Appendix 2Public hearings
Tuesday, 13 December 2022
Main Committee Room
Australian Parliament House
Canberra
Attorney-General's Department
Ms Jenna Priestly, Assistant Secretary—Commercial and Copyright Law Branch
Ms Alice Linacre, First Assistant Secretary—Courts, Tribunals and Commercial
Department of the Treasury
Mr Tom Dickson, Assistant Secretary, Corporations Branch
Ms Zoe Irwin, Director (A/g), Financial Reporting and Insolvency Unit
Productivity Commission
Mr Michael Brennan, Chair (via video conference)
Ms Rosalyn Bell, Head of Office (A/g)
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman
The Hon Bruce Billson, Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman
Miss Alexandra Hordern, Director, Policy and Advocacy
Mr Cameron Dyson-Smith, Assistant Director, Policy and Advocacy
Ms Ekaterina (Katie) Grazhdannikova, Analyst, Policy and Advocacy
Mr Michael Murray, Private capacity
Professor Jason Harris, Private capacity
Australian Taxation Office
Mr George Montanez, Assistant Commissioner, Integrated Compliance, Phoenix and Evasion Program
Ms Jillian Kitto, Assistant Commissioner, Lodge and Pay Enforcement
Mr Gary Busby, Senior Insolvency Advisor, Lodge and Pay Enforcement
Australian Financial Security Authority
Mr Gavin McCosker, Deputy Chief Executive
Ms Elyse Herrald-Woods, National Manager, Government Business
Mr Paul Shaw, National Manager, Enforcement and Practitioner Supervision
Mr Bruce Whittaker, Private capacity
Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Wilarra Room
The Grace Hotel
Sydney
Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association
Mr Michael Brereton, President
Mr John Winter, Chief Executive Officer
Dr Warren Mundy, Special Advisor
Ms Narelle Ferrier, Technical and Standards Director
Ashurst
Mr James Marshall,Partner
Mr Richard Fisher, Consultant
Business Law Section, Law Council of Australia
Mr Chris Pearce, Chair of the Insolvency & Restructuring Committee
Mr Bruce Collins, Chair of the SME Committee
Mr Tony Ryan, Deputy Chair of the Insolvency and Restructuring Committee
Mr David Walter, Member of the Insolvency & Restructuring Committee
Society of Corporate Law Academics
Associate Professor Vivienne Brand, President
Dr Michael Duffy, Secretary
Association of Independent Insolvency Practitioners Ltd
Mr Stephen Hathaway, President
Mr David Levi, Committee Member
Turnaround Management Association Australia
Ms Jennifer Ball, Chair of National Board
Mr Paul Apathy, Director
Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority
Mr Paul Tattersall, Acting Executive Director, Banking Division
Mr Peter Diamond, General Manager, Credit and Market Risk
Ms Sandy Bone, Manager, Retail Credit Risk
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- Mr Warren Day, Chief Operating Officer
- Mr Greg Yanco, Executive Director, Markets Group
- Ms Thea Eszenyi, Senior Executive Leader, Registered Liquidators & Financial Reporting and Audit
Tuesday, 21 February 2023
Corinthian Room
Sydney Masonic Centre
66 Goulburn St
Sydney
A/Prof Sulette Lombard, Private capacity
Incolink
Ms Ashleigh Connolly, Chief Operating Officer
Subcontractors Alliance
Mr Les Williams, Co-Owner of Sunshine Coast Based WK Civil and Subcontractor.
Subbies United
Mr John Goddard, Managing Director
Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union
Ms Lorraine Cassin, Assistant National Secretary
Ms Margaret Hogan, National Industrial Officer
Mr David Bradbury, Member and former employee of Ovato
CFMMEU (Construction and General Division)
Mr David Noonan, National Secretary
Mr Stuart Maxwell, Senior National Industrial Officer
The Electrical Trades Union
Mr Trevor Gauld, National Policy Officer
Mr Michael Brennan, Private capacity
KPMG Australia
Mr David Heathcote, National Managing Partner, Deals Tax Legal
Mr Peter Gothard, ASPAC Restructuring Services Leader
Master Builders Australia
Mr Shaun Schmitke, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Mr Shane Garrett, Chief Economist
Housing Industry Association
Mrs Jocelyn Martin, Deputy Managing Director—Policy and Industry
Ms Melissa Adler, Executive Director—Industrial Relations and Legal Services
Southern Steel Group
Mr Grant Morris, National Credit Manager
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
Corinthian Room
Sydney Masonic Centre
66 Goulburn St
Sydney
Australian Banking Association
Mr Steve Blinkhorn, Director of Legal Affairs
Mr Ross McNaughton, Group Head of Credit Restructuring, Assurance and Model Risk
Australian Institute of Credit Management
Mr Nick Pilavidis, Chairperson
Australian Credit Forum
Ms Anna Taylor, Legislation Chairperson
Narrow Road Capital Pty Ltd
Mr Jonathan Rochford, Managing Director
Financial Counselling Australia and the Small Business Debt Helpline
Ms Helen Davis, General Manager, Small Business Debt Helpline
Mr Ryan McIlveen, Legal & Quality Officer, Small Business Debt Helpline
CPA Australia
Ms Kristen Beadle, Insolvency Policy
Mr Gavan Ord, Senior Manager Business Policy
Institute of Public Accountants
Ms Vicki Stylianou, Group Executive, Advocacy and Policy
Mr Adrian Hunter, Brooke Bird Turnaround—Advisory and Insolvency Specialists
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Ms Jill Lawrence, Senior Policy Advocate
Mr Andrew Barnden, Member, Registered liquidator and trustee in bankruptcy
Dr Nuncio D'Angelo, Private capacity
Mr Ben Sewell, Private capacity
NSW Small Business Commission
Mr Christopher Lamont, Commissioner
Wednesday, 1 March 2023
Committee Room 2S3
Australian Parliament House
Canberra
Australian Council of Trade Unions
Mr Scott Connolly, Assistant Secretary
Mr Andrew Linden, Workers' Capital Researcher
Ms Catherine Robinson, Private capacity
Professor Anil Hargovan, Private capacity
Professor Jenny Buchan, Private capacity
Associate Professor Mark Wellard, Private capacity
Professor Lynne Taylor, Private capacity
Dr Rosalind Mason, Private capacity
Mr Michael Murray, Private capacity
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Mr Greg Yanco, Executive Director, Markets Group
Ms Thea Eszenyi, Senior Executive Leader, Registered Liquidators & Financial Reporting and Audit
Mr Warren Day, Chief Operating Officer
Australian Taxation Office
Ms Jillian Kitto, Assistant Commissioner, Lodge and Pay Enforcement
Mr George Montanez, Assistant Commissioner, Integrated Compliance, Phoenix and Evasion Program
Mr Gary Busby, Senior Insolvency Advisor, Lodge and Pay Enforcement
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Mr Henry Carr, Branch Manager, Senior Executive Lawyer
Ms Alex Mathews, First Assistant Secretary, Employee Entitlement Safeguards and Policy Division
Ms Sue Saunders, Assistant Secretary, Fair Entitlements Guarantee Branch
Department of the Treasury
Mr Tom Dickson, A/g First Assistant Secretary, Market Conduct Division
Ms Zoe Irwin, A/g Director Financial Reporting and Insolvency Unit
Attorney-General's Department
Ms Jenna Priestly, Assistant Secretary, Commercial and Copyright Law Branch
Ms Alice Linacre, First Assistant Secretary, Courts Tribunal and Commercial Division