Appendix B - Witnesses
Monday, 16 June 2008 – Canberra
Attorney-General's Department
Ms Rachel Antone, A/g Principal Legal Officer, Discrimination Section, Human Rights Branch
Mr Peter Arnaudo, Assistant Secretary, Human Rights Branch
Mr Stephen Bouwhuis, Principal Legal Officer, Office of International Law
Ms Kelisiana Thynne, A/g Senior
Legal Officer
Department of Families,
Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Ms Helen Bedford, Branch Manager
Ms Frances Davies, Group Manager
Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade
Mrs Sally Alpin, Executive Officer, Human Rights and Indigenous Issues Section, International
Organisations Branch
Mr Philip Kimpton, Executive Officer
Mr David Mason, Executive Director, Treaties Secretariat, International Legal Branch
Department of Immigration and
Citizenship
Ms Cassandra Ireland, Director/Principal Legal Officer, Legal Policy Section
Ms Michelle Pearce, Director, Strategic Health Policy Section
Monday, 28 July 2008 – Melbourne
Individuals
Mr Frank Hall-Bentick
Blind Citizens Australia
Ms Leah Hobson
Human Rights Law Resource
Centre Ltd
Mr Philip Lynch, Director and Principal Solicitor
Tuesday, 29 July 2008 – Sydney
Disability Council of NSW
Mr Dougie Herd, Director
Federation of Ethnic Communities
Councils of Australia
Ms Kelly Kljajic, Disability Chair
Human Rights and Equal
Opportunity Commission
Mr Graeme Innes, Human Rights Commissioner and Disability Discrimination Commissioner
Mr David Mason, Director Disability Rights Policy
National Association of Community
Legal Centres and New South Wales Disability Discrimination Legal Centre
Ms Jo Shulman, Principal Solicitor
National Ethnic Disability Alliance
Mr Dinesh Wadiwel, Executive Officer
NSW Disability Discrimination
Legal Centre
Ms Rosemary Kayess, Chairperson
Positive Life NSW
Mr Robert Lake, Chief Executive Officer
Public Interest Advocacy Centre
Ltd
Ms Jessica Cruise , Senior Solicitor
UN CRPD Ratification Task Force
Ms Therese Sands, Co-Chief Executive Officer
Monday, 25 August 2008 – Canberra
Attorney-General's Department
Mr Stephen Bouwhuis, Assistant Secretary, Office of International Law
Australian Antarctic Division,
Department of the Environment and Heritage
Mr Ian Hay, Senior Policy Officer, Antarctic Territories and Environment Protection Section
Department of Defence
Mr Andrew Chandler, Assistant Secretary, Central Asia, Middle East and Africa
Ms Samantha Crossman, Policy Officer, United Nations, Middle East and Africa
Ms Marianne Martin, Senior Legal Officer
Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade
Ms Andrea Faulkner, Assistant Secretary, Middle East and Africa Branch
Ms Virginia Grenville, Assistant
Secretary, Market Development, Business Liaison and Regional Trade Policy
Branch
Ms Katrina Gunn, Executive Officer, Free Trade Agreement Commitments and Implementation Section
Mr David Mason, Executive Director, Treaties Secretariat, International Legal Branch
Mr Ben Milton, Director, International Law Section, International Legal Branch, International
Legal Division
Ms Cathy Raper, Director, Free Trade Agreement Commitments and Implementation Section
Ms Trudy Witbreuk, Assistant Secretary, Trade Commitments Branch
Mr Damian White, Director, Sea Law, Environment Law and Antarctic Policy Section
Monday, 15 September 2008 – Canberra
Attorney-General's Department
Mr Geoffrey Skillen, Principal Legal Officer
Department of Defence
Ms Marianne Martin, Senior Legal Officer
Mr Peter West, Assistant Secretary - Americas, North & South Asia and Europe
Department of Families, Housing,
Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Ms Sally Moyle, Branch Head, Office for Women
Ms Anne O'Rourke, Section Manager
Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade
Mr Philip Kimpton, Executive Officer
Mr David Mason, Executive Director, Treaties Secretariat, International Legal Branch
Department of Infrastructure,
Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Ms Carla Giuca, Assistant Director
Mr Edouard Pokalioukhine, Policy Advisor, Bilateral Aviation Section
Mr Iain Lumsden, Section Head, Bilateral Aviation, Aviation Markets Branch
Monday 22 September 2008 – Canberra
Attorney-General's Department
Mr James Potter, A/g Senior Legal Officer, Office of International Law
Australian Customs Service
Ms Jan Dorrington, National Director Passengers Division
Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade
Mr John Griffin, Assistant Secretary, EU & Western Europe Branch
Mr David Mason, Executive Director, Treaties Secretariat, International Legal Branch
Mr Adam Robertson, Director, European Union Section
Department of the Prime
Minister and Cabinet
Ms Joan Sheedy, Assistant Secretary, Privacy & FOI Policy Branch
Office of the Privacy
Commissioner
Ms Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner
Monday 13 October 2008
Attorney-General’s Department
Mr Stephen Bouwhuis, Assistant Secretary, Office of International Law
Construction, Forestry, Mining
and Energy Union
Mr John Sutton, National Secretary
Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade
Ms Virginia Grenville, Assistant
Secretary, Market Development, Business Liaison and Regional Trade Policy
Branch
Mr Lester Martin, Registrar of
Treaties
Ms Cathy Raper, Director, Free Trade Agreement Commitments and Implementation Section
Ms Trudy Witbreuk, Assistant Secretary, Trade Commitments Branch
Horticulture Australia
Mr Darral Ashton, Chairman, Apple and Pear Australia Limited
Mr Robert Duthie, Market Access and Biosecurity Adviser, Summerfruit Australia Ltd
Mr Ian Hay, President, Cherry Growers Australia
Mr Peter McPherson, Treasurer, Australian Blueberry Growers Association
Mr Jeff Scott, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Table Grape Association
Mr Stephen Winter, National Horticulture Market Access Coordinator
