Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee
Inquiry into Decommissioning Oil and Gas Infrastructure
Report Tabled | The Committee tabled its Final Report on 18 June 2026.
Previous public hearings
Corrected transcripts of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.
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Friday 6 March
Committee Hearing Room 2, 55 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 300210:00 AM
Maritime Union of Australia Aarin Moon, Assistant Secretary, Victorian Branch Angie Moore, Policy Analyst, Oil and Gas Decommissioning Victorian Trades Hall Council Danae Bosler, Assistant Secretary10:45 AM
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Tom Cresswell, Researcher: Ecotoxicology & Radioecology12:00 PM
Environment Protection Authority Victoria Dan Hunt, Director Regional Victoria, Operations Division WorkSafe Sam Jenkin, Chief Health and Safety Officer1:30 PM
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action Don Hough, Principal, Energy Infrastructure Regulation Resources Victoria Linda Bibby, Executive Director of Earth Resources Policy and Programs Sandra O'Farrell, Manager Petroleum Authorisations3:45 PM
Woodside Andrew Lobb, Vice President Decommissioning Philippa Milne, Environmental Lead for Projects Australia4:30 PM
NOPSEMA Sue McCarrey, CEO Graham Blair, Deputy CEO, Regulatory Operations David Christensen, Executive Director, Development and Decommissioning -
Wednesday 11 February
Leongatha Memorial Hall, Main Hall, 6-8 McCartin St, Leongatha, 395312:00 PM
Victorian Energy Future Network John Godfrey, Facilitator2:00 PM
South Gippsland Shire Council Nathan Hersey, Mayor John Schelling, Councillor Christian Stefani, Manager Regional Partnerships3:30 PM
Nola Kelly Anda Banikos Zavier Evans4:15 PM
South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association Simon Boag, Executive Officer -
Wednesday 10 December 2025
Federation Room, Parliament House, Spring Street East Melbourne, Parliament Place, Spring Street , East Melbourne, 30029:00 AM
Tina Soliman Hunter, Professor of Energy and Resources Law at Macquarie9:45 AM
Australian Energy Producers Peter Kos Jason Medd, Director of Decommissioning and Offshore10:30 AM
The Wilderness Society Fern Cadman, Fossil Fuel Industry Campaigner Friends of the Earth Melbourne Stanley Woodhouse11:30 AM
Centre of Decommissioning Australia Dr Francis Norman1:30 PM
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Kylie Walker, Chief Executive Officer Professor Robert Melchers Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis Kevin Morrison2:15 PM
Australian Steel Institute Jerusha Beresford, Sustainability Advisor