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Today's hearings

Friday, 29 August 2008

This document is issued as a guide
Business listed is subject to change


Canberra Hearings 

Hearing loops are available in Committee Rooms 2S1, 2S2, 2S3, 1S2, 1S3, 1S4 and the Main Committee Room.  If you put your hearing aid to the 'T' switch you will have access to the loop.

 

SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON ECONOMICS

Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
Canberra

Televised on HMS channel 12 and broadcast on radio 91.1

PUBLIC HEARING:       OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AMENDMENT (GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE) BILL 2008 [PROVISIONS] and three related bills

8.30–9:00am Greenpeace (Submission10)

Ms Helen Oakey, Head of Political Unit
Ms Emily Rochon, Climate and Energy Campaigner
9.00–10.15am Technical briefing—Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism and Geoscience Australia (45 minute presentation followed by 30 minutes for questions)

Ms Margaret Sewell, General Manager, Clean Coal and CO2 Storage Branch
Mr John Miller, Policy Officer, CCS Legislation Section
Mr Ian Walker, Senior Policy Adviser, Resources Division
Dr Clinton Foster, Chief, Petroleum and Marine Division, Geoscience Australia
10.15–10.30am Morning break
10.30–11.15am Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
11.15–11.45am World Wildlife Fund (Submission 4)
Ms Kellie Caught, Policy Manager, Climate Change
Mr Paul Toni, Program Leader, Development
 
11.45–12.15pm Victorian Government (Submission 14)
Ms Anna Beesley, Legal Policy Team Leader—Climate Change, Department of Primary Industries
Mr Dale Seymour, Deputy Secretary, Energy, Resources and Major Projects, Department of Primary Industries
12.15–1.15pm Lunch break
1.15–1.45pm ExxonMobil (Submission 1)
Mr Rob Young, Manager, Issues and Government Relations
1.45–2.15pm Monash Energy (Submission 3)
Mr Roger Bounds, Project Director
Mr Dominic Brennan, Corporate Lawyer
Mr Daniel van Nispen, Head, Carbon Capture and Storage and Enhanced Oil Recovery
2.15–2.45pm Schlumberger Carbon Services (Submission 5)
Dr Geoffrey Ingram, Regional Manager, Australasia
2.45–3.15pm Afternoon break
3.15–3.45pm Australian Network of Environmental Defenders' Offices (Submission 2) (via teleconference)

Ms Rachel Walmsley, Policy Director
New South Wales Office
3.45–4.30pm Australian Coal Association/ Minerals Council of Australia (Submission 12)

Mr Ralph Hillman, Executive Director, Australian Coal Association

Ms Samantha Scott, Director, Policy and International, Australian Coal Association

Mr Sid Marris, Assistant Director, Corporate Affairs, Minerals Council of Australia
4.30pm Adjournment

Committee Chair: Senator A. Hurley
Contact: John Hawkins  (02) 6277  3541
Committee Room 2S3  (02) 6277 3305


Interstate Hearings

There are no public hearings taking place interstate today.


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