Public Hearings - Melbourne, Wednesday 23 January 2013

Public Hearings - Melbourne, Wednesday 23 January 2013

Time: 8:45am - 5:45pm

Venue: Hotham Rooms A and B, Rydges North Melbourne

Exposure Draft - Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012

8:45am-9:15am

Liberty Victoria (Submission 379)
Mr Jamie Gardiner, Vice President
Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (Submission 534)
Ms Sally Goldner, Treasurer
Mr Corey Irlam, Member

9:15am-10:00am

Australian Council of Trade Unions (Submission 310)
Mr Tim Lyons, Assistant Secretary
Ms Belinda Tkalcevic, Legal and Industrial Officer

10:00am-10:45am

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Submission 411)
Mr Daniel Mammone, Director of Workplace Policy and Director of
Legal Affairs

10:45am-11:00am

Morning tea break

11:00am-11:45am

Australian Federation of Disability Organizations (Submission 309)
Ms Lesley Hall, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Stephen Gianni, National Policy Officer
Disability Discrimination Legal Service and Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service (Submission 366)
Ms Julie Phillips, Manager

11:45am-12:30pm

Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse
(Submission 24)

Ms Gaby Marcus, Director
Ms Fiona McCormack, CEO, Domestic Violence Victoria
Ms Ludo McFerran, Manager, Safe at Home, Safe at Work Project
Ms Shabnam Hameed, Industrial PO, Safe at Home, Safe at Work Project
Ms Anna Davis, Co-Cordinator NT Working Women's Centre
(via teleconference)

12:30pm-1:15pm

Lunch Break

1:15pm–2:00pm

Institute of Public Affairs (Submission 331)
Mr Simon Breheny, Director, Legal Rights Project
Mr Chris Berg, Director, Policy
Mr Tim Wilson, Director, Climate Change Policy and the Intellectual Property and Free Trade Union
Free TV Australia (Submission 330) via teleconference
Ms Julie Flynn, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Sylvie Saab, Manager of Media Policy and Regulatory Affairs
Joint Media Organisations (Submission 484) via teleconference
Ms Georgia-Kate Schubert, Head of Policy and Government Affairs,
News Limited
Mr Richard Coleman, Solicitor, Fairfax Media

2:00pm–2:45pm

Human Rights Council of Australia (Submission 475)
Mr Andrew Naylor, Chairperson
Office of the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner (Tasmania) (Submission 429)
Ms Robin Banks, Anti-Discrimination Commissioner
Australian Council of Human Rights Agencies (Submission 358)
Ms Karen Toohey, Acting Commissioner, Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission
Ms Skye Rose, Senior Legal Adviser, Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission

2:45pm–3:30pm

Human Rights Law Centre (Submission 402)
Ms Anna Brown, Director, Advocacy and Litigation
Ms Rachel Ball, Director, Advocacy and Campaigns
Public Interest Law Clearing House (Submission 425)
Ms Lucy Adams, Senior Lawyer, Pilch Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic
Ms Simone Ball, Lawyer, PilchConnect

3:30pm–3:45pm Afternoon tea break
3:45pm–4:15pm

Australian Association of Christian Schools (Submission 359)
Mr Robert Johnston, Executive Officer

4:15pm–4:45pm

Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association (Submission 218)
Mr Ian Blandthorn, National Assistant Secretary
Ms Therese Bryant, National Women's Officer

4:45pm–5:15pm

Beyondblue (Submission 217 and Submission 586 joint submission with Mental Health Council of Australia)
Ms Kate Carnell AO, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Joshua Fear, Director, Policy and Projects, Mental Health Council
of Australia

5:15pm–5:45pm

Victorian Government (Submission 355)
Mr Mark Sneddon, Crown Counsel

5:45pm Adjournment

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
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