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Appendix a — Submissions A Appendix A — Submissions 1 Mr Robert Downey 2 Mr George Sanders 3 Ms Lindell White 4 Ms Angela Byrne 5 National Civic Council WA 6 M. C A Roberts 7 Mr Bryan Mercurio 8 Textile Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia 9 John and Margaret Hale 10 Friends of the ABC 11 Ms Ann Marshall 12 M. E A Bazeley 13 Ms Mnem Giles 14 National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS 15 Mr Ron Clifton 16 Mr Ray Cox 17 Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association of NSW Inc. Urunga Branch 18 Alcoa World Alumina Australia 278 REPORT 61: THE AUSTRALIA – UNITED STATES FREE TRADE AGREEMENT 18.1 Alcoa World Alumina Australia 19 Australian Dairy Industry Council Inc. 20 State Library of Victoria 21 Queensland Nurses’ Union 22 Gymea Sub Branch - Australian Manufacturing Workers Union Retired Members Association 23 National Association of Testing Authorities 24 AMWU, Retired Metal Workers’ and Printers 25 Ms Evelyn Rafferty 26 Australian Chicken Meat Federation Inc. 27 Dr Matthew Rimmer 28 Medicines Australia 29 Dr Neil Ormerod and signatories 30 Australian Pensioners and Superannuants League Qld Inc. 31 Music Council of Australia 32 Mr Peter Youll 33 Withdrawn 34 Ms Madelaine Chiam 35 Ms Annette Bonnici and Mike Hanratty 36 Professor Barry Rolfe 37 Mr Anthony Towns 38 Institute for International Business, Economics and Law 39 Australian Information Industry Association 40 Ms Katherine Martin 41 Mr Mervyn Murchie 42 Mr Andrew Gaines 43 Australian Services Union 44 Dr Michael Slaytor and Petrina Slaytor 45 Rail Tram and Bus Union APPENDIX A — SUBMISSIONS 279 46 Ms Isabel Higgins 47 Mr B Barrett-Lennard 48 Mr Bill McClurg 49 Murray Goulburn Cooperative Co Ltd 50 Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc. 51 Mr Jonathan Schultz 52 Mr Michael Davies 53 Mrs Jan Tendys 54 Ms Nizza Siano 55 Ms Nicola da Silva 56 Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia 57 Ms Pauline Stirzaker 58 Mudgee District Environment Group Inc. 59 Catholics in Coalition for Justice and Peace 60 Friends of the ABC (NSW) Inc. 61 Meat and Livestock Australia 62 Mr Peter Stratford 63 University of the Sunshine Coast 64 Unfolding Futures Pty Ltd 65 Mr John Koch 66 New South Wales Government 67 Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance 68 Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET) 69 Ms Alison Woodham 70 The Australia Institute 71 Australian Digital Alliance and the Australian Libraries’ Copyright Committee 72 Dr Thomas Faunce and Professor Peter Drahos 73 Mr John Morris 280 REPORT 61: THE AUSTRALIA – UNITED STATES FREE TRADE AGREEMENT 74 Ms Dee Margetts MLC 75 Australasian Society for HIV Medicine 76 Peanut Company of Australia 77 Mr Alan Isherwood 78 Ms Vivian Miles 79 Doctors for the Environment Australia Inc. 80 CPSU-State Public Services Federation 81 Mr Brendan Scott 82 Oliver and Theresa Baudert 83 Generic Medicines Industry Association Pty Ltd 84 Mr Phillip Bradley 85 Cybersource Pty Ltd 85.1 Cybersource Pty Ltd 86 Ms Jacqueline Loney 87 Doctors Reform Society 88 Mr Denis Bright 89 Mr Niko Leka 90 Progressive Labour Party 91 Victorian Government 92 Ms Kimberlee Weatherall 93 Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd 93.1 Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd 94 Australian Industry Group 95 Stop MAI (WA) Coalition 96 Ms Annie Nielsen and Mr Phil Bradley 97 Grail Centre 98 M. A J Doherty 99 Ms Deborah Scholem APPENDIX A — SUBMISSIONS 281 100 Ms Cleo Lynch 101 Rainforest Information Centre 102 Australian Network of Environmental Defender’s Offices 103 Swinburne University of Technology 104 Mr Zenon Sawko 105 Professor Ian Lowe AO 106 Professor Larissa Behrendt and Ms Megan Davis 107 Ms Luci Temple 108 Australian Pork Limited 109 Ms Jane Seymour 110 Mr John Campbell 111 Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia Ltd 112 WTO Watch Qld 113 Mr Liam Cranley 114 Baxter Healthcare Pty Ltd 115 Council of Australian University Librarians 116 Marjon and Greg Martin 117 Macquarie University - Sydney 118 Ms Vera Raymer OAM 119 Friends of the Earth 120 Australian Nursing Federation 121 Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited 122 CPA Australia 123 Digital Distribution Global Training Services Pty Ltd 124 Quaker Peace and Justice 125 Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union 126 Business Software Association of Australia 127 Australian Conservation Foundation 282 REPORT 61: THE AUSTRALIA – UNITED STATES FREE TRADE AGREEMENT 128 Western Australian Government 128.1 Western Australian Government 129 National Tertiary Education Union 130 Australian Council of Trade Unions 131 Dr Colin Dahl and Mrs Catherine Dahl 132 Business Council of Australia 133 Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 134 Minerals Council of Australia 135 Australian Broadcasting Authority 136 Ms Susan Houghton 137 Mr Tor Larsen and Darani Lewers AM 138 Mr Patrick Caldon 139 Ms Ruth Williams 140 Mr Mike Willis 141 Ms Merrill Jusuf 142 Australian Library and Information Association 143 Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries 144 Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia Inc. 145 Commercial Television Australia 146 Australian Medical Association 146.1 Australian Medical Association 147 Mr Jock Given 148 Holden 148.1 Holden 149 Australia Meat Holdings Pty Limited 150 Mr Bruce Kirkham 151 Australian Coalition for Economic Justice 152 Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation APPENDIX A — SUBMISSIONS 283 153 National Farmers’ Federation 154 Winemakers’ Federation of Australia 154.1 Winemakers’ Federation of Australia 155 Australian Record Industry Association Limited (ARIA) 156 Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) 157 Australia Council for the Arts 158 Mr Gerard Sont 159 Horticulture Australia 160 Professor Ross Garnaut and Mr Bill Carmichael 160.1 Professor Ross Garnaut and Mr Bill Carmichael 160.2 Professor Ross Garnaut and Mr Bill Carmichael 161 Australian Film Industry Coalition 162 Scientists for Labor 163 Bathurst Branch Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association of NSW Inc. 164 Australian Screen Directors’ Association, Australian Writers’ Guild and Screen Producers Association of Australia 165 Mr John Quiggin 166 Moonlight Cactus Music 167 Mr John Wood and Ms Inge Fina 168 Ms Kerry Brady 169 Uniting Care NSW/ACT 170 AUSTA Business Group 171 Mrs Betty Murphy 172 Mr Clem Clarke 173 Cattle Council of Australia 174 Dr Ken Harvey 175 Ms Anne Goddard 284 REPORT 61: THE AUSTRALIA – UNITED STATES FREE TRADE AGREEMENT 176 Hinkler Burnett Green and Ms Anne Goddard 177 Ms Ana Penteado 178 American Chamber of Commerce in Australia 179 Healthy Skepticism Inc. 180 ACT Government 180.1 ACT Government 181 Australian Broadcasting Corporation 182 Mrs June Ayres 183 Linux Australia 184 Mr Paul Russell 185 Australian Stock Exchange Ltd 186 Tuna Boat Owners Association 187 Australian Red Cross Blood Service (ARCBS) 188 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services 189 Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee 190 Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies 190.1 Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies 191 Australian Centre for Intellectual Property in Agriculture 192 Mr Michael Baume AO 193 Yagoona Branch Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association of NSW Inc. 194 Mr Colin McQueen 195 Australian Consumers’ Association 196 Social Justice Committee Conference of Leaders of Religious Institutes NSW 197 Copyright Agency Limited 198 South Australian Government 199 Arts Law Centre Australia 200 PC Profile APPENDIX A — SUBMISSIONS 285 201 Open Interchange Consortium 202 Ms Janine Schmidt 203 Mr Tony Healy 203.1 Mr Tony Healy 204 Professor Peter Drysdale 205 NSW Teachers Federation 206 Queensland Government 207 Mr Roger McDonald 208 Mr Greg Hayes 209 Distilled Spirits Industry Council of Australia Inc. 210 Catholic Women’s League Australia NSW Inc. 211 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 211.1 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 211.2 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 212 South Australian Farmers Federation 213 Australian Copyright Council 214 Viscopy 215 Mr A Schiavello .
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