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No. Individual / Organisation Date Pages File/s
1
Val Pawagi
19/02/2003 4   
2
Jenny Guneratne
20/02/2003 1   
3
Pete Casey
03/03/2003 4   
4
Disability Officer, Victorian Tertiary Students Association Network
06/03/2003 1   
5
Peter Hesse
17/03/2003 5   
6
Ze Qun Niu
17/03/2003 4   
7
Rosemary Shanks
19/03/2003 1   
8
Maxine Singer
19/03/2003 2   
9
Becky Llewellyn
24/03/2003 6   
11
Justine Woore
25/03/2003 3
12
Richard Llewellyn
26/03/2003 3
13
Stephanie Mortimer
27/03/2003 1
14
Derrick Yee
27/03/2003 2
15
SPARC Disability Foundation Inc.
28/03/2003 4
16
Ronald J. Soreng
31/03/2003 1
10
Ronald J. Soreng
24/03/2003 6   
17
Communication Project Group
31/03/2003 3   
18
Access Design and Inspection Consultants Pty
31/03/2003 1   
19
Kaerest Houston
02/04/2003 4   
20
Victor Camp
02/04/2003 5   
21
CIPAID Inc.
02/01/2003 2   
22
Kincumber Lodge Resident Advocacy Group
04/04/2003 2   
23
Frank Hansford-Miller
03/04/2003 5   
24
Antonio Mastronardi (Senior) *
04/04/2003 2   
25
Debbie-Lee McAullay
08/04/2003 2
26
Robert Atkins
09/04/2003 2
27
Withdrawn
  
28
Hilary Royes *
10/04/2003   
29
Recruitment and Consulting Services Association
14/04/2003 2
30
Tony and Heather Tregale #
14/04/2003 8
31
Australian Communication Exchange #
14/04/2003 16
32
Carers Australia
15/04/2003 5
33
Souraya Bramston
16/04/2003 2
34
J. Tyers, B. Hamon, B. Edis, G. Hill, A. Milner, B. Grey, B. McCann
16/04/2003 9
35
Toowoomba City Council
16/04/2003 5
36
ARAFMI Hunter
17/04/2003 8
37
Kincumber Lodge Resident Advocacy Group
17/04/2003 1
38
Australian Assoc of Special Education - SA Chapter
17/04/2003 6
39
Australian Education Union
22/04/2003 14
40
Melville Miranda
22/04/2003 1
41
Troy Ellis
22/04/2003 8
42
Betty Moore *
22/04/2003 7
43
Disability Action Inc.
22/04/2003 4
44
Disability Services Commission
22/04/2003 11
45
ACROD
23/04/2003 4
46
Tom Byrnes
23/04/2003 4
47
Betty Moore
23/04/2003 2
48
Des LeFevre
23/04/2003 2
49
Sussex Street Community LawService (WA)
23/04/2003 8
50
Rosalie Leaney #
24/04/2003 13
51
Mark Hunter
29/04/2003 1
52
New South Wales Nurses' Association
29/04/2003 3
53
Disability Justice Advocacy Inc.
29/04/2003 2
54
Melville Miranda
29/04/2003 1
55
Joe Harrison
30/04/2003 12
56
Robin and Sheila King
30/04/2003 14
57
Ronald J. Soreng
01/05/2003 4
58
Trevor Oddy
01/05/2003 5
59
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
01/05/2003 6
60
Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance #
02/05/2003 9
61
Melville Miranda
05/05/2003 1
62
SANE Australia
02/05/2003 2
63
Pam McGillivray *
06/05/2003 1
64
Disability Council of NSW #
08/05/2003 26
65
Richmond Valley Access Committee
08/05/2003 1
66
Terry Humphries
09/05/2003 4
67
Disability Coalition
09/05/2003 6
68
Women's Health Victoria
13/05/2003 6
69
Don Hughes #
14/05/2003 8
70
Larry Laikind
14/05/2003 3
71
Deafness Forum of Australia #
15/05/2003 17
72
Blind Citizens Australia #
15/05/2003 29
73
Deafness Association of Northern Territory #
15/05/2003 2
74
Disability Rights Network of Community Legal Centres
15/05/2003 4
75
Leichhardt Council Disability Access Committee #
15/05/2003 77
76
Disability Discrimination Legal Service #
15/05/2003 55
77
ParaQuad Victoria
16/05/2003 6
78
Physical Disability Council of NSW
16/05/2003 32
79
Melville Miranda
16/05/2003 1
80
Bruce L Young-Smith
16/05/2003 5
81
Law Institute of Victoria
16/05/2003 8
82
Law Council of Australia
16/05/2003 1
83
Association for the Blind of WA
16/05/2003 6
84
Mental Health Coordinating Council
16/05/2003 3
85
Brian O'Hart *
19/05/2003 3
86
National Catholic Education Commission #
19/05/2003 12
87
Mackay Regional Council for Social Development #
19/05/2003 4
88
Australian Federation of Aids Organisations
19/05/2003 9
89
Deafness Association of Northern Territory
19/05/2003 2
90
Job Watch #
19/05/2003 25
91
Public Advocate in Victoria
19/05/2003 6
92
Independent Living Centre NSW Inc.
19/05/2003 7
93
Andrew Van Diesen
19/05/2003 14
94
Office of Mental Health - WA
19/05/2003 4
95
Disability Rights Victoria
19/05/2003 6
96
Melville Miranda
19/05/2003 3
97
Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
19/05/2003 9
98
Jean C. Bailey
19/05/2003 4
99
Association of Independent Schools of Victoria #
19/05/2003 24
100
Paul Jenkin #
19/05/2003 9
101
Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW #
20/05/2003 86
102
Public Interest Advocacy Centre
20/05/2003 13
103
Queensland Parents of People with a Disability #
20/05/2003 4
104
Robert Buckley #
21/05/2003 26
105
Melville Miranda
22/05/2003 1
106
Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Assoc of Tasmania
22/05/2003 13
107
Cyril Dennison # %
22/05/2003 139
108
Mental Health Legal Centre
22/05/2003 8
109
Dennis Denning
23/05/2003 3
110
Darwin Community Legal Service
23/05/2003 4
111
David W. Norton
23/05/2003 7
112
National Council on Intellectual Disability
23/05/2003 16
113
Physical Disability Council of Australia
23/05/2003 14
114
National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA) #
23/05/2003 22
115
Attorney General's Department
26/05/2003 13
116
Jan Hammill #
26/05/2003 5
117
NSW Council for Intellectual Disability
26/05/2003 10
118
Rita Struthers
27/05/2003 13
119
Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland #
27/05/2003 18
120
Jack Frisch
27/05/2003 7
121
Northern Territory Disability Advisory Board
27/05/2003 5
122
Tedicore (Telecommunications and Disability Consumer
28/05/2003 3
123
Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Association of Qld
28/05/2003 2
124
Ian Harrison
28/05/2003 2
125
Physical Disability Council of the Northern Territory
29/05/2003 1
126
National Council of Independent Schools' Assoc #
29/05/2003 188
127
Anita Smith
29/05/2003 7
128
Melville Miranda
29/05/2003 1
129
Equal Opportunity Commission Victoria #
29/05/2003 72
130
Advocacy Tasmania Inc
29/05/2003 6
131
Melville Miranda
30/05/2003 1
132
Cadence FM
30/05/2003 3
133
Melville Miranda
02/06/2003 2
134
Australian Council of Trade Unions
02/06/2003 6
135
Association of Independent Schools of SA #
02/06/2003 113
136
Anti-Discrimination Commission Tasmania
02/06/2003 11
137
Wayne A Nevinson
02/06/2003 3
138
Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Association of Qld
02/06/2003 3
139
Women with Disabilities Australia #
03/06/2003 101
140
Association for Children with Disability (Tas) Inc
03/06/2003 4   
141
Melville Miranda
06/06/2003 2
142
Investment and Financial Services Association
06/06/2003 38
143
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
06/06/2003 82
144
K.F. Pennefather
06/06/2003 2
145
Melville Miranda
10/06/2003 1
146
Stephen Kendal
12/06/2003 1
147
Richard Gailey #
11/06/2003 218
148
Australian Associations of Christian Schools
12/06/2003 11
149
Melville Miranda
13/06/2003 1
150
Mental Health Council of Australia #
16/06/2003 24
151
ACT Discrimination Commissioner #
17/06/2003 17
152
Australian Chemical Trauma Alliance
18/06/2003 2
153
Australian Building Codes Board #
18/06/2003 32
154
National Capital Authority
19/06/2003 2
155
Dorothy Bowes, ASEHA Qld
19/06/2003 7
156
Dorothy Wentworth-Walsh #
20/06/2003 48
157
Marrickville Council
23/06/2003 12
158
Melville Miranda
23/06/2003 1
159
Carol O'Donnell #
23/06/2003 52
160
Agnes Misztal
23/06/2003 2
161
Housing Connection (NSW) Inc
24/06/2003 5
162
Intellectual Disability Services Council (SA)
25/06/2003 7
163
David Buchanan SC
25/06/2003 6
164
Australian Parent Advocacy Inc #
24/06/2003 83
165
Janet Hope
12/06/2003 52
166
Jondale Pty Ltd
26/06/2003 1
167
Stella Hondros #
01/07/2003 51
168
Kiefel Family
27/06/2003 2
169
Melville Miranda
27/06/2003 1
170
Don Hughes #
30/06/2003 1
171
Mental Health Coalition of South Australia
30/06/2003 2
172
NSW Office of Employment Equity and Diversity #
13/07/2003 13
173
David Cutlan
01/07/2003 1
174
Cora Barclay Centre #
01/07/2003 7
175
Michael and Denice Bassanelli
02/07/2003 2
176
Helen Mikolaj
02/07/2003 3
177
Anne McGerr
02/07/2003 1
178
South Australian Equal Opportunity Commission #
02/07/2003 10
179
Stella Hondros
03/07/2003 1
180
Independent Living Centre NSW Inc. #
04/07/2003 11
181
Maurice Corcoran #
04/07/2003 24
182
ISAAC-Australia
04/07/2003 6
183
Multicultural Mental Health Access Program
07/06/2003 2
184
Melville Miranda
07/07/2003 1
185
Advocates for Survivors of Child Abuse
07/07/2003 8
186
Australian Assoc of Special Education - SA Chapter
07/07/2003 8
187
Kevin Balaam
07/07/2003 2
188
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
07/07/2003 2
189
Gary Batch
08/07/2003 1
190
Frank Schleger
26/06/2003 1
191
Val Pawagi
10/07/2003 2
192
Peter Simpson #
10/07/2003 6
193
E. Hutson #
09/07/2003 2
194
Ann Want, ACTA # %
10/07/2003 50
195
Dorothy Morris
10/07/2003 5
196
Jack Frisch
11/07/2003 39
197
John Uri *
11/07/2003 3
198
Dr Harry New #
08/07/2003 9
199
Peter Young
14/07/2003 2
200
A/Prof Frank Fisher #
14/07/2003 6
201
Australian Taxi Industry Association
14/07/2003 15
202
Mansfield Community Forum
15/07/2003 3
203
Gippsland Carers Association Inc.
16/07/2003 4
204
Council for Equal Opportunity in Employment Ltd
17/07/2003 1
205
Gold Coast City Council
17/07/2003 4
206
National Library and Information Services
18/07/2003 3
207
Intellectual Disability Review Panel
18/07/2003 2
208
Albert Hopkins
18/07/2003 2
209
Val Pawagi
21/07/2003 6
210
Graeme Taylor
23/07/2003 1
211
ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Assoc of Aust
23/07/2003 7
212
Villamanta Legal Service
23/07/2003 1
213
Australian Airports Association # %
17/07/2003 14
214
ACT Disability Advisory Council
24/07/2003 2
215
Job Watch
28/07/2003 10
216
Animal Welfare Advisory Council
04/07/2003 2
217
Albert Hopkins
04/08/2003 33   
218
Dr Harry New
05/08/2003 3
219
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
11/08/2003 42
220
NSW Government #
25/07/2003 5
221
Disability Council of NSW # (English version of the attachment is unavailable)
13/08/2003 7
222
Dorothy Bowes, ASEHA Qld #
18/08/2003 82
223
Robert Buckley
20/08/2003 2
224
City of Melbourne
21/08/2003 5
225
National Disability Advisory Council
25/08/2003 6
226
Dianne Sulman and Family
01/09/2003 2
227
Jean Young Smith #
03/09/2003 8
228
Access Design and Inspection Consultants Pty Ltd
03/09/2003 1
229
Australian Association of the Deaf
08/09/2003 9
230
Melville Miranda
08/09/2003 3
231
John S. Fisher #
09/09/2003 12
232
Melville Miranda
09/09/2003 1
233
Australian Federation of Deaf Societies
10/09/2003 6
234
Insurance Council of Australia
11/09/2003 4
235
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission #
11/09/2003 112
236
WA Equal Opportunity Commission #
12/09/2003 9
237
Melville Miranda
17/09/2003 1
238
Melville Miranda
24/09/2003 1
239
Sally Martin
25/09/2003 3
240
Melville Miranda
01/10/2003 8
241
Melville Miranda
01/10/2003 2
242
Investment and Financial Services Association
01/10/2003 25
243
Melville Miranda
02/10/2003 2
244
Melville Miranda
06/10/2003 1
245
Melville Miranda
09/10/2003 49
246
Office of the Public Advocate, Queensland #
15/10/2003 21
247
Robert A Daly
17/10/2003 9
248
Julie Bates * #
21/10/2003 4
DR249
Graeme Taylor
05/11/2003 3
DR250
Evribody (Aust) Pty Ltd
10/11/2003 1
DR251
Val Pawagi #
21/11/2003 7
DR252
D Buckland ^1
25/11/2003 1
DR253
James Buckland ^1
25/11/2003 1   
DR254
W. Saedder ^1
25/11/2003 1   
DR255
E. Prideaux ^1
25/11/2003 1   
DR256
B. Prideaux ^1
25/11/2003 1   
DR257
Jennifer Saal ^1
26/11/2003 2   
DR258
B. Well ^2
27/11/2003 1
DR259
Ray Deighton ^2
27/11/2003 1   
DR260
J. Schmidt ^2
01/12/2003 1   
DR261
Andrew Wardle ^1
01/12/2003 1   
DR262
Paula Wardle ^1
01/12/2003 1   
DR263
Ronald J. Soreng
04/12/2003 2
DR264
SANE Australia #
05/12/2003 4
DR265
Katrina Gosschalk ^2
08/12/2003 1   
DR266
Lee Ann Basser
15/12/2003 3
DR267
Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia #
17/12/2003 45
DR268
Australian Associations of Christian Schools #
18/12/2003 8
DR269
Blind Citizens Australia
19/12/2003 41
DR270
Dorothy M. Bowes, ASEHA Qld ^2
20/12/2003 2   
DR271
Val Pawagi
20/12/2003 5
DR272
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
05/01/2004 8
DR273
Carol O'Donnell
06/01/2004 3
DR274
Carol O'Donnell #
06/01/2004 5
DR275
Carol O'Donnell
06/01/2004 2
DR276
Communication Project Group
12/01/2004 4
DR277
Robert Hermann *
12/01/2004 2   
DR278
Daryl John McCarthy
09/01/2004 2
DR279
Rex and Gloria Warren #
05/01/2004 6
DR280
George Stanley Foran *
14/01/2004 13   
DR281
Stella Hondros
14/01/2004 2
DR282
Kiefel Family
16/01/2004 2
DR283
Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia
20/01/2004 4
DR284
Jeff Filsell
20/01/2004 1
DR285
Australian Airports Association #
21/01/2004 4
DR286
Dorothy M. Bowes, ASEHA Qld
23/01/2004 7
DR287
Yvonne Batterham
23/01/2004 3
DR288
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
23/01/2004 15
DR289
Roman and Lamphud Marchlewski # %
28/01/2004 7
DR290
Victoria Legal Aid
28/01/2004 17
DR291
Disability Council of NSW
30/01/2004 15
DR292
Guide Dogs Association of SA and NT Inc
30/01/2004 8
DR293
Brian O'Hart *
30/01/2004 7
DR294
Cancer Council Victoria
02/02/2004 3
DR295
Ability Technology Limited
03/02/2004 6
DR296
Women with Disabilities Strategic Consumer Advocacy Project
03/02/2004 4
DR297
Australian Building Codes Board #
03/02/2004 130
DR298
Ildiko Auer
04/02/2003 1
DR299
Dept of Employment and Workplace Relations #
05/02/2003 24
DR300
Ildiko Auer
05/02/2003 1
DR301
Australian Airports Association
05/02/2003 2
DR302
Australian Associations of Christian Schools
05/02/2003 2
DR303
Maureen Mastellone
05/02/2003 3
DR304
Roman and Lamphud Marchlewski #
09/02/2003 41
DR305
Keith Pennefather
11/02/2003 6
DR306
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry #
11/02/2003 41
DR307
P. R. Pinkawa ^2
13/02/2003 1   
DR308
Dare to do Australia
19/02/2003 6
DR309
Stephen Kilkeary
16/02/2003 2
DR310
Office of the Public Advocate
16/02/2003 4
DR311
Australian Taxi Industry Association
16/02/2003 5
DR312
George Stanley Foran *
16/02/2003 11   
DR313
Australian Education Union #
17/02/2003 36
DR314
National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS #
17/02/2003 23
DR315
National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS
17/02/2004 2
DR316
Hurstville City Council
17/02/2004 1
DR317
Mark O'Dwyer
17/02/2004 2
DR318
Women with Disabilities Australia #
17/02/2004 23
DR319
Margaret Otlowski
18/02/2004 5
DR320
Association of Independent Schools of Victoria #
20/02/2004 8
DR321
National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS #
23/02/2004 23
DR322
Patricia Malowney
23/02/2004 4
DR324
National Diversity Think Tank
23/02/2004 2
DR325
Queensland Parents for People with a Disability
23/02/2004 4
DR326
Australian Industry Group
24/02/2004 26
DR327
Maureen Mastellone
18/02/2004 7
DR328
Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance
18/02/2004 3
DR329
Marrickville Council
19/02/2004 1
DR330
Action for Community Living
24/02/2004 6
DR331
Jack Frisch
20/02/2004 10
DR332
Ivor Fernandez
24/02/2004 3
DR333
Andrew Van Diesen
26/02/2004 7
DR334
Uniting Care
25/02/2004 19
DR335
Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland #
26/02/2004 4
DR336
Frank Hansford-Miller
26/02/2004 2
DR337
James Justice Bond JP #
25/02/2004 9
DR338
B. Elizabeth Riddoch *
24/02/2004   
DR339
Victor Camp
26/02/2004 4
DR340
Barbara Prideaux #
27/02/2004 7
DR341
Jan Hammill #
27/02/2004 56
DR342
People with Disability Australia #
20/02/2004 3
DR343
George Stanley Foran
20/02/2004 2
DR344
National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS #
19/02/2004 25
DR345
Terry Humphries
01/03/2004 4
DR346
Bruno Marmo
02/03/2004 1
DR347
Yvonne Batterham
02/03/2004 2
DR348
Ronnit Redman
02/03/2004 2
DR349
Investment and Financial Services Association
27/02/2004 9
DR350
Australian Federation of Aids Organisations
24/02/2004 5
DR351
Queensland Parents for People with a Disability
01/03/2004 3
DR352
Bus Industry Confederation of Australia
05/03/2004 7
DR353
Ian Smith
05/03/2004 4
DR354
NSW Office of Employment Equity and Diversity #
09/03/2004 12
DR355
Christopher G. Dugdale #
05/03/2004 22
DR356
South Australian Government
09/03/2004 16
DR357
Association of Independent Schools of SA
10/03/2004 10
DR358
National Disability Advisory Council
16/03/2004 6
DR359
People with Disability Australia
16/03/2004 20
DR360
Disability Services Commission
17/03/2004 9
DR361
ACE National Network
19/03/2004 10
DR362
Department of Family and Community Services #
22/03/2004 103
DR363
Australian Federation of Deaf Societies
30/03/2004 9
DR364
Jean Young Smith
25/03/2004 4
DR365
Dept of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
30/03/2004 3
DR366
ACT Government
30/03/2004 14
DR367
Victorian Government
31/03/2004 34
DR368
Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland
29/03/2004 2
DR369
Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce
31/01/2004 3
DR370
Y *
13/04/2004   
DR371
Disability Services Queensland #
21/04/2004 12
DR372
Di Black
23/04/2004 1
DR373
Breast Cancer Network Australia
28/04/2004 1
DR323
Melville Miranda
23/02/2004 1