TUESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER
TIME	SESSION	SPEAKERS
0815	Registration
0900	Welcome	Terry  Snee, Federal President AIMPE
0930	Cabotage & ALP Shipping Policy	Martin Ferguson, Shadow Transport Minister
1000		Questions & discussion
1025	Invite Delegates to consider which Workshops they wish to attend on Day 2. Delegates may put their name on lists which Peter Reddan will make available. In order to plan which room should be allocated for each Workshop we need an estimate of Delegate-numbers participating in each.
1030	‘Smoko’
1100	Shipping Industry	Peter Morris IRAS Co-chair
1140		Questions & discussion
1230	Lunch
1400	Shipping Industry	Paddy Crumlin, National Secretary MUA
1420		Lachlan Payne ASA
1440		Questions & discussion
1500	‘Smoko’
1530	Ship Safety                Asbestos   Lifeboat Safety	Peter Foley, Australian Transport Safety Bureau
		Phil Olsen, Senior Vice President AIMPE
		Henning Christiansen, Federal Secretary AIMPE
1900	DINNER      at the Newcastle Workers Club / Panthers Newcastle	Guest Speakers:  ·         Peter Morris, International Commission on Shipping (“ICONS”) ·         introduced by Dean Summers, International Transportworkers Federation (“ITF”)
WEDNESDAY 19TH NOVEMBER
TIME	SESSION	SPEAKERS
0900	Preliminary matters
0905	Cabotage and the CSL High Court Decision	Bill McNally, Solicitor, W.G.McNally & Co. Andrew Williamson, NSW District Secretary AIMPE
0930		Questions & discussion
1015	‘Smoko’
1045	Financing AIMPE   Directions for the future for your union.	Martin Byrne, Federal Treasurer AIMPE ·         finances and investment ·         Amalgamation/restructure ·         100% unionization ·         increasing membership
1230	Lunch
1400	Delegate’s Workshops 1 (Delegates to choose A, B or C to attend)	A.   Superannuation: Martin Byrne ·         Permanent Disability Payouts ·         Salary Continuance insurance ·         Loss of Certificate compensation ·         Security of entitlements ·         SRF
1400		B.   Seagoing Delegates Handbook: H. Christiansen ·         revise contents ·         break up into more targeted publications ·         delete unnecessary sections e.g. Chemicals
1400		C.   Understanding Enterprise Bargaining and Protected Action: Andrew Williamson ·         Commission’s ‘gloves-off’ attitude ·         Who can defend their conditions with Protected Action? ·         ‘Emwest’ and “No Extra Claims” Members may also ask questions on other employment-law matters e.g. Discrimination
1500	‘Smoko’
1530	Delegate’s Workshops 2 (Delegates to choose A, B, or C to attend)	A. Shipping: Industrial issues Henning Christiansen      FPSO & FSO issues Henning Christiansen      Criminal Liability – Pollution Andrew Williamson
		B. Tug issues : Martin Byrne &    : David James, Tug Convenor AIMPE ·         Towage & Competition ·          Port practices
		C. Offshore issues : Phil Olsen ·         Common Industrial issues ·         Enforcing EBA conditions
1900	DINNER      at the Capri Plaza Hotel
THURSDAY 20th NOVEMBER
TIME	SESSION	SPEAKERS
0900	Training, Regulation and Certification	William Elliot, Head School of Engineering, Hunter TAFE
		James Mallows, Director Professional Standards AIMPE
		Henning Christiansen, Federal Secretary AIMPE
		Questions & discussion
1025	Note: Delegates are requested to commence filling in the CONFERENCE EVALUATION SHEET ready to hand-in after 1230 today.
1030	‘Smoko’
1100	OH&S, Rehabilitation and Compensation	Geoff Gronow/Rod Pickette SEACARE
		Martin Byrne
1200		Questions & discussion
1230	Summation/Closure	Terry Snee
1245	Lunch