Legal Affairs and Safety Committee
Public Hearing Program
Working with Children (Indigenous Communities) Amendment Bill 2021
10:10am to 12:55pm, Monday 12 September 2022 Committee Room 3, level 6, Parliamentary Annexe, Brisbane
TIME WITNESS
10:10am – 10:15am Opening
10:15am – 10:40am Mornington Shire Council
• Mayor Kyle Yanner
10:45am – 11:25am
Doomadgee Community Justice Group – via videoconference
• Stephen McNamee, Elder • Charlotte George, Elder • Henry Aplin, Elder • Pauline Johnny, Elder • Veronica Walden, Elder • Cynthia O’Loughlin, Coordinator
Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council – via videoconference
• Jason Ned, Mayor • Athol Walden, Councillor • Myron Johnny, Councillor • Elijah Douglas, Councillor • Troy Fraser, CEO • Craig Oxlade, Community Development Officer
11:30am – 12:10pm
Junkuri Laka Wellesley Islands Aboriginal Law, Justice and Governance Association Inc, Mornington Island – via teleconference
• Louisa Roughsey, Deputy Chair, Community Justice Group • Lorna Rogers, Community Justice Group • Johnny Williams, Community Justice Group • Nasa Kuruduadua, Community Justice Group • Marina Evans, Community Justice Group • Nikita Sellin, CEO
12:15pm – 12:30pm Calvin Page – via teleconference
12:35pm – 12:50pm Grant Garvie, Recovery Mission – via videoconference
12:50pm to 12:55pm Close
The hearing will be broadcast live on Parliament TV, with footage to remain available for review after the live broadcast. A transcript of the proceedings will also be published in due course.
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