Public hearing - Canberra, Thursday 1 November 2012

The performance of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and agencies

Public hearing - Canberra, Thursday 1 November 2012

Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
CANBERRA

Time

Witness

4.30 pm

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Dr Conall O’Connell, Secretary
Ms Rona Mellor, Deputy Secretary
Mr Phillip Glyde, Deputy Secretary
Mr Mark Tucker, Deputy Secretary
Ms Karen Schneider, First Assistant Secretary, Biosecurity Animal Division
Mr Jonathan Benyei, Assistant Secretary, Animal Export Operations Branch
Mr Simon Smalley, Assistant Secretary, Animal Welfare Branch
Ms Lee Cale, Assistant Secretary, Animal Export Reform Branch
Mr Andrew Cupit, Assistant Secretary, Animal Biosecurity
Mr Paul Morris, Executive Director, ABARES
Mr Tom Aldred, First Assistant Secretary, Governance Division
Dr Mark Schipp, Chief Veterinary Officer, OCVO
Ms Rebecca Irwin, First Assistant Secretary, Live Animal Export Division
Ms Jo Evans, First Assistant Secretary, Trade and Market Access
Mr Simon Murnane, Assistant Secretary, Trade and Market Access
Mr Bill Withers, Assistant Secretary, Trade and Market Access

5.00 pm

Australian Livestock Export Corporation Limited (LiveCorp)
Dr Roly Nieper AM, Chairman, LiveCorp
Mr Sam Brown, CEO, LiveCorp

5.20 pm

Meat and Livestock Australia
Dr Peter Barnard, General Manager, Trade & Economic Services

5.40 pm

Australian Meat Processor Corporation
Ms Michelle Edge, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Meat Processor Corporation Limited

6.00   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