Appendix B – Hearings and witnesses
Thursday, 26 July 2012, Canberra
Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
Mr Paul Ronalds, First Assistant Secretary
Mr Michael Perusco, Assistant Secretary
Department of the Treasury
Mr Chris Leggett, Manager, Philanthropy and Exemptions Unit
Mr Martin Jacobs, A/g Principal Adviser, Philanthropy and
Exemptions Unit
Ms Ronita Ram, Policy Analyst, Philanthropy and Exemptions
Unit
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission
Ms Susan Pascoe, Head of the Australian Charities and
Not-for-profits Commission Implementation Taskforce
Not-for-profit Sector Reform Council
Ms Linda Lavarch, Chair
Catholic Health Australia
Mr Martin Laverty, Chief Executive Officer
Independent Schools Council of Australia
Mr Bill Daniels, Executive Director
Mr Barry Wallett, Deputy Executive Director
Association of Independent Schools of NSW
Dr Geoff Newcombe, Executive Director
Australian Council of Social Service
Dr Cassandra Goldie, Chief Executive Officer
Dr Tessa Boyd-Caine, Deputy Chief Executive officer
Public Hearing-Friday, 27 July 2012, Canberra
Community Council of Australia
Mr David Crosbie, Chief Executive Officer
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Australia
Ms Heather Neil, Chief Executive Officer
World Vision Australia
Mrs Tanya Fletcher, Legal Counsel
The Australian Institute of Company Directors
Mr John H C Colvin, Chief Executive Officer and Managing
Director
Mr David Gonski AC, Fellow
Mr Ewen Crouch, Chair, Law Committee
Chartered Secretaries Australia
Mr Tim Sheehy, Chief Executive
Ms Judith Fox, Director, Policy
Certified Public Accountants Australia
Dr Mark Shying, Senior Policy Adviser, External Reporting
Financial Services Council
Ms Eve Brown, Senior Policy Manager, Trustees
Public Interest Law Clearing House
Dr Juanita Pope
Neumann & Turnour Lawyers
Dr Mathew Turnour
Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
Professor Ann O’Connell, Chief Investigator, Not-For-Profit
Project
The Treasury
Mr Chris Leggett, Manager, Philanthropy and Exemptions Unit
Mr Martin Jacobs, A/g Principal Adviser, Philanthropy and
Exemptions Unit
Ms Ronita Ram, Policy Analyst, Philanthropy and Exemptions
Unit
Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission Implementation
Taskforce
Ms Susan Pascoe, Head of the Australian Charities and
Not-for-profits Commission Implementation Taskforce
Mr Murray Baird, Assistant Commissioner, General Counsel
Anglican Diocese of Sydney
Mr Robert Wicks, Diocesan Secretary
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
Rev Brian Lucas, General Secretary
Uniting Church in Australia
Mr Jim Mein, National Coordinator for Uniting Church ACNC
and NFP Reforms
UnitingCare Australia
Mr Joseph Zabar, Director, Services Sustainability
The Smith Family
Dr Lisa O’Brien, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Anne Hampshire, Head of Research and Advocacy
The Salvation Army
Major Kevin Alley, National Secretary
Mr John McIntosh, Adviser
Philanthropy Australia
Mr David Ward, Treasurer