MEDIA ADVISORY 16 August 2021 Legislative Council Sessional Committee Government Administration ‘B’ Sub-Committee Inquiry into DISABILITY SERVICES IN TASMANIA The Legislative Council Government Administration ‘B’ Sub-Committee inquiring into Disability Services in Tasmania will commence public hearings in Hobart on Tuesday 17 August 2021. The hearings will be broadcast via the Parliamentary Broadcast Service. The hearings will be held in Committee Room 2, Parliament House Hobart and will commence on Tuesday at 9.30 am. TIMETABLE FOR THE HEARINGS AND DETAILS OF THE WITNESSES ARE ATTACHED. Members of the Sub-Committee are: Hon Rosemary Armitage MLC Hon Jo Palmer MLC (Inquiry Deputy Chair) Hon Tania Rattray MLC Hon Jo Siejka MLC (Inquiry Chair) Hon Josh Willie MLC ends FURTHER INFORMATION: Chairperson: Hon Jo Siejka MLC Ph: 6212 2304 1 of 3 Legislative Council Sessional Committee Government Administration ‘B’ Sub-Committee Inquiry into DISABILITY SERVICES IN TASMANIA PUBLIC HEARINGS Tuesday, 17 August 2021 Venue: Committee Room No. 2, Parliament House, Hobart 9.30 am – 10.15 am NATIONAL DISABILITY SERVICES Alice Flockhart, State Manager Tas Mark Jessop, Chair NDS State Committee (Submission No. 19) 10.15 am – 10.45 am CLINCIAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ROBYN A WALLACE (Submission No. 1) 10.45 am – 11.00 am MORNING TEA 11.00 am – 11.30 am AUSTRALIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION (TAS) Prof Crocombe, Councillor (Submission No. 3) 11.30 am – 12.00 pm TASMANIAN AMPUTEE SOCIETY INC Peter Hatters, CEO (Submission No. 5) 12.00 pm – 12.30 pm TADTAS INC Paul Duncombe, Executive Officer (Submission No. 7) 12.30 pm – 1.00 pm VISABILITY Steven McGregor, Manager Tas Services Tennille Burns Program Manager – Kites Therapy Tas (Submission No. 15) 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm LUNCH 2.00 pm – 2.30 pm NEW HORIZONS TASMANIA Belinda Kitto, CEO Penny Nicholls, Board Manager (Submission No. 18) 2 of 3 2.30 pm – 3.15 pm LI-VE TASMANIA Darren Matthewson, CEO Nicole Cummine, General Manager Operations (Submission No. 9) 3.15 pm – 3.30 pm AFTEROON TEA 3.30 pm – 4.15 pm ANGLICARE TASMANIA Rev Dr Chris Jones, CEO Lisa Stafford, Social Researcher, Anglicare’s Social Action and Research Centre (Submission No. 11) 4.15 pm – 5.00 pm BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF TASMANIA Deborah Byrne, Executive Officer (Submission No. 13) 3 of 3 .