Public hearing - Tuesday, 13 April 2010

Public hearing - Tuesday, 13 April 2010

Holiday Inn
Cnr The Esplanade & Florence Street
Cairns

11.00am – 6.15pm

Inquiry into the Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2010

11.00am – 11.45am

Chuulangun Aboriginal Corporation (Submission 10)
Mr David Claudie, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Nyacha Kumopinta Aboriginal Corporation (Submission 20)
Mr Donald De Busch, Chairman
Girringun Aboriginal Corporation (Submission 26)
Mr John Andy, Chairman
Mr Phillip Rist, Chief Executive Officer

11.45am – 12.30pm

Cape York Land Council (Submission 25)
Mr Richard Ahmat, Executive Director
(also a Board Member of the Balkanu Cape York Development Corporation)

Mr David Yarrow, Legal Adviser

12.30pm – 1.15pm

The Wilderness Society Queensland (Submission 29)
Mr Glenn Walker, Wild Rivers Campaigner
Dr Tim Seelig, Queensland Campaign Manager
Mr Anthony Esposito, National Manager Indigenous Conservation Program

1.15pm – 2.00pm

Lunch break

2.00pm – 2.45pm

Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (Submission pending )
Mr John Bradley, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Andrew Luttrell, Director, Policy Indigenous Services
Mr Scott Buchanan, Project Director for Wild Rivers

2.45pm – 3.15 pm

Balkanu Cape York Development Corporation (Submission 18)
Mr Gerhardt Pearson, Executive Director
Mr Terry Piper, Chief Operating Officer

3.15pm – 4.00pm

Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (Submission 27)
Mr Murrandoo Yanner, Land Council Representative and Gangalidda Representative
Mr Terence Taylor, Land Council Representative and Wild Rivers Head Ranger
Mr Mark Hogno, Land Council Representative and Wild Rivers Ranger Coordinator

4.00pm – 4.30pm

Cape Alumina Limited (in camera appearance)

4.30pm – 5.00pm

Cape York Sustainable Futures (Submission 19)
Mr Joseph Elu, Treasurer and Mayor, Northern Peninsula Regional Council
Ms Trish Butler, Chief Executive Officer

5.00pm – 5.30pm

Dr Geoff Mosley (Submission 2) (via teleconference)

5.30pm – 6.00pm

Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council (Submission 6)
Mr Rodney Accoom, Mayor
Mr Greg Omeenyo, Land and Sea Ranger, Lockhart River Traditional Owner

6.00pm – 6.45pm

Northern Peninsula Area Traditional Owners (Submission 13)
Mr Larry Woosup, Representative
Ms Phyllis Yunkaporta, Traditional Owner and Deputy Mayor, Aurukun Shire Council (Submission 9)
Mr Peter Kyle, Umpila Traditional Owner and Member, Umpila Nesbit, Rocky, Massey, Chester Rivers Advisory Committee  TBC

Chair: Senator Trish Crossin; Deputy Chair: Senator Guy Barnett; Secretary: Ms Julie Dennett

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3560
Fax: +61 2 6277 5794
Email: legcon.sen@aph.gov.au