B. Public hearings
Wednesday, 23 November 2022 - Canberra
Geeta filmmakers
- Mrs Nayana Bhandari, Producer
- Ms Emma Macey, Director, Producer, Social Impact Producer
- Ms Penny Underwood, Social Impact Consultant
- Ms Sakina Hassani - Private Capacity
- Mrs Geeta Mahor - Private Capacity
- Ms Neetu Mahor - Private Capacity, Through Sonal Chadha, Interpreter
- Mr Ajay Singh Tomar - Private Capacity
Wednesday, 8 March 2023 - Canberra
Ms Christina Clarke CSC, Private capacity
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Ms Sarah Goulding, Assistant Secretary, Gender Equality Branch
Friday, 24 March 2023 - Canberra
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Mr Steven Barraclough, Assistant Secretary,Afghanistan and Regional Branch, Middle East, Africa and Afghanistan Division
- Ms Juliette Brassington, Assistant Secretary, Protracted Crises Resilience and Partnerships Branch, Humanitarian Division
- Ms Alison Chartres, Assistant Secretary, Africa Branch, Middle East, Africa and Afghanistan Division,
- Ms Jenny Da Rin, Assistant Secretary, Southeast Asia Development Policy and Programs Branch,
- Ms Sarah Goulding, Assistant Secretary, Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion Branch,
- Ms Danielle Heinecke, First Assistant Secretary, Pacific Melanesia Division,
- Ms Gemma Huggins, Assistant Secretary, Middle East Branch, Middle East, Africa and Afghanistan Division,
- Ms Marie-Charlotte McKenna, Assistant Secretary, International Law Branch, Legal Division,
- Ms Mary Ellen Miller, Assistant Secretary, Human Rights Branch,
Attorney-General’s Department
- Ms Samantha Byng, Assistant Secretary, Family Safety Branch,
- Mr Jesse Clarke, Acting First Assistant Secretary, International Law and Human Rights Division,
- Ms Frances Finney, Assistant Secretary, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Branch,
- Mrs Susan Mckeag, Assistant Secretary, Criminal Law Policy Branch,
- Ms Ayesha Nawaz, Assistant Secretary, Human Rights Branch,
Australian Federal Police
- Ms Jayne Crossling, Acting Commander, Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation and Human Exploitation,
- Ms Kristy Schofield, Assistant Commissioner, Crime Command,
Department of Social Services
- Mr Tim Crosier, Branch Manager, Children's Policy,
- Ms Greta Doherty, Group Manager, Women's Safety,
- Ms Amber Shuhyta, Branch Manager, National Policy,
Department of Home Affairs
- Ms Justine Jones, First Assistant Secretary, Status Resolution and Visa Cancellation Division, Immigration Group,
- Mr Andrew Kiley, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Refugee, Humanitarian and Settlement Division,
- Ms Karin Maier, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Immigration Programs Division,
Caritas Australia
- Ms Anna Dinglasan, Lead, Equity and Inclusion,
- Dr Damian Spruce, Associate Director, Advocacy and Government Relations,
CARE Australia
- Mr Soman Moodley, Policy Manager,
- Dr Athena Nguyen, Senior Manager, Capability and Impact Unit
Wednesday, 12 April 2023 - Sydney
Anti-Slavery Australia
- Professor Jennifer Burn, Director
- Ms Sandeep Dhillon, Lawyer
- Ms Isobel McGarity, Lawyer
- Ms Isobel McGarity, Lawyer
Australia’s National Research Organisation on Women’s Safety (ANROWS)
- Ms Padma Raman PSM, Chief Executive Officer
ActionAid Australia
- Ms Michelle Higelin, Executive Director
Australia Tibet Council
- Dr Zoe Bedford, Executive Officer
- Ms Lhadon Tethong, Director, Tibet Action Institute
- Dr Gyal Lo
ReThink Orphanages
- Ms Karen Flanagan AM, Co-Chair
- Mrs Rebecca Nhep, Senior Technical Adviser, Better Care Network and Co-Founder and Co-Chair
- Ms Sinet Chan, Care-Leaver Activist, Founder and Leader
- Ms Anju Pun, Country Director
Wednesday, 10 May 2023 - Canberra
Dr Michael Salter, Private capacity
Wednesday, 7 June 2023 - Melbourne
Australian Red Cross
- Ms Jane Munro, Gender and Inclusion Technical Lead, International Programs and Movement Relations
- Ms Fiona Tarpey, Head, International Advocacy
Plan International Australia
- Ms Iremide Ayonrinde, Youth Activist
- Ms Susanne Legena, Chief Executive Officer
Uniting Church of Australia
- Dr Mark Zirnsak, Senior Social Justice Advocate, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania
Iranian Women’s Association
- Ms Nos Hosseini, Secretary and Spokesperson
- Ms Betia Shakiba, Committee member
CBM Australia & The Australian Disability and DevelopmentConsortium
- Ms Kirsten Bate, Program Coordinator
- Ms Conor Costello, Head of Policy and Advocacy, and Executive Committee Member, Australian Disability and Development Consortium
International Women’s Development Agency
- Ms Alice Ridge, Senior Research, Policy and Advocacy Adviser
- Ms Lotte Wolff, Senior Research, Policy and Advocacy Adviser
Monash University and Eleos Justice
- Emeritus Professor Stephen Cordner, Department of Forensic Medicine
- Dr Leavides Domingo-Cabarrubias, Fellow, Eleos Justice, Faculty of Law
- Associate Professor Sara Kowal, Deputy Director, Eleos Justice, Faculty of Law
- Associate Professor Bebe Loff, Director, Michael Kirby Centre for Public Health and Human Rights, Department of Forensic Medicine
- Dr Maaike Moller, Senior Forensic Physician, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine; Senior Lecturer, Department of Forensic Medicine
- Associate Professor Mai Sato, Director, Eleos Justice, Faculty of Law
Wednesday, 9 August 2023 - Canberra
Australian Council for International Development
- Ms Brigid O'Farrell, Policy and Advocacy Lead
- Mr Marc Purcell, Chief Executive Officer
Friday, 11 August 2023 - Canberra
Save the Children (via teleconference)
- Ms Karen Flanagan, Principal Adviser, Child Protection Policy
- Mr Simon Henderson, Head of Policy
- Mr Aram Hosie, Group Executive Director, Strategy and Public Affairs
Private capacity
- Associate Professor Hannah McGlade
Harmony Alliance (The Social Policy Group)
Australian Human Rights Commission (via teleconference)
- Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher, President
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Ms Sarah Goulding, Assistant Secretary, Gender Equality Branch
Wednesday, 13 September 2023 - Canberra
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Ms Lynn Bell, Ambassador to Counter Modern Slavery, People Smuggling and Human Trafficking