Senate Inquiry Hearings
Five public hearings have been confirmed for the Senate Inquiry into the impact of the 2014 and 2015 Commonwealth Budget decisions on the arts and will take place across Australia over the next six weeks.
Five public hearings have been confirmed for the Senate Inquiry into the impact of the 2014 and 2015 Commonwealth Budget decisions on the arts and will take place across Australia over the next six weeks. This is great news following the huge result of 2,260 submissions received by the Senate Committee. You can read published submissions by the Senate Inquiry here. On 18 August 2015, the Senate granted an extension of time for reporting for the inquiry until 26 November 2015.
For dates for the hearings, the first of which will be held in Melbourne next week go here:
http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Legal_and_Constitutional_Affairs/Arts_Funding/Public_Hearings
Please check back regularly as dates and details are announced and may be subject to change.
These hearings are open to the public and we encourage as many people to go along and show their support. Audio from these hearings will also be streamed online.
The Committee is currently in the process of selecting people to present and answer questions regarding their submissions. Once confirmed this information will be made available on the Inquiry web page under the 'Program' column.
For any other questions regarding the Senate Inquiry contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Phone: +61 2 6277 3560
Fax: +61 2 6277 5794
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