As part of the Inquiry’s ongoing community engagement and consultation program hearings will be held in Darwin, Alice Springs, Katherine and Tennant Creek from 31 July to 10 August 2017.
The Inquiry will also hold community forums in Katherine, Tennant Creek, Alice Springs, Humpty Doo and Darwin from 8 August to 12 August 2017. See below for more information.
Hearing schedule
Time
Name of Organisation/ Presenters
8.30am
Commence
8.30 – 9.00am
Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network Presenter has withdrawn
9.05 – 9.35am
MS Contracting & Sully Pty Ltd: Bill Sullivan & Mark Sullivan
9.40 – 10.10am
Joseph White-eyes Presenter has withdrawn
10.10 – 10.30am
Break
10.30 – 11.00am
Rob Woods
11.05 – 11.35am
Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA.org): Bruce Robertson
11.40 – 12.10pm
Nicholas Milyari FitzpatricPresentation scheduled for Tuesday
12.10 – 12.45pm
Lunch
12.45 – 1.15pm
Todd Waters Presenter has withdrawn
1.20 – 1.50pm
Belinda Davis Presenter has withdrawn
1.00 – 1.30pm
Jo Vandermark
2.30 – 3.00pm
Howard Smith Presenter has withdrawn
1.35 – 2.00pm
United Voice
3.55 – 4.25pm
Patsy Hickey Presenter has withdrawn
2.00pm
Close
Time
Name of Organisation/ Presenters
8.30am
Commence
8.30 – 9.30am
Lock the Gate Alliance NT: Naomi Hogan
9.35 – 10.35am
Environmental Defenders Office: David Morris
10.35 – 10.55am
Break
10.55 – 11.55am
Melissa Haswell
12.00 – 12.30pm
Jamie Houldsworth
12.30 – 1.15pm
Lunch
1.15 – 1.45pm
Frack Free Darwin: Belinda Quinlivian and Melissa Bury
1.50 – 2.20pm
Seranna Shutt
2.25 – 2.55pm
Jenny Davis
3.00 – 3.30pm
Rosemary Jacobs Withdrawn by presenter
3.00 – 3.30pm
Nicholas Milyari Fitzpatrick
3.30 – 3.50pm
Break
3.50 – 4.20pm
Ron Chute and David Forsyth
4.25 – 4.55pm
Oilfield Connect: Mark Fraser
5.00 – 5.15pm
Juliet Saltmarsh Withdrawn by presenter
5.00 – 5.15pm
Carl Brand for Rikki Saltmarsh
5.20 – 5.50pm
Terrabos Consulting: David Armstrong
5.50pm
Close
Time
Name of Organisation/ Presenters
8.30am
Commence
8.30 – 9.30am
Santos Ltd: Bill Ovenden, Tom Baddeley, Paul Wybrew, Geoff Atherton, Che Cockatoo-Collins
9.35 – 10.35am
Tim Forcey
10.35 – 10.55am
Break
10.55 – 11.25am
Billee McGinley
11.30 – 12.00pm
Christland Kovison Yao
12.05 – 12.35pm
NT Greens: Paul Sharp
12.35 – 1.10pm
Lunch
1.10 – 2.10pm
The Australia Institute: Roderick Campbell
2.15 – 2.45pm
Climate Action Darwin: Grusha Leeman
2.50 – 3.20pm
Sharyn Bury Withdrawn by presenter
3.20 – 3.40pm
Break
3.40 – 4.10pm
Justin Tutty
4.15 – 4.45pm
Katherine Marchment
4.50 – 5.20pm
Pauline Cass
5.25 – 5.55pm
Jason Hampton Withdrawn by presenter
5.20pm
Close
Thursday 3 August – Alice Springs Convention Centre
Time
Name of Organisation/ Presenters
11.00am
Commence
11.00 – 12.00pm
Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC): Jimmy Cocking and Alexander Read
12.05 – 12.35pm
Lisa Gray, Miles Jennings
12.35 – 1.10pm
Lunch
1.10 – 1.40pm
Allan O’Keefe, Jasmin O'Keefe, Marilyn O'Keefe
1.45 – 2.15pm
Jason Trevers
2.20 – 2.50pm
Central Australian Frack-Free Alliance (CAFFA): Jesse Hancock, Marli Banks
NARMCO (North Australian Rural Management Consultants P/L): Teresa Cummings
9.30 – 10.00am
Carol Randall and Andrew Smith
10.05 – 10.35am
Big River Station:
Daniel Tapp
10.40 – 11.10am
Annette Raynor
11.10 – 11.30am
Break
11.30 – 12.30pm
Gasfield-free Community Surveys:
Jill Emerson-Smith
Lauren Mellor
Vivienne Soebek
Nancy McDinny
Glenys Somers
Petrena Ariston
Kerrie Mott
12.35 – 1.05pm
Mataranka Hot Springs: Michael and Glenys Somers
1.05 – 1.45pm
Lunch
1.45 – 2.45pm
Origin Energy: Stephanie Stonier, Dr David Close and Alex Cote
2.50 – 3.20pm
Samantha Phelan
3.25 – 3.55pm
Cheryl Birch
3.55pm
Close
Time
Name of Organisation/ Presenters
11.00am
Commence
11.00 – 12.00pm
Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA): Adam Welsh
12.05 – 12.35pm
Gadrian Hoosan
12.35 – 1.15pm
Lunch
1.15 – 1.45pm
Raymond Dixon
1.50 – 2.20pm
Andrew Munckton (Via video and conference call)
2.25 – 2.55pm
Dianne Stokes
2.55pm
Close
*Please note this schedule is subject to change.
Public Hearing Information
Purpose of the hearings:
For organisations, stakeholders and members of the public to provide additional information or evidence to the Inquiry.
To provide feedback on the Inquiry’s Interim Report.
For the Inquiry to clarify information it has been provided in more than 250 public submissions.
Guidelines for hearing presentations:
Presenters must provide new information or evidence that has not been presented to the Inquiry in a previous hearing or submission.
Presenters are strongly encouraged to address any questions provided on notice by the Inquiry.
Presenters should, where possible, provide a copy of their presentation/ submission to the Inquiry in advance.
Submissions provided after the hearing should be sent to the Inquiry no more than two weeks following the hearing presentation date.
Time allocated for hearing presentations:
Hearings will be scheduled for either 30 or 60 minutes, depending on the anticipated length of evidence to be presented and questioning by the Panel.
Presenters may indicate a 30 or 60 minute preference when registering, however the length of time allocated will be upon the Inquiry’s discretion.
Presenters must conclude their presentations 10 minutes before the allocated time to allow the Inquiry Panel to ask questions.
Live streaming:
All hearings will be streamed live to the Inquiry’s website and recorded.
The hearings will be tabled as a submission to the Inquiry and uploaded to the Inquiry’s Submissions Library.
Public and media gallery:
Members of the public and media are welcome to attend and observe the hearings in the public gallery. Registration is not required.
Media may record the hearings and take photos, while not impeding the process of the hearing.
All attendees are asked to behave respectfully.
Community Forums 8 August – 12 August 2017
Community forums provide an opportunity for people to engage directly with the Inquiry outside of its formal public hearing process on the Inquiry’s Interim Report.
Members of the Inquiry Panel will provide a short briefing on the interim assessments of some of the identified risks and benefits of hydraulic fracturing for shale gas in the Northern Territory and hold round table discussions to discuss the Interim Report in further detail.
The schedule of community forums is:
Tuesday 8 August 2017
Katherine
4.30pm – 6.30pm
Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre
Thursday 10 August 2017
Tennant Creek
4.00pm – 6.00pm
Tennant Creek Civic Hall
Friday 11 August 2017
Alice Springs
9.00am – 11.00am
Alice Springs Convention Centre
Friday 11 August 2017
Humpty Doo
4.00pm – 6.00pm
Humpty Doo Village Green
Saturday 12 August 2017
Darwin
9.00am – 11.00am
Darwin Convention Centre
Individuals, organisations and other stakeholders are welcome to attend. Registration for the community forums is not required.
Additional community forums will be in held in regional and remote towns and communities throughout the Northern Territory from 21 August to 1 September 2017. Details about these community forums will be released soon.
For more information contact the Hydraulic Fracturing Taskforce:
