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Inquiry into Human Rights Mechanisms and the Asia-Pacific

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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 5 public hearings in the following list.

Program: Wednesday 18 February 2009 (PDF 82KB)
Transcript: Wednesday 18 February 2009 (PDF 274KB)

  • Canberra: Thursday 19 March 2009
    Committee Room 1R2, Parliament House
    10.00am - 11.00am

  • Program: Thursday 19 March 2009 (PDF 74KB)
    Transcript: Thursday 19 March 2009 (PDF 73KB)

  • Canberra: Tuesday 7 April 2009
    Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House
    10.00am - 3.45pm
  • Program: Tuesday 7 April 2009 (PDF 67KB)
    Transcript: Tuesday 7 April 2009 (PDF 312KB)

  • Melbourne: Wednesday 15 April 2009
    Executive Room 1, The Westin Melbourne, 205 Collins Street, Melbourne 10.00am - 2.30pm
    Program: Wednesday 15 April 2009 (PDF 64KB)
    Transcript: Wednesday 15 April 2009 (PDF 396KB)
  • Canberra: Thursday 13 August 2009
    Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House
    10.00am - 11.15am
    Program: Thursday 13 August 2009 (PDF 59KB)
    Transcript: Thursday 13 August 2009 (PDF 90KB)
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