Public hearing - Canberra, Wednesday 31 January 2007

Airspace Bill 2006 and Airspace (Consequentials and Other Measures) Bill 2006

Public hearing - Canberra, Wednesday 31 January 2007

Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House, Canberra

Time

Witness

11.30 am – 1.00 pm

Department of Transport and Regional Services (Submission No. 5)
Mr Mike Mrdak, Deputy Secretary
Mr Chris Stamford, Acting General Manager, Office of Airspace Management
Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Mr Bruce Byron, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Bruce Gemmell, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Operations
Mr Shane Carmody, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Strategy and Support
Airservices Australia
Mr Greg Russell, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Stephen Angus, General Manager, Airspace and Environment Regulatory Unit
Mr Jason Hartfield, General Manager, Safety Management
Australian Transport Safety Bureau
Mr Kym Bills, Executive Director
Mr Julian Walsh, Deputy Director

1.00 pm – 1.30 pm

The Royal Federation of Aero Clubs of Australia (Submission No. 3)
Mr Graham King, Vice-President

1.30 pm – 2.00 pm

Lunch Break

2.00 pm – 2.30 pm

Australian Airports Association Limited (Submission No. 6)
Mr Ken Keech, Chief Executive Officer
Mr John McArdle, National Chairman

2.30 pm – 3.00 pm

Australian and International Pilots Association (Submission No. 8)
Mr Guy MacLean, Government and Regulatory Affairs
Mr Peter Somerville, General Manager
Mr David Holt, Airspace Advisor

3.00 pm – 3.30 pm

Qantas (Submission No. 7)
Captain Murray Warfield, General Manager, Regulatory Affairs

3.30 – 4.30 pm

Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Mr Bruce Byron, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Bruce Gemmell, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Operations
Mr Shane Carmody, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Strategy and Support

4.30 pm

Hearing Adjourned

OBSERVERS:

Mr Patrick Murray
Mr Greg Vaughan
Mr Peter Boyd
Ms Betty Edwards
Dr Graham Edkins
Dr Jonathan Aleck
Mr Alan Murray
Mr Russell (Airservices Australia )
Mr Alan Cook
Ms Julie Fox

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3511
Fax: +61 2 6277 5811
Email: rrat.sen@aph.gov.au