Appendix 2Public Hearings and witnesses
Thursday, 3 November 2022
Hunter Room, Mercure Newcastle
12 Steel Street
Newcastle
Dr Jill Duncan, Senior Lecturer and Dr Megan Barr, Lecturer
City of Newcastle - Access Inclusion Advisory Committee
Ms Margaret Wood, Councillor and Co-chair
Ms Petria Jukes, Community Planning and Development Manager
Community Disability Alliance Hunter
Mr Andrew Vodic, Executive Officer
Disability Advocacy Hunter
Dr Cherry Baylosis, Policy Officer
Statements from people with lived experience of disability and the NDIS
Ms Deborah Fulwood, private capacity
Ms Cassandra Johnson, private capacity
Mr Peter Slough, private capacity
Ms Courtney Watts, private capacity
Friday, 4 November 2022
Kent 1&2 Room, Fraser Suites Sydney
488 Kent Street
Sydney
New South Wales Carers Advisory Council
Ms Pamela Webster, Deputy Chair
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre
Mr Jonathon Hunyor, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Mitchell Skipsey, Senior Solicitor
CPSU
Mrs Beth Vincent-Pietsch, Deputy Secretary
Mr Paul Wray, Section Councillor
Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW
Mr Zaya Toma, NDIS Appeals Manager
Statements from people with lived experience of disability and the NDIS
Ms Emily Caska, Chief Executive Officer, Down Syndrome NSW
Ms Myrna Dominguez, National Disability Insurance Scheme Support Coordinator, Autism Advisory and Support Service
Ms Shannon Hewett, private capacity
Miss Victoria Lascelles-Twiss, private capacity
Ms Amanda Lennestaal, private capacity
Mr Ian Millner, private capacity
Mr Harold Phelps, private capacity
Monday, 14 November 2022
Wattle & Jarrah Rooms, DoubleTree by Hilton Perth Northbridge
100 James Street
Perth
Deafblind West Australians
Ms Kirsty Lim, Committee Member
Ms Erika Webb, Project Manager
Ethnic Communities Council of WA
Mr Suresh Rajan, Chair, Disabilities Subcommittee
South West Autism Network
Ms Nick Avery, Chief Executive Officer
People with Disabilities WA
Mr Brendan Cullinan, Chief Executive Officer
Mrs Julie Bloomfield, Individual Advocate
Kin Advocacy
Ms Christine Grace, Advocacy Services Manager
Statements from people with lived experience of disability and the NDIS
Dr Kristyn Bates, Lead Speech Pathologist, Humdrum
Ms Kelly Campbell, private capacity
Mr Gary Rogers, private capacity
Mrs Susanne Shaxted, private capacity
Thursday, 17 November 2022
Broadside Room, Rydges Geelong
Cnr Myers & Gheringhap Street
Geelong
Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service
Ms Naomi Anderson, Legal Practice Manager
Ms Elise Almond, Lawyer
Mr Anthony List, Lawyer
Mr Peter Dickinson, Lawyer
Ms Sue Wolter, Disability Royal Commission Advocate
Mr Baxter Lyons, Disability Royal Commission Advocate
Mr Peter Den Brinker, private capacity
Mrs Ruth Den Brinker, private capacity
Rights Information & Advocacy Centre
Ms Rachael Thompson, NDIS Appeals and Systemic Manager
Mrs Michelle McGarrigle, Intake Officer
Mr Neil Garrigan, private capacity
Every Australian Counts
Ms Jean Cotchin, Campaign Manager
Statements from people with lived experience of disability and the NDIS
Ms Karen Dimmock, Chief Executive Officer, Association for Children with a Disability
Ms Debbie Hailes, private capacity
Mrs Bronwen Holland, private capacity
Ms Tammy Lawes, private capacity
Ms Catherine Walker, private capacity
Friday, 18 November 2022
Balmoral Room, Stamford Plaza Melbourne
111 Little Collins Street
Melbourne
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO)
Mr Abe Ropitini, Executive Director, Population Health
Mr Casey Gurry, Executive Manager, Quality of Life
Genwest
Ms Kate Phillips, Director - Gender Equity
Muscular Dystrophy Australia
Ms Jan Chisholm, Chief Executive Officer
Allied Health Professions Australia
Ms Erin West, Speech Pathology Australia
Summer Foundation
Ms Di Winkler, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Amelia Condi, Head of Government Relations and Policy
Dr Mark Brown, Research Fellow
Vision 2020 Australia
Mr Jonathan Craig, Policy Advisor
Inclusion Australia
Ms Maeve Kennedy, Senior Manager, Policy and Projects
Mr Luke Nelson, Policy Officer and Our Voice Committee member
Statements from people with lived experience of disability and the NDIS
Ms Liz Davies, private capacity
Mr Mitchell Jones, private capacity
Ms Heather Renton, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Syndromes Without A Name Australia
Thursday, 2 March 2023
Diamond Room, Mayfair Hotel
45 King William Street
Adelaide
Disability Advocacy and Complaints Service of South Australia
Ms Jenny Karavolos, Chief Executive Officer
Dr Tanya Day, Client Services Coordinator
The Growing Space
Ms Sam Paior, Founder and Director
Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia
Mr Benjamin Stewart, General Manager, Programs
Mrs Emma Tahuri, Care and Support Ready Project Officer
Advocacy for Disability Access and Inclusion Inc. SA
Ms Alexandra Turnbull, Senior Advocate
Ms Narelle Schubert, Treasurer and Board Member
Statements from people with lived experience of disability and the NDIS
Mx Katharine Annear, Representative, Australian Autism Alliance
Ms Kate Daniel, private capacity
Mr David Howlett, private capacity
Stuart, private capacity
Ms Debbie Wellington, private capacity
Friday, 3 March 2023
The Pod, Capri by Fraser Brisbane
80 Albert Street
Brisbane
Queensland Advocacy for Inclusion
Ms Sian Thomas, Principal Solicitor
Ms Brianna Bell, Solicitor Advocate
Ms Andrea de Smidt, Senior Solicitor
Queenslanders with Disability Network Ltd (QDN)
Mrs Paige Armstrong, Organisational Consultant
Mr Peter Tully, QDN Consultant
Ms Karin Swift, QDN Member
AEIOU Foundation
Mr Alan Smith, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Mariah Hartshorn, Family Support Manager
AMPARO Advocacy
The Public Trustee of Queensland
Ms Jody Currie, Director Regional Services Central
Mrs Elaine Somers, Disability Support Officer
Statements from people with lived experience of disability and the NDIS
Mr Brendon Donohue, private capacity
Mr Peter Harding, private capacity
Mr Gerard Healy, private capacity
Ms Pam Macrossan, Chief Executive Officer, Autism Queensland
Mrs Elisha McNellie, NDIS Support Coordinator, Zenith Support Coordination
Mr John Wilkie, private capacity
Witness A, private capacity
Friday, 4 August 2023
Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
Canberra
ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Mr Geoffrey McCarthy, Temporary President
Public Trustee of Queensland
MsJody Currie, Director, Regional Services Central
Ms Elaine Somers, Disability Support Officer
Northern Territory Public Guardian and Trustee
Ms Beth Walker, Northern Territory Public Guardian and Trustee
Office of the Public Advocate (SA)
Ms Anne Gale, Principal Community Visitor
Dr David Caudrey, Manager, Strategy and Advocacy
Monday, 28 August 2023
Broadside Room, Rydges Geelong
Cnr Myers and Gheringap Street
Geelong
National Disability Insurance Agency
Ms Rebecca Falkingham PSM, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Sam Porter, Chief Operating Officer
Ms Penelope McKay, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Market Stewardship and Home & Living
Ms Corri McKenzie, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Service Design & Improvement
Mr Scott McNaughton, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Service Delivery
Ms Debbie Mitchell PSM, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Governance, Risk & Integrity
Mr David Gifford, Scheme Actuary
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
Ms Tracy Mackey, Commissioner
Ms Sian Leathem, Complaints Commissioner
My Choice Group
Mr Ross Trevean, Director
Ms Simone Trevean, Director of Client Services
Ms Alison Connoley, Quality and Compliance Manager
Statements from people with lived experience of disability and the NDIS
Ms Leah Farr, private capacity
Mr Matthew Potocnik, private capacity
Tuesday, 29 August 2023
Edinburgh Room, Stamford Plaza Melbourne
111 Little Collins Street
Melbourne
Office of the Public Advocate Victoria
Dr Colleen Pearce, Public Advocate
State Trustees
Mrs Josephine Brown, Executive General Manager, Financial Administration
Mr Anthony Schembri, Technical Advisor
Australian Psychological Society
Dr Zena Burgess, Chief Executive Officer
Dr Catriona Davis-McCabe, President
Deaf Connect
Mr Brent Phillips, Chief Impact Officer
Autism Partnership Australia
Ms Shannon Eeles, Managing Director
Ms Karen McKinnon, National Clinical Director
Professor Anne Kavanagh, University of Melbourne
Statements from people with lived experience of disability and the NDIS
Mr Michael Curtis, private capacity
Ms Camille Heagney, private capacity
Ms Naomi Heagney, private capacity
Mr Andrew Klose, private capacity
Mr Greg Millard, private capacity
Ms Beverley Nicholls, private capacity
Oliver, private capacity
Ms Kitty O'Sullivan, private capacity
Mr Matthew Potocnik, private capacity
Tim, private capacity
Ms Catherine Walker, private capacity
Wednesday, 30 August 2023
The Tramsheds
4 Invermay Road
Inveresk (Launceston)
Office of the Public Guardian Tasmania
Ms Angela McCrossen, Acting Public Guardian
Ms Kylie Hillier, Deputy Public Guardian
Public Trustee (Tasmania)
Mr Todd Kennedy, Chief Executive Officer
Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Mr Jarrod Bryan, Principal Registrar
Autism Tasmania
Ms Donna Blanchard, Chief Executive Officer
Self Help Workplace
Ms Donna Bain, General Manager
HR+
Mrs Zoe Green, General Manager
NOSS Tasmania
Mrs Ruth Chalk, Chief Executive Officer
Nexus
Mr Mark Jessop, Chief Executive Officer
Statements from people with lived experience of disability and the NDIS
Mr Michael Curtis, private capacity
Mr Andrew Ricketts, private capacity
Ms Catherine Walker, private capacity
Thursday, 31 August 2023
The Point, 8 Bass Highway
Parklands (Burnie)
Family Based Care
Mr Douglass Doherty, Chief Executive Officer
St Vincent de Paul Society Tasmania
Dr Les Baxter, Chief Operating Officer
Ms Nellie McKenna, Executive Manager
Speak Out Advocacy Tasmania
Ms Rebecca Redman-Walsh, Disability Advocate
Tuesday, 7 November 2023
Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
Canberra
People with Disability Australia
Ms Nicole Lee, President
Touching Base
Mr Saul Isbister, President
Yooralla
Ms Satu Aho, Disability Rights Adviser and Authorised Program Officer
Ms Rebecca Feldman, Customer Rights and Empowerment Practitioner
Northcott
Mr Alex Varley, Head of Advocacy and Communications
Ms Amanda Damian, Clinical Lead Counsellor
Family Planning Australia
Ms Ashleigh Tikolevu, Senior Health Promotion Officer
Ms Caecilia Roth, Senior Policy Officer
Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT
Mr Tim Bavinton, Executive Director
Dr Sheridan Kerr, Senior Director, Safer Girls Safer Women Project
Sexuality Education Counselling and Consultancy Agency
Ms Jordina Quain, Education Director