Public hearing - Hobart, Monday 18 February 2013

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Food Labelling) Bill 2012 (No. 2)

Public hearing - Hobart, Monday 18 February 2013

Room 1, Parliament House
HOBART

Time

Witness

Sub No.

9:00 am

Australian Food and Grocery Council
Mr Gary Dawson, AFGC CEO
Dr James Mathews, AFGC, Director Communications

18

9:30 am

Coles (Via teleconference)
Mr Chris Mara, Adviser, Government Affairs
Mr Rob Hadler, General Manager, Corporate Affiars

17

10:00 am

Australian Made Campaign (Via teleconference)
Mr Ian Harrison, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Lisa Crowe, Compliance Manager

12

10:30 am

Morning Tea

 

10:45 am

Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance
Ms Hannah Moloney, Member, People's Food Plan Steering Committee

15

11:15 am

The Treasury (Via teleconference)
Mr Geoff Francis, General Manager, Competition and Consumer Policy Division
Ms Azrianne Rahman, Policy Analyst, Consumer Policy Framework Unit, Competition and Consumer Policy Division
Mr Nirmalan Amirthanesan, Policy Analyst, Consumer Policy Framework Unit, Competition and Consumer Policy Division

Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (Via teleconference)
Mr Paul Trotman, General Manager Trade and International Branch
Ms Lyndall Milward-Bason, Manager Customs Policy, Trade and International Branch
Mr Alan McCulloch, Assistant Manager Customs Policy, Trade and International Branch

 

12:15 pm

AUSVEG

Horticulture Taskforce
Mr Greg Seymour, Deputy Chair of the Horticulture Task Force
Mr Warwick Ryan, Director, Advisory, KPMG
Mr Simon Coburn, Secretariat of the Horticulture Task Force

No sub

30

1:00 pm

  Lunch

 

1:30 pm

Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
Ms Jennifer Dowell, Secretary, Food and Confectionary Division

21

2:00 pm

Cadbury (Via teleconference)
Mr Simon Talbot, Director, Corporate Affairs Australia and New Zealand

No Sub

2:30 pm

CHOICE
Mr Alan Kirkland, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Angela McDougall, Policy Advisor

31

3:00 pm

Adjournment

 

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