Public hearing - Canberra, Friday 26 August 2011

International child abduction to and from Australia

Public hearing - Canberra, Friday 26 August 2011

Committee Room 2S1, Parliament House
9:15am-3:30pm

International child abduction to and from Australia

9:15am-10:00am

Mr Lauchlan Leishman (Submission 7)

Mr Ken Thompson (Submission 22)

10:00-10:15am

Morning tea break

10:15am-11:00am

International Social Service, Australia (Submission 11)
Ms Helen Freris, National Services Manager

National Council of Single Mothers and Their Children (Submission 10)
Ms Terese Edwards, Chief Executive Officer

11:00am-11:30am

National Legal Aid (Submission 37)
Mr Norman Reaburn
Ms Alexandra Wearne (via teleconference)

Women's Legal Services Australia (Submission 33) (teleconference)
Ms Angela Lynch, Committee Member
Ms Tamara de Kretser, Committee Member

11:30am-12:15pm

Law Council of Australia (Submission TBC)
Mr Geoff Sinclair, Chair, Family Law Section (via teleconference)

Mr Michael Nicholls QC (Submission 6)

12:15pm-1:15pm

Lunch break

1:15pm-2:30pm

The Hon Diana Bryant, Chief Justice, Family Court of Australia (Submission 35)

2:30pm-3:30pm

Attorney-General's Department (Submission 32)
Ms Louise Glanville, First Assistant Secretary, Access to Justice Division
Mr Paul Hansen, Director, International Family Law Section
Ms Jennifer Furze, a/g Senior Legal Officer, International Family Law Section

Australian Federal Police (Submission 31)
Assistant Commissioner Ramzi Jabbour
Ms Elsa Sengstock, Coordinator, Legislation Program, Policy & Governance

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Submission 34)
Ms Paula Ganly, Assistant Secretary, Consular Policy Branch
Mr Mauro Kolobaric, Assistant Secretary, Australian Passport Office
Mr Dominic Trinidade, Assistant Secretary, Domestic Legal Branch

Chair: Senator Gary Humphries; Deputy Chair: Senator Trish Crossin; Secretary: 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