

Mrs Julia Paton, Acting Assistant Secretary, Migration and Citizenship Law Branch

Department of Social Services

Ms Bronwyn Worswick, Chief Council

Ms Nicola Pearson, Special Council

Friday, 26 April 2024

Committee Room 2S1

Parliament House

Canberra

Assistant Professor Narelle Bedford, Private capacity

Community and Public Sector Union - PSU Group

Ms Melissa Donnelly, National Secretary

Mr James Nyks, Acting Industrial Officer

Emeritus Professor Terry Carney AO, Private capacity

Mr Tony Vernier, Private capacity

Dr Denis Dragovic, Private capacity

Mr Graham Connolly, Private capacity

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Mr Michael Hawkins AM, Registrar

Mr Jamie Crew, Chief Operating Officer

Mr Kelvin Zhu, Chief Corporate and Financial Officer

Attorney-General's Department

Department of Social Services

Department of Home Affairs

Friday, 3 May 2024

Committee room 2S3

Parliament House

Canberra

Law Council of Australia

Mr Peter Woulfe, Chair, Federal Administrative Law Reform Working Group

Mrs JoanneKinslor, Member, Federal Administrative Law Reform Working Group

Ms Leonie Campbell, General Manager, Policy

Mr NathanMacDonald, Deputy General Manager, Policy