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Inquiry into Australia's trade and investment relations with Asia, the Pacific and Latin America

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Schedule of public hearings, programs and transcripts

The schedule of public hearings, programs and (proof and final) transcripts of evidence for this inquiry are below in Portable Document Format (PDF). If you have difficulty accessing the information, please contact the Committee Secretariat. For more information on public hearings, please refer to our brochure on appearing as a witness.

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There is currently a total of 16 public hearings in the following list.

Program: Friday 28 November 2008 (PDF 26KB)
Transcript: Friday 28 November 2008 (PDF 155KB)

  • Canberra: Wednesday 11 March 2009
    Committee Room 1R2, Parliament House
    11.00am - 12.00pm

  • Program: Wednesday 11 March 2009 (PDF 155KB)
    Transcript: Wednesday 11 March 2009 (PDF 110KB)

  • Canberra: Wednesday 18 March 2009
    Committee Room 1R2, Parliament House
    11.00am - 12.00pm

  • Program: Wednesday 18 March 2009 (PDF 25KB)
    Transcript: Wednesday 18 March 2009 (PDF 114KB)

  • Sydney: Tuesday 5 May 2009
    Conference Room - Level 11, Commonwealth Offices
    10.00am - 4.00pm

  • Program: Tuesday 5 May 2009 (PDF 26KB)
    Transcript: Tuesday 5 May 2009 (PDF 329KB)

  • Melbourne: Thursday 21 May 2009
    Meeting Room G.2, Victorian State Parliamentary Offices
    2.00pm - 4.30pm

  • Program: Thursday 21 May 2009 (PDF 26KB)
    Transcript: Thursday 21 May 2009 (PDF 173KB)

  • Melbourne: Friday 22 May 2009
    Meeting Room G.2, Victorian State Parliamentary Offices
    10.00am - 1.15pm

  • Program: Friday 22 May 2009 (PDF 26KB)
    Transcript: Friday 22 May 2009 (PDF 226KB)

  • Canberra: Wednesday 24 June 2009
    Committee Room 1R1, Parliament House
    11.00am - 1.15pm

  • Program: Wednesday 24 June 2009 (PDF 25KB)
    Transcript: Wednesday 24 June 2009 (PDF 102KB)

  • Canberra: Friday 11 September 2009
    Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House
    9.00am - 1.15pm
    Program: Friday 11 September 2009 (PDF 26KB)
    Transcript: Friday 11 September 2009 (PDF 280KB)

  • Canberra: Wednesday 28 October 2009
    Committee Room 1S5, Parliament House
    11.00am - 12.00pm
    Program: Wednesday 28 October 2009 (PDF 26KB)
    Transcript: Wednesday 28 October 2009 (PDF 101KB)

  • Canberra: Wednesday 25 November 2009
    Committee Room 1R2, Parliament House
    11.00am - 12.15pm

    Program: Wednesday 25 November 2009 (PDF 28KB)
    Transcript: Wednesday 25 November 2009 (PDF 90KB)

  • Canberra: Wednesday 10 March 2010
    Committee Room 1R2, Parliament House
    11.00am - 12.00pm

    Program: Wednesday 10 March 2010 (PDF 26KB)
    Official Transcript: Wednesday 10 March 2010 (PDF 70KB)

  • Canberra: Wednesday 17 March 2010
    Committee Room 1R2, Parliament House
    10.00am - 12.00pm

    Program: Wednesday 17 March 2010 (PDF 26KB)
    Official Transcript: Wednesday 17 March 2010 (PDF 133KB)

  • Sydney: Wednesday 14 April 2010
    Waratah Room, NSW Parliament House
    9.00am - 5.00pm

    Program: Wednesday 14 April 2010 (PDF 26KB)
    Official Transcript: Wednesday 14 April 2010 (PDF 214KB)

  • Canberra: Wednesday 2 June 2010
    Committee Room 1R6, Parliament House
    11.00am - 12.00pm

    Program: Wednesday 2 June 2010 (PDF 38KB)
    Official Transcript: Wednesday 2 June 2010 (PDF 101KB)

  • Canberra: Wednesday 16 June 2010
    Committee Room 1R2, Parliament House
    11.00am - 12.00pm
    Program: Wednesday 16 June 2010 (PDF 38KB)
    Official Transcript: Wednesday 16 June 2010 (PDF 101KB)

  • Canberra: Friday 3 June 2011
    Committee Room 1R2, Parliament House
    9.00am - 12.00pm
    Program: Friday 3 June 2011 (PDF 25KB)
    Official Transcript: Friday 3 June 2011 (PDF 109KB)

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