Inquiry into Hearing Health in Australia
Terms of reference
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On 10 September 2009 the Senate referred
the following matter to the Community Affairs References Committee for
inquiry and report by the last sitting day in February 2010:
Hearing Health in Australia with particular reference to:
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the extent, causes and costs of hearing impairment
in Australia;
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the implications of hearing impairment for
individuals and the community;
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the adequacy of access to hearing services,
including assessment and support services, and hearing technologies;
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the adequacy of current hearing health and research
programs, including education and awareness programs; and
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specific issues affecting
Indigenous communities.
The Committee is seeking written
submissions from interested individuals and organisations preferably sent
electronically by email to
community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au
as an attached PDF or Word format document.
The email must include full postal address and contact details.
Alternatively, written submissions may be
sent to:
Committee Secretary
Senate Community Affairs
References Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Due to the interest generated by this inquiry, the Committee will continue
to receive submissions throughout the inquiry.
Submissions become Committee documents and
are made public only after a decision by the Committee. Publication of
submissions includes loading them onto the internet and their being
available to other interested parties including the media. Persons making
submissions must not release them without the approval of the Committee.
Submissions are covered by parliamentary privilege but the unauthorised
release of them is not protected.
Information relating to Senate Committee inquiries,
including notes to assist in the preparation of submissions for a
Committee, can be located on the internet at
https://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/wit_sub/index.htm.
For further details please contact the
Committee Secretariat by phone: (02) 6277 3515, fax: (02) 6277 5829 or email
to
community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au.
Enquiries from hearing
and speech impaired people should be directed to Parliament House TTY
number 02 6277 7799. Adobe also provides tools at
http://access.adobe.com/ for the blind and visually impaired to access
PDF documents. If you require any special arrangements to enable you to
participate in the Committee's inquiry, please contact the Secretariat.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia