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B Appendix B: List of witnesses Monday, 5 September 2005—Canberra Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (formerly known as Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs) Mr Adam Abbas, Director, Productive Diversity Section, Citizenship and Multicultural Division Ms Arja Keski-Nummi, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Migration and Temporary Entry Division Mr Neil Mullenger, Director, Research and Statistics Section, Migration Branch Ms Susan Pegg, Acting Director, Business Employment Section, Business Branch Mr Abul Rizvi, Acting Deputy Secretary Mr John Ryan, Director, Economic and Demographic Analysis Section, Migration Branch Ms Jennifer Donnelly, Acting Director, Skilled Migration Section, Migration Branch Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Mr Graeme Lade, Director, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore Section, Maritime South-East Asia Branch 278 Ms Trudy Witbreuk, Director, Free Trade Agreement Commitments and Implementation Section, Office of Trade Negotiations Mr Paul Wojciechowski, Director, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos Section Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Ms Jenet Connell, Group Manager, Workplace Relations Services Mr Andried Jamonts, Director, Trades Recognition Australia Mr Steve Kibble, Assistant Secretary, Workplace Services Branch Mr Ivan Neville, Assistant Secretary, Labour Supply and Skills Branch Ms Jane Press, Director, Migration Policy and Analysis Section Monday, 14 November 2005—Adelaide Northern Territory Government Mrs Mary Cunningham, Director of Business and Skills Migration, Department of Business, Economic and Regional Development South Australian Government Ms Sally Jeremic, Executive Officer, Training and Skills Commission Ms Fiona O’Connor, Director, Traineeship and Apprenticeship Services, Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology Migrant Resource Centre of South Australia Ms Tina Karanastasis, Acting Executive Director Mr Stanislaw Lewinski, Coordinator, Community Participation, Employment and Training
 Dr Joseph Masika, Consultant Dr Lillian Mwanri, Community Member APPENDIX B: LIST OF WITNESSES 279 Business SA Mr David Frith, Director, Workplace Policy and Business Services Development Ms Karen Lablack, General Manager, Policy Mr Nathan Paine, Senior Business Advocate Australian Refugee Association Dr Robert Deng, President, Sudanese Community Association Mr Kevin Liston, Director Mr Bol Ring Machar, Settlement Officer Mr Hafez Zamani, Manager, Employment Services Tuesday, 15 November 2005—Perth Western Australian Skills Advisory Board Mr Gary Collins, Executive Director, Client Services, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Western Australia Mrs Claire English, Project Officer Mr Christopher Fitzhardinge, Chair Mr Warren Hill, Manager, Skills Migration Unit, Department of Industry and Resources Western Australian Department of Education and Training Ms Eileen Hull, Manager, Career Development Services Mr Michael Jones, Research and Development Officer, Overseas Qualifications Unit Mr Robert Player, Executive Director, Vocational Education and Training and Career Development 280 South Metropolitan Migrant Resource Centre Ms Lynda Winter, Manager, Employment Services Goldfields Esperance Development Commission Ms Stephanie Fletcher, Acting Manager, Policy and Projects Individuals Dr Val Colic-Peisker Mr Pablo Contreras Dr Peter Mulrooney Dr Farida Tilbury Dr Abbie Wilson Wednesday, 23 November 2005—Sydney New South Wales Government Mr Richard Acheson, Director, Community Relations Service, Community Relations Commission for a Multicultural New South Wales Mr Ian Kingsley, Director, Apprenticeships and Traineeships, Department of Education and Training Migrant Employment and Training Taskforce Ms Jennie Dunlop, Member Ms Merryn Howell, Member Ms Esther Rice, Member Ms Nicole Schlederer, Co-Convenor Mrs Cheryl Webster, Member APPENDIX B: LIST OF WITNESSES 281 Migrant Network Services (Northern Sydney) Ltd Ms Sue Maddrell, General Manager Mrs Johanna Mestanza,
 Community Settlement Services Worker Migration Institute of Australia Ltd Mrs Jaleh Johannessen, Member Mr David Mawson, Chief Executive Officer Mr Mark Webster, NSW Vice President Absolute Immigration Services Mr Jamie Lingham, Managing Director University of Western Sydney Mr Simon Hare, Coordinator, Skills and Experience Assessment and Development Unit Dr Regine Wagner, Centre for Learning and Social Transformation Australian Dental Association Inc Mr Robert Boyd-Boland, Chief Executive Officer Restaurant and Catering Australia Mr John Hart, Chief Executive Officer Australian Computer Society Mr Philip Argy, National Vice President Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Workers Union of Australia, Electrical Division Mr Peter Tighe, National Secretary Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union, Construction and General Division Mr Stuart Maxwell, National Industrial Officer Individuals Ms Bushra Shoukat 282 Thursday, 24 November 2005—Melbourne Victorian Government Ms Irene Tkalcevic, Manager, Skilled Migration Program, Department for Victorian Communities Mr Stephen Ward, Acting Director, Employment Programs, Department for Victorian Communities Vocational Education Training and Assessment Services Ms Karen Berkley, Executive Director Mr Barry Parker, Manager, Qualification Assessment Service Adult Multicultural Education Services Mr Michael Cox, General Manager, Education Mr Brian Paterson, Chief Executive Officer Ms Heather Weaver, Coordinator, Youth Services CPA Australia Ms Franceyne Hurley, Qualifications Assessment Unit Team Leader Mrs Ann Johns, Director, Education Ms Hayley Nicholls, Manager, Accreditation and Research Australian Council of Trade Unions Ms Sharan Burrow, President Ms Alison Tate, International Officer Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Ms Jillian Humphreys, Executive Officer, Professional Areas Emeritus Professor Garry Phillips, Director, Professional Affairs and Past President
 APPENDIX B: LIST OF WITNESSES 283 Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce Mr Kevin Redfern, General Manager, Industrial Relations and Training Ms Leyla Yilmaz, Manager, Industrial Relations Australian Institute of Radiography Mr Emile Badawy, Executive Officer Mr Stuart Hamilton, President Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Inc Dr Leigh Coghlan, Deputy Chairman Dr Julie Strous, Executive Officer Professor Virginia Studdert, Member, Board of Examiners Miss Margaret Wilson, Registrar, Veterinary Practitioners Registration Board of Victoria Best Start Mr Steven Kamala Baskaran, Director, System Information Mr Robert Messenger, Director Monday, 27 February 2006—Canberra Tasmanian Government Mrs Lyn Andersch, Manager, Multicultural Tasmania Ms Susan Hunt, Executive Officer, Overseas Qualifications, Tasmanian Qualifications Authority Ms Patricia McCullough, Manager, Industry, Development and Innovation, Department of Education Mr Anthony McHugh, Project Manager, Business and Skilled Migration, Department of Economic Development 284 Ms Miranda Sonners, Acting Manager, Equity and Youth Strategies, Department of Education Department of Health and Ageing Ms Natasha Cole, Director, Education and Recognition Section, Overseas Trained Doctors Taskforce Ms Alison Larkins, Assistant Secretary, Health Workforce Branch Ms Margaret Lyons, First Assistant Secretary, Health Services Improvement Division Ms Kelly Taber, Acting Director, Overseas Trained Doctors Taskforce Engineers Australia Mr Paul Gillespie, Associate Director, Overseas Qualifications Assessment Ms Kathryn Hurford, Associate Director, Public Policy Mr Andre Kaspura, Policy Analyst, International and National Policy Directorate Mr Peter Taylor, Chief Executive Australian Council of Physiotherapy Regulating Authorities Ltd Ms Margaret Grant, Chief Executive Officer Ms Catherine Nall, National President, Australian Physiotherapy Association Thursday, 9 March 2006—Brisbane Global Recognition Agency Pty Ltd Ms Robyn
 Batty, Chairperson Mr Ian Morris, Executive Director Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia Inc Ms Debby Ramsay, Executive Officer APPENDIX B: LIST OF WITNESSES 285 Multicultural Development Association Inc Ms Behice Bagdas, Employment and Training Coordinator Ms Lyn Ellison, Assistant Director, Organisational Development Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland Mr Ian Muil, Executive Officer Migrant Settlement Services Cairns Mr Graeme Skilbeck, Training and Placement Officer Queensland Department of Employment and Training Ms Sandra Arrold, Director, Community Employment Programs Mr Rodney Arthur, General Manager, Training, Quality and Regulation Ms Barbara Rogers, Manager, Skills Recognition Training, Quality and Regulation Monday, 27 March 2006—Canberra Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Ms Jenet Connell, Group Manager, Workplace Relations Services Mr Andried Jamonts, Director, Trades Recognition Australia Mr Peter Kontis, Director, Compliance, Office of Workplace Services Ms Jane Press, Director, Migration Policy and Analysis Section Mr Stewart Thomas, Assistant Secretary, Workplace Programs Branch Department of Education, Science and Training Dr Evan Arthur, Acting Group Manager, Innovation and Research Systems Group Dr Anne Byrne, Manager, Skills Analysis and Research Strategy Branch 286 Mr Gregory Cox, Manager, International Policy and Recognition Branch Dr Wendy Jarvie, Deputy Secretary Mr Tony Zanderigo, Director, COAG Skills Recognition Taskforce Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Mr James Fox, First Assistant Secretary, Migration and Temporary Entry Division Ms Jennifer Donnelly, Assistant Director, Skilled Migration Section, Migration Branch Ms Jacqueline Hickman, Assistant Secretary, Delivery Innovation Branch Mr Gregory Mills, Assistant Secretary, Migration Branch Mr Peter Speldewinde, Director, Skilled Migration Section Mr David Stewart, Director, Compliance, Integrity and Offshore Students Thursday, 20 April
 2006—Perth Individuals Ms Emanuela Canini Mr Angelo Daniele Western Australian Department of Health Ms Diane Mantell, Principal Nursing Advisor, Workforce Chamber of Minerals and Energy, Western Australia Ms Claire Thomas, Executive Officer, Minerals Institute APPENDIX B: LIST OF WITNESSES 287 Western Australian Local Government Association Ms Ricky Burges, Chief Executive Officer Mrs Lydia Highfield, Recruitment and Selection Consultant Mr Simon White, Employee Relations Service Manager Western Australian Department of Education and Training Government Mrs Norma Jeffery, Acting Executive Director, Policy, Planning and Accountability Mr Michael Jones, Acting Manager, Overseas Qualifications Unit Wednesday 24 May 2006—Canberra Australian Medical Council Mr Ian Frank, Chief Executive Officer 288