SENATE
ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS REFERENCES COMMITTEE
Access to heritage SYDNEY
Tuesday, 16 September 1997 Present Senator Lees (Chair) Senator Gibbs Senator Reynolds Senator Hogg Senator Tierney Senator Lundy The committee met at 9.43 a.m. Senator Lees took the chair.
GARDNER , Ms Sarah, Director, Strategy and Policy, Australia Council, 181 Lawson Street, Redfern, New South Wales 2016 STAPLETON , Mr Mark, Manager, Policy and Planning, Australia Council, 181 Lawson Street, Redfern, New South Wales 2016 WALLACE , Dr Sue-Anne, President, Museums Australia, National Office, 24 Queens Parade, North Fitzroy,
CHAIR —I declare open this public meeting of the Senate Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts References Committee. I welcome Dr Sue-Ann Wallace, who is appearing on behalf of Museums Australia, Ms Sarah Gardner and Mr Stapleton, who are appearing on behalf of the Australia Council, and Ms Tamara Winikoff,
DONOVAN , Mr Michael, Managing Director, Nature Inherited Pty Ltd, GPO Box 3341, Sydney, New South Wales 2001 SERVENTY , Mr Vincent, President, Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia, 36 Diamond Road, Pearl Beach, New South Wales
CHAIR —Welcome. I explain, for the benefit of the committee, that we are going to deal firstly with the access to heritage inquiry and then look very briefly at the other inquiry regarding the Commonwealth powers, which Mr Serventy has put in a submission on. We had hoped to have
COLLEY , Mr Alexander Gerald, Honorary Secretary, Colong Foundation for Wilderness, Gloucester Walk, 88 Cumberland Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 SOMMERVILLE , Mr James Graham, Vice-Chairman, Colong Foundation for Wilderness, Gloucester Walk, 88 Cumberland Street, Sydney, New South Wales
CHAIR —Welcome. We have a little over an hour remaining. I hope everybody can stay with us for that time. We prefer all evidence to be given in public, but you may at any time request that some of your evidence or perhaps an answer to a question be given
SENATE
ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS REFERENCES COMMITTEE
Access to heritage MELBOURNE
Monday, 15 September 1997 Present Senator Lees (Chair) Senator Hogg Senator Payne Senator Gibbs Senator Reynolds The committee met at 9.18 a.m. Senator Lees took the chair.
PAYNE , Mr John Wilson, Senior Conservator of Painting, National Gallery of Victoria, and Member, Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material Inc., GPO Box 1638, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601 SLOGGETT , Ms Robyn Joyce, Chief Conservator, University of Melbourne, and National President, Australian Institute for the Conservation
CHAIR —I declare open this public meeting of the Senate Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts References Committee. I welcome Mr John Payne, Ms Robyn Sloggett and Mr Andrew Thorn, who are appearing for the Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material. The committee prefers all evidence to be
CHAIR —I welcome Mr Graham Morris and Mr Joseph Corponi. Thank you for allowing us to use these facilities today. The committee prefers that all evidence be given in public, but you may at any time ask that part of your evidence or perhaps an answer to a specific question