Appendix 2
Details of Meetings and Witnesses
PUBLIC HEARING - 1 May 1995
Venue: Committee Room 2S1, Parliament House, Canberra
Commenced: 9.40am
Adjourned: 4.05pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney and Abetz
Witnesses:
Senator Vicki Bourne
Department of the Senate
Mr Harry Evans
Clerk of the Senate
Mr Peter Bayne
National Farmers' Federation
Mr Ian Booth
Research Officer
Mr Robert Hadler
Director
International Affairs
Attorney-General's Department
Mr Henry Burmester
Principal International Law Counsel
Office of International Law
Mr William Campbell
Senior Government Counsel
Office of International Law
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Mr Robert Davis
Director
Trade and Policy Research
Australian Mining Industry Council
Mr Geoffrey Ewing
Assistant Director
Greenpeace Australia
Mr Ian Fry
National Liaison Officer
Australian National University
Professor Donald Greig
Faculty of Law
Dr David Kinley
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Law
Humane Society International
Mr Michael Kennedy
Director
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Mr Christopher Lamb
Legal Adviser
Ms Jan Linehan
Deputy Legal Adviser
Mr Brian Slee
Executive Officer
Treaties Support Unit
Department of the Environment Sport and Territories
Mr Phillip Toyne
Executive Director
Environmental Strategies Directorate
PUBLIC HEARING - 2 May 1995
Venue: 525 Collins St, Melbourne
Commenced: 9.15am
Adjourned: 4.20pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney and Spindler
Witnesses:
Law Council of Australia
Mr David Bailey
Constitutional Law Committee
Mr Jacob Fajgenbaum
Chairman
Constitutional Law Committee
Department of Premier and Cabinet
Ms Fiona Hanlon
Assistant Secretary
Legal Branch
Ms Judith Tyers
Assistant Secretary
Commonwealth-State Relations Branch
Mr John Daley
Senior Adviser
Commonwealth State Relations Branch
Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies
Mr Stephen Donaghue
Research Assistant
United Nations Association of Australia
Mr Michael Gorton
Vice President
Mr Roger Shipton
National President
University of Melbourne
Ms Penelope Mathew
Lecturer in Law
Law School
Mr Wayne Morgan
Lecturer in Law
Law School
Ms Kristen Walker
Lecturer in Law
Law School
Monash University
Ms Jeannie Paterson
Assistant Lecturer in Law
Constitutional and Contract Law
Australian Education Union
Mr Richard Walsham
Deputy Federal Secretary
PUBLIC HEARING - 15 May 1995
Venue: Commonwealth Parliament Officers, Perth
Commenced: 8.40am
Adjourned: 3.30pm
Present: Senators Ellison and Cooney
Witnesses:
Pastoralists and Graziers Association of Western Australia Inc.
Mr Henry Esbenshade
Pastoral and Sand Use Director
Mrs Valmai Kopke
Executive Committee Member
Mr Raymond Ward
Executive Member
Western Australian Farmers Federation
Mr Jack Flanigan
Legal Officer
Council for the National Interest
Mr Stephen Gethin
Member, Western Australian Committee
Cedar Woods Properties Limited
Mr William Hames
Director
Mr Nicholas Perrignon
Development Manager
Georgist Education Association
Mr Stanley Johnston
Member
Ministry of the Premier and Cabinet
Mr William Marmion
Principal Policy Officer
Mr Jeremy Buxton
Dr Tim Meagher
Professor Martyn Webb
Western Australian Parliament
Hon. Phillip Pendal
Member for South Perth
Chairman
WA Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation
and Inter-Governmental Agreements
Western Australian Government
Dr James Thomson
Senior Assistant Crown Solicitor
Association of Mining and Exploration Companies
Mr William Ryan
President
Mr Craig Readhead
Treasurer
Mr George Savell
Chief Executive Officer
Western Australian Law Society
Dr Johannes Schoombee
Delegate
PUBLIC HEARING - 16 May 1995
Venue: NSW State Parliament, Sydney
Commenced: 9.05am
Adjourned: 2.10pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, Neal, O'Chee and Spindler
Witnesses:
Mr David Bennett, QC
Sir Maurice Byers, QC
Hon Edward Gough Whitlam
Hon. Elizabeth Evatt
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Mr Kevin O'Connor
Acting Human Rights Commissioner
University of Sydney
Dr Donald Rothwell
Faculty of Law
University of New South Wales
Professor George Winterton
Faculty of Law
New South Wales Cabinet Office
Mr Roger Wilkins
Director-General
PUBLIC HEARING - 22 May 1995
Venue: Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices, Hobart
Commenced: 10.05am
Adjourned: 1.40pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, Abetz, Neal and Spindler
Witnesses:
Liberal Lawyers Association of Tasmania
Mr Guy Barnett
President
Dr David Mitchell
Dr Gerry Bates
Mr Michael Stokes
Miss Wendy Lacey
Professor Richard Herr
Biodiversity Coalition
Mr Alistair Graham
Business Council of Australia
Mr Anthony Soutter
Assistant Director
The Wilderness Society
Mr Alec Marr
Campaign Coordinator
Mr Geoffrey Law
Campaign Officer
Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group
Mr Rodney Croome
Campaign Coordinator
Mr Nicholas Toonen
Activist
PUBLIC HEARING 13 June 1995
Venue: Qld Parliament House, Brisbane
Commenced: 10.00am
Adjourned: 4.22pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, Neal and McKiernan
Witnesses:
Mr Peter Connolly
Mr Hugh Downey
Mr Anthony Morris QC
Professor Kenneth Wiltshire
Argus Australia Pty Ltd
Mr Cec Clark
Managing Director
Griffith University
Mr Brian Fitzgerald
Law School
Queenslanders for Constitutional Monarchy (Inc.)
Mr John Gierke
Committee Member
National Recovery Council
Mrs Glenda Grining
Associate Member
Australian Defence Association Brisbane Branch
Mr Thomas King
Chairman
Mr John Pickering
Publicity Officer
Bar Association of Queensland
Mr Douglas McGill
Senior Counsel
PUBLIC HEARING 14 June 1995
Venue: Committee Room 1S4, Parliament House, Canberra
Commenced: 9.12am
Adjourned: 4.07pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, McKiernan and Kemp
Witnesses:
Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet
Ms Fiona Hanlon
Assistant Secretary
Legal Branch
Mr John Daley
Senior Adviser
Mr Anthony Thomas
Senior Adviser
Commonwealth State Relations Branch
Attorney-General's Department
Mr Henry Burmester
Acting Chief General Counsel
Mr William Campbell
Acting Principal International Law Counsel
ACTU
Mr John Cairns
Industrial Officer
Mr Tim Pallas
Assistant Secretary
Department of Industrial Relations
Mr David Dick
Assistant Secretary
International Branch
Ms Jean Ffrench
Acting Director
International Organisations Section
Mr Robin Stewart-Crompton
Acting Deputy Secretary
NSW Farmers Association
Mr Fred Gulson
Director
Conservation and Resource Management
Mr David Hodgkinson
Vice-President/Chairman
Conservation and Resource Management Committee
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Mr Christopher Lamb
Legal Adviser
Ms Jan Linehan
Deputy Legal Adviser
Mr Brian Slee
Executive Officer
Treaties Support Unit
PUBLIC HEARING - 25 July 1995
Venue: Commonwealth Centre, Adelaide
Commenced: 9.15am
Adjourned: 12.54pm
Present: Senators Ellison and Cooney
Witnesses:
University of Adelaide
Professor Hilary Charlesworth
Law School
Professor Michael Detmold
Law School
Mr David Craig
Mr Bruce Hannaford
Mr Graeme Watts
Grey Power SA (Inc.)
Mr John Gratton Darbishire
President
Brighton Branch
Attorney-General's Department (South Australia)
Ms Margaret Doyle
Director
Policy and Research
Department of Premier and Cabinet (South Australia)
Ms Pamela Martin
Director
Intergovernment Relations Unit
Australian Law Reform Commission
Mr Alan Rose
President
Private meeting - 21 August 1995
Venue: Committee Room 1S5, Parliament House, Canberra
Commenced: 5.40pm
Adjourned: 6.40pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, Abetz and McKiernan
Private meeting - 23 August 1995
Venue: Committee Room 1S3
Commenced: 5.15pm
Adjourned: 5.55pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Neal, Spindler, Cooney
Private meeting - 24 August 1995
Venue: Committee Room 1S5
Commenced: 5.10pm
Adjourned: 6.50pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, Abetz, McKiernan, Neal and Spindler]
Private meeting - 14 September 1995
Venue: Department of Finance, Kent St, Sydney
Commenced: 2.30pm
Adjourned: 4.30pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, McKiernan, Neal and Spindler
Private meeting - 20 September 1995
Venue: Committee Room 2S1, Parliament House, Canberra
Commenced: 5.24pm
Adjourned: 5.43pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, Abetz, McKiernan, Neal and Spindler
Private meeting - 29 September 1995
Venue: Committee Room 1S3, Parliament House, Canberra
Commenced: 11.50am
Adjourned: 12.05pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, Abetz, McKiernan and Spindler
Private meeting - 23 October 1995
Venue: Committee Room 1S6, Parliament House, Canberra
Commenced: 8.20pm
Adjourned: 10.15pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, McKiernan Neal and Spindler
Private meeting - 25 October 1995
Venue: Committee Room 1S5, Parliament House, Canberra
Commenced: 11.10am
Adjourned: 12.05pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, and McKiernan
Private meeting - 25 October 1995
Venue: Committee Room 1S3, Parliament House, Canberra
Commenced: 4.20pm
Adjourned: 5.07pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, McKiernan, Neal, O'Chee and Spindler
Private meeting - 26 October 1995
Venue: Committee Room 1R2, Parliament House, Canberra
Commenced: 9.15am
Adjourned: 9.55am
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, and McKiernan
Private meeting - 8 November 1995
Venue: 89 Aberdeen St, Northbridge, Perth
Commenced: 10.00am
Adjourned: 3.30pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, McKiernan and Spindler
Private meeting - 13 November 1995
Venue: Committee Room 1S4, Parliament House, Canberra
Commenced: 11.15am
Adjourned: 12.05pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, Abetz and Margetts
Private meeting - 14 November 1995
Venue: Committee Room 1S2, Parliament House, Canberra
Commenced: 4.09pm
Adjourned: 6.00pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, and McKiernan
Private meeting - 15 November 1995
Venue: Committee Room 2S2, Parliament House, Canberra
Commenced: 8.04pm
Adjourned: 8.26pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, Abetz, McKiernan Neal, and Spindler
Private meeting - 16 November 1995
Venue: Committee Room 1S4, Parliament House, Canberra
Commenced: 11.12am
Adjourned: 12.02pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, Abetz, McKiernan and Spindler
Private meeting - 16 November 1995
Venue: Committee Room 1S4, Parliament House, Canberra
Commenced: 4.15pm
Adjourned: 5.10pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, Abetz, Neal and Spindler
Private meeting - 20 November 1995
Venue: Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House, Canberra
Commenced: 7.04pm
Adjourned: 7.09pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, Abetz, McKiernan and Spindler
Private meeting - 21 November 1995
Venue: Committee Room 1S6, Parliament House, Canberra
Commenced: 5.10pm
Adjourned: 7.01pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, Abetz, Neal and McKiernan
Private meeting - 23 November 1995
Venue: Committee Room 1R3, Parliament House, Canberra
Commenced: 2.10pm
Adjourned: 5.55pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney, McKiernan and Spindler
Private meeting - 27 November 1995
Venue: Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House, Canberra
Commenced: 11.30am
Adjourned: 12.00pm
Present: Senators Ellison, Cooney and McKiernan