Review of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992
Public hearings
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These public hearings were held following the release of the issues paper on 6 March 2003.
Initial public hearings May-June
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Darwin, 27 May 2003 (PDF 324.3 KB)
Darwin, 27 May 2003 (RTF 290.0 KB)| Participants | Pages |
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| Deafness Association of the NT (Mary Salter) | 3-14 |
| Darwin Community Legal Service (Wendy Morton, Ian Tranthem) | 15-33 |
| NT Disability Advisory Board (Peter Mahony) | 34-52 |
| Bruce Young-Smith | 53-63 |
| Robyn Lesley | 64-73 |
| Jean Young-Smith | 74-90 |
| Debra Lovett | 91-96 |
| Darwin Community Legal Service (Wendy Morton, Ian Tranthem) | 97-101 |
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| Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Association of Queensland (John Mayo) | 103-126 |
| Dennis Denning | 127-139 |
| Larry Laikind | 140-161 |
| Physical Disability Council of Australia (Sue Egan) | 162-182 |
| Mark Hunter | 183-194 |
| Maroochy Shire Council (Erin Jones) | 195-210 |
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| Participants | Pages |
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| Rita Struthers | 212-220 |
| Cyril Dennison | 221-229 |
| Victor Camp | 230-240 |
| Anti Discrimination Commission Queensland (Susan Booth, Lyn Graham) | 241-261 |
| Tedicore (Telecommunications and Disability Consumer Representation) (Gunela Astbrink) | 262-274 |
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| Participants | Pages |
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| Anita Smith | 276-306 |
| Anti-Discrimination Commission Tasmania (Jocelynne Scutt, Di Ferguson) | 307-332 |
| David W. Norton | 333-340 |
| Advocacy Tasmania Inc. (Rebecca Thompson) | 341-362 |
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| Association for Children with a Disability (Tasmania) Inc (Leon Chick, Pamela Timms) | 365-383 |
| Disability Rights Network of Community Legal Centres (Judith Blades) | 384-405 |
| Mary Guy | 406-418 |
| K. F. Pennyfather | 419-431 |
| Cadence FM (Chris Daly) | 432-445 |
| Des Le Fevre | 446-452 |
| Daryl McCarthy | 453-464 |
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| National Council of Independent Schools' Associations (Bill Daniels, Audrey Jackson, Robyn Yates) | 466-486 |
| Deafness Forum of Australia (Brian Rope) | 487-500 |
| Australian Association of Christian Schools (Peter Crimmins) | 501-511 |
| Trevor Oddy, Maree Oddy | 512-540 |
| Val Pawagi | 541-553 |
| Stephen Kendal | 554-560 |
| Carers Australia (Felicity Maddison, Julie Austin) | 561-580 |
| Australian Building Codes Board (Ivan Donaldson) | 581-601 |
| National Capital Authority (Phillip Wales) | 602-604 |
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| Mental Health Council of Australia and Beyond Blue (Carmen Hinkley, Grace Bloom, Ian Hickey) | 607-643 |
| Alexa McLaughlin | 644-675 |
| Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Steve Balzary, Neil Mahon) | 676-698 |
| Action for Autism and Autism / Aspergers Advocacy Australia (Robert Buckley) | 699-711 |
| ACT Human Rights Office (Rosemary Follett) | 712-723 |
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| Participants | Pages |
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| Brian O'Hart | 726-741 |
| Rosalie Leaney | 742-755 |
| Agnes Misztal | 756-771 |
| Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Self-Help Group (Stella Hondros) | 772-788 |
| Association for the Blind of Western Australia (Marija Clark, Carol Solosy, David Gribble) | 789-817 |
| People with Disabilities WA (Debra Casey, Lubra McMaugh, Sophie Jasinski) | 818-836 |
Initial public hearings July-August
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| Association of Independent Schools WA (Audrey Jackson, Les Mack) | 838-854 |
| Disability Services Commission (Jenni Perkins, Karen Soldatic) | 855-869 |
| Debbie-Lee McAulley | 870-883 |
| Department of Planning and Infrastructure (Liz Bredemeyer) | 884-890 |
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| COMMUNICATION PROJECT GROUP: DR CATRIONA GUNN | 892-906 |
| INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES COUNCIL INC: RICHARD BRUGGEMANN and CHRIS BUTLER | 907-927 |
| DISABILITY ACTION INC: MONIKA BAKER and DAVID MORRELL | 928-956 |
| ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA: GARRY LE DUFF, LIBBY BURNS, RUSSELL ELEY and ADELE MAYRHOFER | 957-975 |
| JOHN TEASDALE, TONY BOROSEWICZ and PAULINE RYAN | 976-986 |
| SOUTH AUSTRALIA EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: LINDA MATTHEWS | 987-1006 |
| MULTICULTURAL MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM: ARTHUR MOUTAKIS | 1007-1017 |
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| Cora Barclay Centre (Claire Harris, Jill Duncan, Naomi Higgs) | 1019-1031 |
| Mental Health Coalition of SA and Mental Illness Fellowship of SA (Robert Leahy) | 1032-1039 |
| SPARC Disability Foundation Inc (Paul Christie) | 1040-1048 |
| Maurice Corcoran | 1049-1061 |
| Australian Association of Special Education - South Australian Chapter (Margaret Lynch, Jeanette McMullan, Ingrid Alderton) | 1062-1075 |
| Michael and Denice Bassanelli | 1076-1082 |
| Christopher Dugdale | 1083-1090 |
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| Disability Council of New South Wales (Andrew Buchanan, Kevin Byrne, Joe Harrison) | 1093-1111 |
| David Cutlan | 1112-1122 |
| Maxine Singer | 1123-1132 |
| Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (Graeme Innes, David Mason) | 1133-1181 |
| Leichhardt Municipal Council (Justin Fitzpatrick-Barr, Valerie Joy) | 1182-1197 |
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| Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (Greg Leigh) | 1199-1217 |
| Peter Simpson | 1218-1232 |
| Physical Disability Council of New South Wales (Dougie Herd) | 1233-1251 |
| Richard Gailey | 1252-1267 |
| Gary Betch | 1268-1276 |
| Independent Living Centre New South Wales (Jane Bringolf, Jenny Muir) | 1277-1297 |
| John Uri | 1298-1309 |
| People with Disability Australia (Heidi Forrest, Phillip French) | 1310-1331 |
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| Australian Taxi Association (John Bowe, Jack Evans) | 1333-1348 |
| Investment and Financial Services Association Ltd (Richard Gilbert, David Mico, John Leonard, Chris Mcrae, Geoff Black, Brett Pennington, Anthony Brien) | 1349-1379 |
| Public Interest Advocacy Centre (Simon Moran) | 1380-1394 |
| Antonio Mastronardi (in confidence) | 1395-1402 |
| Office of Employment Equity and Diversity (Paul Jenkin) | 1403-1419 |
| International Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Australian Chapter (Bronwyn Hemsley, Fiona Given) | 1420-1428 |
| National Ethnic Disability Alliance (Lou-Anne Lind, Cristina Ricci) | 1429-1449 |
| Mental Health Coordinating Council of New South Wales (Ann MacLochlainn, Janet Meagher) | 1450-1467 |
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| Participants | Pages |
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| Ann Want | 1469-1481 |
| Jack Frisch | 1482-1501 |
| Melinda Jones | 1502-1529 |
| National Association of People Living with HIV/Aids (Rob Lake) | 1530-1542 |
| Marrickville Council (Glenn Redmayne) | 1543-1555 |
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| Participants | Pages |
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| Wendy Kiefel | 1557-1568 |
| Professor Frank Fisher | 1569-1579 |
| Tom Byrnes | 1580-1588 |
| Intellectual Disability Review Panel (Sue Tait) | 1589-1602 |
| Council For Equal Opportunity In Employment (Rohan Squirchuk, John Whitehouse, Cindy Batchelor) | 1603-1617 |
| Australian DeafBlind Council, ADBC (Meryle Trentini) | 1618-1628 |
| Niu Ze Qun | 1629-1638 |
| Office of The Public Advocate (Natalie Tomas, Phil Grano, Sarah Oliver) | 1639-1653 |
| Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (Katie Richardson, Emma Richardson, Therese Kersten, Alan Ross) | 1654-1674 |
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| Blind Citizens Australia (Maryanne Diamond, Aileen McFadzean) | 1676-1703 |
| ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association of Australia (Simon Molesworth, Nola Miles) | 1704-1719 |
| Disability Rights Victoria (David Craig, Graham Smith, Steven Eicke) | 1720-1739 |
| Andrew Van Diesen | 1740-1745 |
| Disability Discrimination Legal Service (Margaret Camilleri, Placido Blardo) | 1746-1761 |
| Dr Harry New | 1762-1775 |
| Australian Education Union (Roy Martin, Catherine Davis) | 1776-1787 |
| Elizabeth Ann Don | 1788-1793 |
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| Participants | Pages |
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| Margaret Ryan | 1795-1810 |
| Albert Hopkins | 1811-1821 |
| Yooralla (Jeanette Lee, Colin Power) | 1822-1837 |
| Barb Edis, Cameron West, Andrea Milner, Rhonda Joseph | 1838-1842 |
| Paraquad Victoria (Janice Florence, Raelene West, Berndt Bartl) | 1843-1861 |
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| Participants | Pages |
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| Villamanta Legal Service (Jonathon Goodfellow) | 1863-1880 |
| Victorian Equal Opportunity Commission (Diane Sisely, Leanne Buchanan) | 1881-1902 |
| Job Watch (Zana Bytheway, Louisa Dickinson) | 1903-1915 |
| Kevin Balaam | 1916-1924 |
| Advocates for the Survivors of Child Abuse (Michael Constable) | 1925-1935 |
| National Library and Information Service (Libby Sturrock, Brian Hardy) | 1936-1955 |
| Breast Cancer Network Australia (Susan Timbs, Gerda Evans) | 1956-1964 |
(Teleconference at Melbourne)
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| Participants | Pages |
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| Betty Moore | 1965-1980 |
| Dorothy Bowes | 1981-1993 |
| Robin King and Sheila King | 1994-2014 |
| Jan Hammill | 2015-2027 |
The following public hearings were held following the release of the draft report on 31 October 2003.
Draft report public hearings January-February
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| Participants | Pages |
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| Ray Deighton | 2029-2039 |
| Wayne Nevinson | 2040-2054 |
| Communications Project Group (Catriona Gunn) | 2055-2065 |
| Allergy, Sensitivity and Environmental Health Association (Dorothy Bowes) | 2066-2076 |
| Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia (Margaret Springgay) | 2077-2088 |
| Jeff Filsell | 2089-2101 |
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| Australian Association of Christian Schools (Peter Crimmins) | 2103-2117 |
| Australian Chamber of Commerce And Industry (Steven Balzary) | 2118-2137 |
| Australian Airports Association (Ken Keech, Stephen Skehill) | 2138-2152 |
| Ildiko Auer | 2153-2161 |
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| Tasmanians with Disabilities Inc. (Robin Wilkinson, Patrick Eadington, David Gordon) | 2163-2185 |
| Daryl McCarthy | 2186-2202 |
| Keith Pennefather | 2203-2215 |
| Women with Disabilities Australia (Jenny Bridge-Wright, Sam Salvaneschi) | 2216-2243 |
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| Disability Council of New South Wales (Joe Harrison, Michael Simpson, Glen Redmayne) | 2245-2269 |
| Maureen Mastellone, Marina Bridle | 2269-2285 |
| Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (Lynn Gailey, Dean Nottle, Doreen Warburton, Kiruna Stamell) | 2286-2304 |
| Ability Technology Ltd (Graeme Smith) | 2305-2313 |
| Hurstville City Council (Virginia Field, David Linden) | 2314-2325 |
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| National Association of People Living with AIDS (Rob Lake) | 2327-2352 |
| Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (John Godwin) | 2327-2352 |
| Dare To Do Australia (Judie Stephens) | 2353-2364 |
| Australian Taxi Industry Association (John Bowe, Jack Evans) | 2365-2380 |
| Mark O'Dwyer, Janice O'Dwyer | 2381-2395 |
| Marrickville Council (Glen Redmayne, Simon French, Vince Connell) | 2396-2416 |
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| Participants | Pages |
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| Yvonne Batterham | 2418-2431 |
| Jack Frisch | 2432-2443 |
| George Stanley Foran | 2444-2458 |
| Bryson Guinn | 2452-2458 |
| People with Disability Australia (Heidi Forrest, Matthew Keeley) | 2459-2480 |
| Roman Marchlewski, Lamphud Marchlewski, Dolores Marchlewski | 2481-2493 |
| Disability Discrimination Legal Centre of New South Wales (Rosemary Kayes, Darren Fittler) | 2494-2524 |
| Dennis Petrosian | 2521-2524 |
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| Blind Citizens Australia (Maryanne Diamond, Aileen McFadzean, Collette O'Neill) | 2526-2550 |
| Melville Miranda | 2551-2562 |
| Ivor Fernandez | 2563-2571 |
| National Diversity Think Tank (Andrea Mccall, Andrew Henning) | 2572-2585 |
| Equal Opportunity Commission Victoria (Diane Sisely, Ben Rice) | 2586-2604 |
| Australian Industry Group (Stephen Smith, Renato Marasco, Christine Irwin) | 2605-2626 |
| Association of Competitive Employment (Lucy Macali) | 2627-2631 |
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| Participants | Pages |
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| Andrew Van Diesen | 2633-2641 |
| Association of Independent Schools of Victoria: (Alan Ross, Sue Nilsen, Cherie Brand) | 2642-2660 |
| Action For Community Living (David Craig, Maree Ireland) | 2661-2672 |
| Milan Paliatka, Peter Tanglmayer | 2673-2689 |
| Stephanie Mortimer | 2690-2704 |
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| Participants | Pages |
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| Janet Hammill | 2706-2717 |
| Lee Ann Basser | 2718-2737 |
| Victoria Legal Aid (Victor Stojcevski, Michelle Goldberg, Robyn Mills) | 2738-2755 |
| Australian Education Union (Pat Byrne, Roy Martin) | 2756-2772 |
Draft report public hearings March
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| Department of Family and Community Services, Office of Disability (Roger Barson) | 2774-2805 |
| Endeavour Parents and Supporters, Sunshine Coast (Olivia McMahon) | 2806-2821 |
| Queensland Parents for People with as Disability (Roz Cooper, Phil Tomkinson, Sandra Kalms) | 2822-2833 |
| Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (Graeme Innes, David Mason) | 2834-2887 |
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| Participants | Pages |
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| James Bond | 2889-2909 |
| Victor Camp | 2910-2919 |
| Barbara Prideaux | 2920-2927 |
| Frank Hansford-Miller | 2928-2935 |
| Nona Blackburn, Ian Smith | 2936-2951 |
| Brian O'Hart | 2952-2962 |
| Uniting Care Australia and Uniting Care NSW (Lorna Hallahan) | 2963-2981 |
| Bruno Marmo | 2982-2990 |
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| Participants | Pages |
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| Property Council of Australia (Paul Waterhouse) | 2992-3023 |
| Terry Humphries | 3024-3038 |
