APPENDIX 2
Witnesses who appeared before the Committee and date of Transcript of
Evidence
6 August 1996, Canberra
Council for Equal Opportunity in Employment
Ms Rohan Squirchuk, Executive Director
Attorney-General's Department
Mr Henry Burmester, Chief General Counsel
Mr William Campbell
Ms J Sheedy, Senior Government Counsel, Human Rights Branch
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Ms M Carseldine, Family Residence Section
Mr G Fleming, Director, Citizenship Policy Section
Mr P Vardos, Assistant Secretary, Protection and
Family Residence Branch
Australian Sports Commission
Miss Andrea Coss, Women and Sport Unit
Ms D Simms, Manager, Women and Sport Unit
Department of Social Security
Mr A Denholm
Mr M Sassella, First Assistant Secretary, Legal Services Division
Office of International Law
Ms A Devereux, Counsel
Ms Sandy Hinson, private citizen
Australian Law Reform Commission
Mr A Rose, President
Dr David Kinley
Department of Defence
Mr C Neumann, Acting First Assistant Secretary,
Human Resources and Management
Australian Defence Force
Commodore RAN J O'Hara, Director General
Personnel Policy and Plans
Womensport Australia
Ms H Reid, Executive Officer
Uniting Church in Australia
Reverend R Stringer, Secretary for Social Justice
7 August 1996, Sydney
Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia
Dr M Anderson, Policy and Research
Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW
Mr C Puplick, President
Ms C Brown, Acting Legal Officer
Ms N Hennessy, Legal and Policy Branch
AIDS Council of New South Wales
Mr N Carrington
Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby
Ms S Clayton, Co-Convenor
Women in Sport Foundation
Mrs Katherine de Bry, President
Mrs J Jones
2010 Lesbian and Gay Youth Services
Ms J Wade, Secretary and Public Officer
Ms J Golding
NSW Council for Civil Liberties
Mr K O'Rourke, Vice-President
Ms L Goodsell, Committee Member
Lesbian and Gay Anti-Violence Project
Mr B Grant, Coordinator
Ms J Millbank, private citizen
Ms C Ronalds, private citizen
Australian Human Rights and Equal
Mr C Sidoti, Commissioner
Metropolitan Community Church
Reverend G Smith, Pastor and Australian Coordinator
Mr S Spindler, private citizen
8 August 1996, Melbourne
Ms A Chapman, private citizen
Australian Council of Trade Unions
Ms L Connor
Gay Men and Lesbians Against Discrimination
Mr D Cooper
Mr J Davey
Mr A Shaw
Equal Opportunity Commission Victoria
Mr M Gorton, Commissioner
Ms Debbie Kiper
Mr T Keenan, private citizen
Mr R Kelsey, private citizen
Gender Dysphoria Clinic, Monash Medical Centre
Dr T Kennedy
Transgender Law Reform Association
Ms Jane Langley
Ms J Peters
North Melbourne Legal Service and
Federation of Community Legal Centres
Ms Kate Lawrence
Mr W Morgan, private citizen
Focus on the Family Australia
Mr B Muehlenberg, National Research Coordinator
The ALSO Foundation
Mr D Ray
Ms C Ryan, private citizen
Mr S Spindler, private citizen
Mr P Stevens, private citizen
Salt Shakers
Mr P Stokes
Ms K Walker, private citizen
Mr J Way, private citizen
9 August 1996, Hobart
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Mr R Henderson
Baptist Churches of Tasmania
Reverend H Pell, Superintendent
Mr G Barnett
Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group
Mr R Croome, Campaign Coordinator
Mr J Rostant, Community Education Coordinator
Ms L Savell
Dr Henry Finlay, private citizen
The Community and Family Rights Council
Mr R Gibbs, Secretary
16 August 1996, Adelaide
Equal Opportunity Commission
Ms Linda Matthews, Commissioner
Mr M Ahern, Assistant Commissioner
Lesbian and Gay Community Action
Ms B Baird
Mr J Robertson
Festival of Light (SA)
Mr David d'Lima
Mrs R Phillips
Dr D Phillips
The Chameleons
Ms M D'Orsay-Lawrence
Ms E Gauntlett, private citizen
Temple Christian College
Mr B Hagger, Headmaster
SA Branch of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
(Australian Section)
Ms M Heath
Miss J Thomson
AIDS Council of South Australia
Ms Mahamah
Mr K Miller, Gay Men's Health
Ms M Rogers, private citizen
Gay and Lesbian Counselling Service of SA Inc.
Ms J Scott
23 September 1996, Perth
Australian Family Association
Mr J Barich, President
Mr R Egan, Executive Member
Dr V Cass, private citizen
Gay and Lesbian Counselling Service of Western Australia Inc.
Dr K Franklin, Assistant Director
Ms J Froome, Director and Chair of Board
Mr S Gethin, private citizen
Australian Council for Lesbian and Gay Rights (WA)
Mr B Greig
Anglican Social Responsibilities Commission
Canon G Harvey
Mr A Hosken, private citizen
Mr C Kendall, private citizen
Equal Opportunity Commission
Ms J Williams, Commissioner
24 September 1996, Perth
Calvinistic Political and Social Association
Mr P Dekker
Mr F Den Boer, Secretary
Mr H Pitlo
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Ms L Garmony
Mrs M Pugh
Mr J Pugh
Mrs N Schwind, Secretary
Miss A Shepherd
Mrs J Smythe
1 October 1996, Brisbane
Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia in Queensland
Reverend Peter Breen
Queensland Anti-Discrimination Commission
Mr John Briton
Ms Margo Couldrey
Queensland Association of Gay and Lesbian Rights
Mr Michael Carden
Ms Merran Lawler
Mr Adrian Lovney
Ms Shayne Wilde
Christian Outreach Centre
Mr Peter Earle
Pastor Brian Mulheran
Association of Catholic Parents
Mr Peter Howard
Mr Michael O'Dowd
Australian Transgender Support Association Inc.
Ms Kristine Johnson
Ms Gina Mather
Queensland AIDS Council
Mr Adrian Lovney
Dr Albert Reece, private citizen
Australian Bisexual Network
Mr Wayne Roberts
Gay and Lesbian Health Service
Dr Wendall Rosevear
Mr Alec Spencer, private citizen
22 October 1996, Canberra
Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
Mr Robert Browne, Australian Passport Service
Mr Robert Hamilton, Consular & Passports Branch
Mr Graeme Middleweek, Passport Operations
Australian Association of Christian Schools
Mr Peter Crimmins
Victorian Council for Civil Liberties
Mr Joseph O'Reilly
Health Insurance Commission
Mr Geoffrey Gillett, Medicare Eligibility
Department of Health and Family Services
Mr Ian McNeil, Health Benefits Division