Following a referral from the Minister for Health, the Hon Greg Hunt MP, the Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport inquired into childhood rheumatic diseases.

The terms of reference can be found here. Please note the Committee did not consider childhood rheumatic heart disease or matters relating to it as part of its inquiry. 

This inquiry is no longer active and submissions have closed. 

The Committee tabled an interim report for this inquiry on 31 March 2022. 

The Government response to the Committee's interim report has not yet been tabled.  The Committee will defer a decision to recommence the inquiry until it has had an opportunity to consider the Government response.  The Government response will be published on the inquiry webpage once tabled.

Please contact the secretariat if you have further questions at Health.Reps@aph.gov.au.