Appendix B: List of witnesses

Thursday, 21 August 2008 - Melbourne

Individuals

              Mr Peter Bartlett

Professor Ronald Francis

Australian Institute of Professional Investigators

              Mr Dean Newlan, President

Australian Services Union Taxation Officers Branch

              Mr Jeff Lapidos, Secretary, Taxation Officers' Branch

              Mr Richard McPhee, Industrial Officer

CSIRO Staff Association

              Dr Michael Borgas, President

              Mr Sam Popovski, Research Officer

Post Office Agents Association Limited

              Mr Ian Kerr, Chief Executive Officer

Transparency International Australia

              Mr Grahame Leonard AM, Director

Uniting Church in Australia - Synod of Victoria and Tasmania

              Mr Anthony McMullen, Social Justice Officer

              Dr Mark Zirnsak, Director, Justice and International Mission Unit

 

Thursday, 28 August 2008 - Canberra

Community and Public Sector Union

              Ms Melissa Donnelly, Senior Legal Officer

              Mr Stephen Jones, National Secretary

              Ms Alison Rahill, Parliamentary Liaison Officer

 

Thursday, 4 September 2008 - Canberra

Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman

Mr Ron Brent, Deputy Ombudsman

Professor John McMillan, Commonwealth Ombudsman

 

Tuesday, 9 September 2008 - Canberra

Individuals

              Professor Paul Latimer

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

              Mr Paul Chadwick, Director Editorial Policies

Charles Stuart University

              Mr Peter Roberts, Senior Lecturer

Community and Public Sector Union

              Mr Stephen Jones, National Secretary

Crime and Misconduct Commission, Queensland

              Mr Robert Needham, Chairperson

Fairfax Media Limited

              Ms Gail Hambly, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

New South Wales Ombudsman’s Office

              Mr Christopher Wheeler, Deputy Ombudsman

News Limited

              Ms Creina Chapman, Manager, Corporate Affairs

Office of Public Sector Standards Commissioner, Western Australia

              Ms Penny Bird, Executive Director, Public Sector Practice

Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman

              Professor John McMillan, Commonwealth Ombudsman

Whistleblowers Australia

              Mr Peter Bennett, National President

Whistle While They Work Team

Dr AJ Brown, Project Leader

Professor Richard Wortley, Member

 

Thursday, 18 September 2008 - Canberra

Australian National University

              Dr Thomas Faunce, Associate Professor, College of Medicine and Health Sciences and College of Law

 

Thursday, 25 September 2008 - Canberra

Australian Public Service Commission

              Ms Lynelle Briggs, Australian Public Service Commissioner

              Ms Annwyn Godwin, Merit Protection Commissioner

              Ms Lynne Tacy, Deputy Public Service Commissioner

 

Thursday, 16 October 2008 - Canberra

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights

              Miss Jessica Casben, Co-convenor, ACT Branch, National Committee Member

              Ms Rebecca Minty, Co-convenor, ACT Branch, National Committee Member

              Dr Susan Harris Rimmer, President

Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security

              Mr Ian Carnell, Inspector-General

Office of National Assessments

              Mr Peter Varghese, Director General

 

Thursday, 23 October 2008 - Canberra

Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity

              Mr Peter Bache, Executive Director

              Mr Philip Moss, Integrity Commissioner

              Mr Nicholas Sellars, Manager, Policy and Research

Australian Federal Police

              Mr Tony Negus, Deputy Commissioner, Operations

              Commander Mark Walters, Manager, Professional Standards

              Mr Peter Whowell, Manager, AFP Legislation Program

 

Monday, 27 October 2008 - Sydney

Individuals

              Dr Peter Bowden

              Ms Cynthia Kardell

              Dr Jean Lennane

              Dr Kim Sawyer

Australian Centre for Independent Journalism - University of Technology, Sydney

              Mr Anthony Maniaty, Director

Australian Press Council

              Mr Jack Herman, Executive Secretary

              Professor Kenneth McKinnon, Chairman

Independent Commission Against Corruption, New South Wales

              Ms Theresa Hamilton, Deputy Commissioner

Journalism & Media Research Centre – University of New South Wales

              Associate Professor David McKnight, Senior Research Fellow

Media, Entertainment and the Arts Alliance

              Mr Jonathan Este, Director, Communications

              Mr Christopher Warren, Federal Secretary

New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties

              Dr Martin Bibby, Convenor, Civil and Indigenous Rights Subcommittee

              Dr Lesley Lynch, Assistant Secretary

News Limited

              Ms Creina Chapman, Manager, Corporate Affairs

Police Integrity Commission, New South Wales

              Mr Allan Kearney, Director, Prevention & Information

              Mr John Pritchard, Commissioner

Standards Australia

              Mr William Dee, Committee Member

              Mr James Thomson, Relationship Manager

Whistleblowers Australia

              Mr Peter Bennett, National President

 

Tuesday, 28 October 2008 - Brisbane

Individuals

              Dr Kathy Ahern

Australian Nursing Federation

              Mr Steven Ross, Industrial Officer, Queensland Nurses Union

Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law

              Professor Charles Sampford, Director

Queensland Council of Unions

              Ms Deborah Ralston, Industrial Officer

Whistle While They Work Team

Dr Geoffrey Airo-Farulla, Member

Dr AJ Brown, Project Leader

Professor Richard Johnstone, Member

Mr Peter Roberts, Member

Professor Richard Wortley, Member

 

Thursday, 27 November 2008 - Canberra

Attorney-General's Department

              Mr Geoff McDonald, First Assistant Secretary, Security and Critical Infrastructure Division,

Mr Roger Wilkins AO, Secretary

Department of Immigration and Citizenship

              Mr Andrew Metcalfe, Secretary

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

              Ms Barbara Belcher, First Assistant Secretary, Government Division

              Mr Mike Mrdak, Deputy Secretary