Public Hearing - Canberra, Tuesday 1 July 2008

Inquiry into Climate Change and the Australian Agricultural Sector

Public Hearing - Canberra, Tuesday 1 July 2008

Senate Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
CANBERRA

Time

Witness

9.00 am

Meat & Livestock Australia and Cattle Council of Australia (sub 36)
Dr Beverly Henry, Meat & Livestock Australia
Mr Greg Brown, Acting President, Cattle Council of Australia
Mr David Inall, Executive Director, Cattle Council of Australia
Mr Jed Matz, Policy Director, Cattle Council of Australia
Mr Hamish Munro, Councillor (NSW), Cattle Council of Australia

9.45 am

The Agricultural Alliance on Climate Change (sub 37)
Ms Nicolette Boele, Director Strategic projects

10.30 am

Morning Tea Break

10.45 am

National Farmers Federation (sub 24)
Mr Ben Fargher, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Charles McElhone, Manager-Economics

11.30 am

Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists (sub 17)
Professor Mike Young, Research Chair, Water Economics and Management

12.15 pm

Western Australian Department of Water (sub 26) (via teleconference)
Mr John Ruprecht, Director Water Resource Management

1.00 pm

Lunch Break

2.00 pm

Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (sub 30)
Mr John Groves, General Manager, Climate and Resource Policy, Industry Development

2.45 pm

Victorian Department of Primary Industries (sub 27)
Mr Andrew Dolling, Director

3.30 pm

Afternoon Tea Break

3.45 pm

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Department of Climate Change (sub 34)
Mr Ian Carruthers, First Assistant Secretary, International Division, Department of Climate Change
Mr David Mortimer, Executive Manager Climate Change Division
Dr Colin Grant, Executive Manager, BRS
Mr Don Gunasekera, Chief Economist, ABARE
Mr Mark Gibbs, General Manager, Climate Change Policy
Ms Desley Darby, Manager Exceptional Circumstances Program

4.45 pm

Adjournment of Hearing

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