Public Hearings - Canberra, 31 January 2013

Public Hearings - Canberra, 31 January 2013

Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Venue: Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House, Canberra

Courts and Tribunals Legislation Amendment (Administration) Bill 2012

2:00pm-2:40pm

Law Council of Australia (Submission 5) via teleconference
Mr Rick O'Brien, Chair, Family Law Section
Mr David Gaszner, Federal Litigation Section

2:40pm-3:20pm

Federal Court of Australia (Submission 9)
Mr Warwick Soden, Registrar and Chief Executive Officer
Ms Louise Anderson, Deputy Registrar

3:20pm-4:00pm

Attorney-General's Department
Mr Kym Duggan, First Assistant Secretary, Social Inclusion Division
Dr Albin Smrdel, Assistant Secretary, Federal Courts Branch, Access to Justice Division
Ms Margaret Meibusch, Principal Legal Officer, Federal Courts Branch, Access to Justice Division
Mr Alan Wu, Legal Officer, Native Title Unit, Social Inclusion Division

4:00pm

Adjournment

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

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