Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee

Inquiry into end of life choices

Introduction
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Hearings
Reports
Summary

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

    7:00 PM

    St Vincent's Hospital & Collaborative Centre of The University of Melbourne Mark Boughey, Director, Palliative Medicine & Co-Deputy Director, Centre for Palliative Care Peter Hudson, Director, Centre for Palliative Care Jennifer Phillip, Deputy Director of Palliative Medicine & Co-Deputy Director of the Centre for Palliative Care
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    7:45 PM

    Australian Medical Association Victoria Anthony Bartone, President
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    8:30 PM

    University of Melbourne John Tobin, Co-Director of Studies, Human Rights Law, Melbourne Law School
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    7:00 PM

    Department of Health and Human Services Kim Peake, Secretary Simone Corin, Director Health Programs Branch Jackie Kearney, Project Director End of Life Care Health Service Programs
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    7:45 PM

    Avant Mutual Group Georgie Haysom, Head of Advocacy
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    9:15 AM

    Law Institute of Victoria Bill O'Shea, Health Law & Elder Law Committees Michelle Whtye, Senior Lawyer, Legal Policy
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    10:00 AM

    Office of the Health Services Commissioner Grant Davies, Health Services Commissioner
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    10:30 AM

    Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne Monsignor Anthony Ireland, STD EV PP, Episcopal Vicar for Health, Aged and Disability Care Father Anthony Kerin, JLC EV PP, Episcopal Vicar for Life, Marriage and Family
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    11:00 AM

    Jason (Jay) Franklin
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    12:30 PM

    Ambulance Victoria Ian Patrick, General Manager Clinical and Community Services
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    1:15 PM

    Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Mark Staaf, Professional Officer
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    1:45 PM

    Office of the Public Advocate Colleen Pearce, Public Advocate Phil Grano, Principal Legal Officer John Chesterman, Director of Strategy
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    3:00 PM

    Right to Life Australia Katrina Haller, Chief Executive Officer
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    3:30 PM

    Andrew Denton, Broadcaster & Journalist
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    10:00 AM

    Rory Godbold Tara Szafraniec
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    10:30 AM

    Mornington Peninsula Shire Council Helen Ridgeway, Positive Ageing Officer
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    11:00 AM

    Peninsula Care Planning Group Rosemarie Draper, Deputy Chair Royal District Nursing Services (RDNS) Michelle Clancy, Team Leader Palliative Care
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    11:45 AM

    Ageing Well Alliance (Peninsula Model) Lisa Rollinson, Chairperson
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    1:00 PM

    Tom Valenta
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    1:30 PM

    Mary Waterman
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    2:00 PM

    Peninsula Advisory Committee for Elders (PACE) William Darby, Chairperson
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    3:00 PM

    Peninsula Health David Goldberg, General Counsel Peter Lynch, Clinical Director, Aged-Care Medicine
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    7:00 PM

    National Seniors Advisory Group Arnold Bates, Chair, Policy Advisory Committee Vicki Davidson, Committee Member
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    7:30 PM

    Australian Centre for Health Research (ACHR) Alan Castleman, Chairman Rebecca Bartel, Chief Executive
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    8:00 PM

    Norman Geschke, O.B.E.
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    8:30 PM

    DyingForChoice.com Neil Francis
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    10:00 AM

    Barwon Health Charlie Corke, Intensive Care Specialist
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    11:30 AM

    Graeme Lovell
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    12:00 PM

    Christians Supporting Choice for Voluntary Euthanasia Ian Wood, National Convenor
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    12:30 PM

    Physiotherapist in Palliative Care Mary Hocking
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    12:45 PM

    Monash University David Kissane, Head Discipline of Psychiatry
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    2:30 PM

    Doctors for Voluntary Euthanasia Choice Ken Harvey, Member
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    3:15 PM

    Alfred Health Peter Hunter, Geriatrician and Director of Aged Care
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    10:00 AM

    Alzheimers Australia Vic. Maree McCabe, Chief Executive Officer David Sykes, General Manager, Learning and Development
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    10:45 AM

    Council of the Ageing Vic. Sue Hendy, Chief Executive Officer Janet Wood, Former President
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    11:30 AM

    Lachlan Smith
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    1:00 PM

    Dying With Dignity Vic. Lesley Vick, President Rodney Syme, Vice President
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    1:45 PM

    Institute for Judaism and Civilization Shimon Cowen, Director
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    2:30 PM

    Melbourne City Mission Tracey Mander, Manager Palliative Care Deborah Fewster, Head of Policy, Advocacy and Government Relations
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    3:15 PM

    Royal Children's Hospital Jenny Hynson, Head, Victorian Paediatric Palliative Care Program
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    7:00 PM

    Coroners Court Jeremy Dwyer, Manager, Coroners Prevention Unit Caitlin English John Olle
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    8:00 PM

    Victoria Police Rod Wilson, Acting Crime Commander Mick Hughes, Detective Inspector - Homicide Squad
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    7:00 PM

    Rod Mackenzie, Chair of the Social Development Committee's Inquiry into Options for Dying with Dignity
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    7:30 PM

    Cabrini Health Natasha Michael, Director, Palliative Care
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    8:00 PM

    Suzanne Jensen
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    8:30 PM

    Australian Christian Lobby Dan Flynn, Victorian Director
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  • Century Inn Traralgon, 5 Airfield Road, Traralgon, 3844

    10:00 AM

    Gippsland Region Palliative Care Consortia Vicki Doherty, Director Irene Murphy, Regional Nurse Practitioner Mentor
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    10:45 AM

    Peninsula Health Brian McDonald, Clinical Director, Palliative Care
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    11:15 AM

    Gippsland Region Palliative Care Consortia Melissa Marr, Carer Mentor Dale Harriman, Mayor, Latrobe City Council
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    11:45 AM

    Norma Kelly
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    12:45 PM

    Latrobe Community Health Service, Morwell Naomi Griffiths, Assistant Manager Ambulatory Care Jenny Turra, Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner Luke Williams, Clinical Lead
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    1:30 PM

    Latrobe Regional Hospital Simon Fraser, Chief Medical Officer Amanda Cameron, Acting CEO, Director, Nursing, Midwifery and Clinical Services Tricia Wright, Physician
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    2:30 PM

    Terri Eskdale
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    3:00 PM

    Gippsland Lakes Community Health Cheryl Bush, Executive Manager Clinical and Nursing Services Nicola Gorwell, Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner Candidate
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    3:30 PM

    Calvary Healthcare Bethlehem Jane Fischer, Chief Executive Officer/Medical Director
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    4:00 PM

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

    7:00 PM

    Julian Savulescu
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    8:00 PM

    Ranjana Srivastava, Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University Oncologist/Author (Dying for a Chat; Tell me the Truth; Conversations with my patients about life and death) Columnist & Presenter
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  • Goulburn Valley Health, Elsie Jones Education Centre, Room 4, Graham Street Campus, Shepparton, Goulburn Valley Health, Elsie Jones Education Centre, 2/2-48 Graham Street, Shepparton, 3630

    9:30 AM

    Goulburn Valley Health Carolyn Hargreaves Carolyn Hargreaves,, After Hours Hospital Manager
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    10:00 AM

    West Hume Palliative Care Consultany Service Annette Cudmore, Clinical Nurse Consultant Palliative Care
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    10:30 AM

    Goulburn Valley Health and West Hume Palliative Care Consultancy Service Arup Bhattacharya, Divisional Clinical Director, Medical, Goulburn Valley Health Annette Cudmore, Clinical Nurse Consultant Palliative Care
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    11:00 AM

    Goulburn Valley Health Vin White, Nurse Unit Manager, Intensive Care Unit
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    11:30 AM

    Goulburn Valley Hospice Care Service Carmel Smith, Executive Manager John Hetherington, President, Committee of Management
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    12:30 PM

    Central Hume Primary Care Partnership Margi Gould, General Practitioner, Yarrawonga Medical Clinic
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    1:00 PM

    Ronald Henney
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    1:30 PM

    Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-operative Dean Walton, Executive Manager, Aged Care Services
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  • Knight Kerr Room, Parliament House, Spring Street East Melbourne, Parliament House, Spring Street , East Melbourne, 3002

    11:30 AM

    Bendigo Health Jason Fletcher, Bendigo Health Staff Intensivist, Advance Care Planning Clinical Lead
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    12:00 PM

    Bendigo Health Marc Budge, Medical Director, Clinical rehabilitation and Geriatric Medicine Jason Fletcher, Bendigo Health Staff Intensivist, Advance Care Planning Clinical Lead
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    12:30 PM

    Bendigo Community Palliative Care Service – Bendigo Health Elizabeth Loughnan, Acting Manager, Loddon Mallee Regional Palliative Care Consultancy Service
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    1:00 PM

    Swan Hill District Health Catherine Kemp, Palliative Care Co-ordinator, Palliative Care
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    2:00 PM

    Strath-Haven Aged Care Melissa Weaver, Care Manager Marlene Connaughton, Manager Integrated Services
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    2:30 PM

    Murray Primary Health Network Ewa Piejko, Medical Advisor, General Practitioner
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    3:00 PM

    La Trobe University, La Trobe Rural Health School, College of Science, Health and Engineering Teresa Iacono, Professor of Rural and Regional Allied Health, and Researcher, Living with Disability Research Centre
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    3:30 PM

    Geoffrey Hookey Diana Hookey
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    4:00 PM

    John Carty Helen Leach
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  • Knight Kerr Room, Parliament House, Spring Street East Melbourne, Parliament House, Spring Street , East Melbourne, 3002

    7:00 PM

    Austin Health Karen Detering, Respiratory Physician, Respecting Patient Choices Program Daryl Jones
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    9:00 AM

    South West Healthcare Emma Greenwood, Medical Director, Palliative Care Andrea Janes, Project Worker Improving Care for Older Persons Initiative; Registered nurse Sue Marsh, Paediatric Unit Manager John Quinlivan, Nurse Unit Manager Medical/Palliative Care Inpatient Unit
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    10:30 AM

    Warrnambool and District Community Hospice Deidre Bidmade, Vice-President Damian Goss, Board Member Tam Vistarina, Hospice in the Home Manager
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    11:15 AM

    Portland District Health Service Fiona Heenan, Director of Primary and Community Health Jeanette Beauglehole, Community Palliative Care Volunteer Lyn Smith, Community Palliative Care Volunteer
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    12:30 PM

    Deakin University Tim Baker, Director of the Centre for Rural Emergency Medicine
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    1:00 PM

    Western District Health Service, Hamilton Usha Naidoo, Manager, Care Co-ordination Jacquie Page, Palliative Care Consultant Judy Sommerville, Community Palliative Care Volunteer
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  • Lady Bay Resort, 2 Pertobe Road, Warrnambool, 3280

    10:15 AM

    Barwon Health Robyn Hayles, Chief Operating Officer of Community Health, Rehabilitation, Palliative and Aged Care Alistair Mah, Chief Medical Officer, Chief of Barwon Health End of Life Care Steering Committee Jo Bourke, Director of Safety and Quality Peter Martin, Regional Director, Palliative Care
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    10:45 AM

    Barwon Health Jill Mann, Respecting Patient Choices Program Coordinator
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    11:15 AM

    Barwon Health - Palliative Care Unit Mark Arnold, Inpatient Rehabilitation Centre Nurse Manager Christopher McCormick, Nurse Unit Manager
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    11:45 AM

    Barwon Health - Intensive Care Unit Neil Orford, Medical Director
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    12:45 PM

    Multicultural Aged Care Services Geelong Joy Leggo, CEO Lynn McCarter, Manager, Complete Care Karen Bauer, Manager, Community Program Barwon Health Jacqui White, Community Palliative Care Coordinator Geelong Hospice Foundation Sue White, Chairperson
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    1:30 PM

    Western Victoria Primary Health Network Jason Trethowan, Chief Executive Officer Ric Milner, General Practitioner, You Yang
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    2:15 PM

    Barwon South Western Region Palliative Care Consortium Julie Jones, Chair Karlie Keck, Coordinator Community Nursing and Support Program, Bellarine Palliative Care Services Jane Robertson, Community Nurse Manager, Colac Palliative Care Services Barwon Health Peter Martin, Regional Director, Palliative Care
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    3:00 PM

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

    9:30 AM

    Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Monash University Paul Komesaroff
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    10:30 AM

    Grattan Institute Hal Swerissen, College of Science, Health and Engineering
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    11:30 AM

    Faculty of Law, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne Loane Skene, Director of studies, health and medical law, faculty of law and faculty of medicine, dentistry and health sciences, University of Melbourne
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    1:00 PM

    Department of Health & Human Services, Victoria Frances Diver, Deputy Secretary, Health Service Performance and Program Jackie Kearney, Manager Continuing Care, Health Service Programs Pauline Ireland, Director, Health Review and Regulation
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    2:30 PM

    Palliative Care, Alfred Hospital Michelle Gold, Director
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    3:30 PM

    International Society of Advance Care Planning & End of Life Care William Silvester, President
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