Appendix 2

Public hearings

Thursday, 10 September 2020
Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT and via videoconference
Department of Education, Skills and Employment
Ms Karen Sandercock, First Assistant Secretary, International Division
Ms Margaret Kidd, First Assistant Secretary, Delivery and Employer Engagement Division
Ms Benedikte Jensen, First Assistant Secretary, Labour Market Strategy Division
Ms Helen McCormack, Assistant Secretary, Seasonal Work Programs
Mr Alistair Beasley, Assistant Secretary, Industry, Regional and International Strategies Branch
Mr Ivan Neville, Assistant Secretary, Labour Market Research and Analysis
Ms Rachael Mitchell, Director, Student Experience and Mobility
Mr Steve Nerlich, Director, International Research and Analysis
Department of Home Affairs
Ms Justine Saunders, Deputy Commissioner Operations, Australian Border Force
Mr Peter Timson, Assistant Commissioner Enforcement Command, Australian Border Force
Mr David Brightling, Assistant Secretary Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, Australian Border Force
Mr Andrew Kefford PSM, A/g Deputy Secretary, Immigration and Settlement Services
Ms Peta Dunn, First Assistant Secretary, Immigration Programs, Border Measures Division
Mr Michael Willard, First Assistant Secretary, Immigration and Community Protection Policy Division
Mr Steven Biddle, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Refugee, Humanitarian and Settlement Division
Ms Justine Jones, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Immigration Integrity and Community Protection Division
Mr Michael Odgers, Assistant Secretary, Multicultural Affairs and Social Cohesion
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ms Danielle Heinecke, First Assistant Secretary, Pacific Operations and Development Division
Attorney-General’s Department
Mr Greg Manning, First Assistant Secretary
Ms Ashleigh Saint, Assistant Secretary
Ms Lucy Stockwell, Director
Thursday, 17 September 2020
Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT and via videoconference
Fair Work Ombudsman
Ms Kristin Hannah, Deputy Ombudsman , Policy and Communication
Mr Steven Ronson, Executive Director, Compliance
Ms Louise Peters, Executive Director, Engagement Branch
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Ms Rosemary Deininger, Deputy Secretary
Ms Cassandra Kennedy, First Assistant Secretary, Agricultural Policy Division
Mr Peter Gooday, Assistant Secretary, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences Branch
Ms Joanna Stannion, Assistant Secretary, Markets and Competition
Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA)
Mr Jarrod Ball, Chief Economist
Ms Gabriela D'Souza, Senior Economist
Settlement Services International (SSI)
Mrs Violet Roumeliotis, Chief Executive Officer
Mrs Yamamah Khodr Agha, General Manager, Service Delivery Settlement
Mr Tadgh McMahon, Research and Policy Manager
Fragomen
Ms Teresa Liu, Managing Partner for Australia and NZ
Mr Justin Gibbs, Practice Leader Perth and Government Relations Director, Asia Pacific
No Borders Migration Advocates
Ms Cindy Zhao, Solicitor and Migration Agent
Refugee Legal
Mr David Manne, Executive Director, Principal Solicitor and Registered Migration Agent
Ms Laura John, Solicitor and Migration Agent
Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT and via videoconference
Scanlon Foundation
Ms Anthea Hancocks, Chief Executive Officer
The National Union of Students
Ms Molly Willmott, National President
Mr Samuel Roberts, National General Secretary
Innovative Research Universities
Mr Conor King, Executive Director
Australian Technology Network of Universities
Mr Luke Sheehy, Executive Director
McKell Institute
Mr Abul Rizvi, Consultant
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT and via videoconference
The Group of Eight
Ms Vicki Thompson, Chief Executive Officer
Development Policy Centre
Professor Stephen Howes, Director
Dr Ryan Edwards, Deputy Director
Ms Holly Lawton, Research Officer
Associate Professor Bassina Farbenblum, Private capacity
Dr Chris F Wright, Private capacity
Dr Stephen Clibborn
Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA)
Ms Romana Begicevic, National President
Dr David Cousins AM
Professor Allan Fels AO
Wednesday, 18 November 2020
Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT and via videoconference
Uniting Church in Australia, The Synod of Victoria and Tasmania and The Salvation Army Australia
Mr Mark Zirnsak, Senior Social Justice Advocate
Ms Heather Moore, Policy and Strategic Projects Advisor
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
Fr Maurizio Pettena, Director, Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office
Mr Louis Barcelona, Project Officer, Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office
The Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia
Ms Alexandra Raphael, Director of Policy
Ms Lauren Stark, Senior Policy and Project Officer
Australian Human Rights Commission
Mr Chin Tan, Race Discrimination Commissioner
Ms Padma Raman, Chief Executive
Law Council of Australia
Mrs Valerie Pereira, Deputy Chair
Mr Eugene Alexander, Committee Member, Migration Law Committee
Ms Melissa Haag, Committee Member, Migration Law Committee
Friday, 19 March 2021
Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Ms Jenny Lambert, Chief Executive Officer
Australian Hotels Association and Tourism Accommodation Australia
Mr Stephen Ferguson, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Hotels Association
Mr Michael Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Accommodation Australia
Mr Anthony Brierley, General Manager, AHA ACT
Australian Meat Industry Council
Mr Patrick Hutchinson, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Ken McKell, General Manager, Employment and Business Services
Mr Glenn Southward, Group Human Resources Manager, HW Greenham &Sons Pty Ltd
Mrs Donna Fuller, Operations Manager, E C Throsby Pty Ltd
Ai Group
Mr Anthony Melville, Head of Communications and Government Affairs
Dr Peter Burn, Chief Policy Advisor
Australian Pork Limited
Ms Margo Andre, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Hiedi Reid, Policy Director
National Farmers' Federation
Mr Ben Rogers, General Manager, Workplace Relations and Legal Affairs
Mr Tyson Cattle, Executive Officer, Horticulture Council
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
Rydges
186 Exhibition St
MELBOURNE
AMES Australia
Ms Thanushki Kankanange, Skilled Migration Specialist
Mr Conor Butler, Research Officer
Ms Maria Michelle, Senior Manager Community Development and Social Participation
The Retail Supply Chain Alliance
Mr Daniel Walton, National and NSW Secretary, Australia Workers' Union
Victorian Trades Hall Council
Dr Carina Garland, Assistant Secretary
Migrant Workers Centre
Mr Mathew Kunkel, Director
Dr Hyeseon Jeong, Research and Policy Officer
Australian Fresh Produce Alliance
Mr Michael Rogers, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Claire McClelland, Manager, Communication and Engagement
United Workers Union
Mr George Robertson, National Coordinator, Farms
Thursday, 22 April 2021
Quality Hotel Mildura Grand
Seventh St
MILDURA
Victorian Farmers Federation Horticulture Council
Mr Nathan Free, President
Mildura Regional Development
Mr Brett Millington, Chief Executive Officer
Sunraysia Mallee Ethnic Communities Council
Mr Ray Cadmore, Strategic Engagement Manager
Committee for Gippsland
Mr Tony Cantwell, Acting Chief Executive Officer
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
CANBERRA
Department of Home Affairs
Mr Steve Biddle, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Immigration Integrity, Assurance and Policy
Mr Michael Willard, First Assistant Secretary, Immigration Programs
Mr Robert Ewing, Chief Economist, Economic and Deregulation
Mr Phil Brezzo, Assistant Commissioner South and Enforcement Operations, Australian Border Force (via videoconference)
Fair Work Ombudsman
Mr Mark Scully, Deputy Fair Work Ombudsman Compliance and Enforcement
Mr Steven Ronson, Executive Director, Enforcement
Ms Louise Peters, Executive Director, Engagement Branch
Department of Education, Skills and Employment
Ms Margaret Kidd, First Assistant Secretary, Delivery and Employer Engagement Division
Ms Miranda Lauman, A/g First Assistant Secretary, Labour Market and Workforce Policy Division
Mr David Atkins, Assistant Secretary, Quality Frameworks Branch
Ms Helen McCormack, Assistant Secretary, Seasonal Work Programs
7-Eleven Stores Pty. Ltd
Mr Angus McKay, CEO and Managing Director
Victorian Labour Hire Authority
Mr Steve Dargavel, Commissioner
Labour Hire Licensing Queensland
Ms Natalie Wakefield, Director, Labour Hire Licensing Compliance Unit, Office of Industrial Relations Queensland
Wednesday, 28 July 2021
Main Committee Room
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT and via videoconference
Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd
Ms Vittoria Bon, Government and Industry Relations Manager
Woolworths Group Limited
Ms Rachel Elliot, Head of Government Relations, Retail
Ms Hollie Baillieu, Policy Manager, Agriculture
Ms Laura McManus, Human Rights Manager
Ms Jessica Digby, Workplace Relations Partner
Ms Carmel Pelunsky, Director of Talent
Aldi
Mr Daniel Baker, Director Corporate Responsibility

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