Appendix 1
INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS THAT PROVIDED THE COMMITTEE WITH WRITTEN
SUBMISSIONS
Individual/Organisation Sub. No.
Immigrant Women's Speakout Association of NSW Inc, Harris Park,
New South Wales 1
Welfare Rights Centre, Surry Hills, New South Wales 2
The Salvation Army, Sydney, New South Wales 3
Bangladesh Islamic Centre of NSW Inc., Sefton, New South Wales 4
Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia Inc. 5
NSW Emergency Relief Forum, Surry Hills, New South Wales 6
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, Sydney,
New South Wales 7
Legal Aid Commission of NSW, Haymarket, New South Wales 8
Society of St Vincent de Paul, Fortitude Valley, Queensland 9
Anglicare Care Force Welfare Services, Telopea, New South Wales 10
*Department of Social Security 11
*Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs 12
*Department of Health and Family Services 13
*answers to questions taken on notice at the hearing
WITNESSES WHO APPEARED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
Canberra
27 March 1998 Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Mr Mark Sullivan, Deputy Secretary
Ms Lynne Gillam, Director, Settlement Policy and Planning
Mr Malcolm Paterson, Director, Independent and Australian Linked Section
Department of Social Security
Mr Michael Sassella, Senior Legal Adviser
Ms Lisa Paul, First Assistant Secretary
Mr Les Blacklow, Assistant Secretary, International Programs Branch
Mr Rob Nolan, Assistant Secretary, Special Payments Branch
Centrelink
Mr Mile Musovski, Multicultural Services Customer Segment
Federation of Ethnic Communities Council of Australia
Mr Victor Borg, Convenor, Legal and Immigration Network Committee
Mr Michael Choueifate, Policy Officer
Ethnic Communities Council of NSW
Ms Angela Chan, Convenor, Immigration Subcommittee
Welfare Rights Centre
Ms Carla Mullins, Senior Policy Officer
Ms Linda Forbes, Casework Coordinator
Social Security Guidelines operative from 21 March 1997 to 25 June
1997
(Disallowed by the Senate on 25 June 1997)
Extract from the guide to the administration of the social security
act
In effect, this part of the Guide replace the Guidelines (set out in
Appendix 3) which were disallowed by the Senate on 25 June 1997