PROGRAM

Wednesday
16 June 1999
(venue: Country Plaza International]

4.30-6.30

Registration of Delegates

6.30pm

Welcome Reception Dinner
Premier’s welcome
Mayors of Gladstone and Calliop

Thursday
17 June 1999
(venue: Gladstone Entertainment Centre)

9.00am

Welcome:
Master of Ceremonies for the Official Opening
Donald McDonald AO
Chair, Constitutional Centenary Foundation

Indigenous Representatives: Ms Maureen Eggmolesse (Bailai People), Mr Uncle Nyulang Johnson (Gurang Gurang People)

Youth Delegate: Ben Hawkins, Lions Queensland Youth of the Year 1998 and Gladstone Youth of the Year 1999

9.10am

The Honourable Peter Beattie MLA
Premier of Queensland

His Excellency Major General Peter Arnison, AO
Governor of Queensland

9.20am

Chair: Chief Justice of Queensland
The Honourable Paul de Jersey
Outline of Procedures / Convention Framework

Theme 1: The Republic, the States and the Nation:
(Plenary Session open to the public)

Panel introduces the theme

The Honourable Steve Hatton MLA, (NT)
Mr Gary Fenlon MLA, Chair, Legal, Constitutional and
Administrative Review Committee (QLD)
The Honourable Matt Foley MLA, Attorney-General and
Minister for Justice and Minister for The Arts (QLD)
Mr Brad Selway, Solicitor-General (SA)
Ms Evelyn Scott, Chair, Aboriginal Council for Reconciliation

10.30am

Morning Tea (Group photo)

11.00am

Working Groups: Theme 1

1.00pm

Lunch

2.00pm

Plenary Session

3.30pm

Afternoon Tea

4.00pm

Plenary Session

5.00pm

Close

(venue: Swaggy’s Australian Restaurant, next to Gladstone Entertainment Centre)

7.00pm

Convention Dinner
Dinner Address: E.M. Professor Geoffrey Bolton, AO, Murdoch
University, Western Australia

Friday
18 June 1999
(venue: Gladstone Entertainment Centre)

8.30am

Theme 2: The Republic and State Governors
(Plenary Session open to the public )

Panel introduces the theme:

Dr David Watson MLA, Leader of the Liberal Party (QLD), Shadow Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Treasury, Communications and Information
Professor Patrick Weller, Director, Centre for Australian Public Sector Management, Griffith University (QLD)
Mr Roger Wilkins, Director-General, Cabinet Office (NSW)

9.30am

Working Groups: Theme 2 (Morning Tea)

11.00am

Plenary Session

1.00pm

Lunch

2.00pm

Plenary Session/Review of Convention Outcomes

3.00pm

Close / Afternoon Tea / Media