Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee

Inquiry into the retirement housing sector

Completed

Previous public hearings

Corrected transcripts of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.

  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House, Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    11:00 am

    Charles Adams
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    11:30 am

    John Lander
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    12:00 pm

    David Duckworth Carmel Perkins
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    12:30 pm

    Margaret Scott Simmons
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    2:00 pm

    Office of the Public Advocate Colleen Pearce, Public Advocate
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    2:30 pm

    Alan Kohn Gwyneth Jones
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    2:50 pm

    Max Penaluna
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    3:10 pm

    Law Institute of Victoria Rachel Lane, Aged Care Gurus Steven Sapountsis, President of the Law Institute of Victoria Geoff Bowyer, Managing Director, Beck Legal Bendigo
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    4:00 pm

    Comments from the floor Comments from the floor
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House, Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    10:00 am

    Tenants Union of Victoria Ben Cording, Principal Solicitor
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    10:30 am

    Macquarie University Timothy Kyng
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    11:00 am

    Australian Unity Robert Putamorsi, General Manager, Retirement Communities Derek McMillan, Chief Executive Officer Independent & Assisted Living
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    11:45 am

    National Seniors Australia Arnold Bates, Victorian Policy Advisory Group Chair Graham Ellis, Member
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    12:45 pm

    Consumer Action Law Centre Gerard Brody, Chief Executive Officer Amanda Storey, Director of Legal Practice Denise Boyd, Director Policy and Campaigns
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    1:30 pm

    Residents of Retirement Villages Victoria Lawrie Robertson, Vice-President
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    2:15 pm

    Victorian Caravan Parks Association Elizabeth White, Chief Executive Officer, Victorian Caravan Park Association James Kelly, Vice President, Victorian Caravan Park Association and Managing Director, Lifestyle Communities
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    3:15 pm

    Australian Association of Gerontology Yvonne Wells, Professor of Aged Care Research, La Trobe University Tonye Segbedzi, Senior Policy Officer
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    4:00 pm

    Council on the Ageing Victoria Ronda Held, Chief Executive Officer
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    4:30 pm

    Peninsula Advisory Committee for Elders (PACE) Tom Jeavons, Deputy Chair
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    5:15 pm

    Comments from the floor Joane McKnight Joyce Saalmans
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House, Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    7:00 pm

    Lendlease Tony Randello, Head of Mergers and Acquisitions Wai See Chung, Head of Legal and Company Secretary, Retirement Living
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    7:30 pm

    National Ageing Research Institute Sue Malta, Research Fellow Sue Williams, Researcher
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    8:00 pm

    UnitingCare Harrison Simon Fee, General Manager Housing Services Sharon Wolstenholme, Acting Chief Executive Officer
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    8:30 pm

    Baptcare Mary Goldstein, Retirement Living Manager, Strathalan Community Nicole Hornsby, Senior Strategic Advisor, Regulatory Policy Lead Kate Barber, General Manager Strategy
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    9:00 pm

    Comments from the floor Helen Vallack Valerie Edwards Daisy Ellery
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House, Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    10:30 am

    Country Club Villages Andrew Preston, Business and Finance Manager Stewart Gull, Director
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    11:00 am

    Alan Clark
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    11:45 am

    Lesley Menzies
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    12:15 pm

    City of Ballarat James Guy, Acting Executive Manager, Economic Partnerships
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    12:45 pm

    Julie Carter
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    1:45 pm

    David Bosci
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    2:05 pm

    Robyn Cooper
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    2:45 pm

    Comments from the floor Faith Thompson
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House, Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    7:00 pm

    Property Council of Australia Daniella Stutt, Senior Policy Advisor, Property Council of Australia Smith Steven, Partner, HWL Ebsworth Andrew Philip, Managing Director, Retirement Communities Australia
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    7:30 pm

    Stockland Stephen Bull, Group Executive and Chief Executive Officer Retirement Living
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    8:00 pm

    Pinnacle Living Geoff Reeve, Managing Director
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    8:30 pm

    Aveo Angela Buckley, General Manager Operations Michael Morgan, Territory Operations Manager, Vic South
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    9:00 pm

    Comments from the floor Geoff Richards
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House, Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    10:00 am

    Peninsula Grange Retirement Community Roy Travis, Resident
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    10:30 am

    Glenn Birrell
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    11:00 am

    Jim Crawshaw Neil Franks
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    11:45 am

    Graeme Taylor
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    12:15 pm

    Angela Brown
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    12:45 pm

    Mornington Shire Council Rosalyn Franklin
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    1:15 pm

    Comments from the floor Bob Dalmau
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House, Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    10:00 am

    Consumer Affairs Victoria Simon Cohen, Director Department of Justice and Regulation Elizabeth Lanyon, Director, Regulation and Policy
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    11:00 am

    Department of Health and Human Services Nicola Young, Director, Intergovernmental Relations and Social Policy
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    11:30 am

    Ryman Healthcare Debbie McClure, Group Sales Manager
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    1:00 pm

    WEstjustice Joseph Nunweek, Lawyer
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    1:30 pm

    MAV Rob Spence, Chief Executive Officer
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    2:00 pm

    Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass
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    2:45 pm

    Law Institute of Victoria Carol Aino, Elder Law Committee Member Geoff Bowyer, Managing Director, Beck Legal Bendigo
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    3:15 pm

    Russell Kennedy Lawyers Rosemary Southgate
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    3:45 pm

    Housing for the Aged Action Group Shanny Gordon
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    4:15 pm

    Comments from the floor Joane McKnight Elsie Teer Charles Adams
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