Inquiry into the Green Loans Program
Public hearings and transcripts
The committee has received a large number of written
submissions from Home Sustainability Assessors who took part in the Green
Loans Program, and has decided to hold an 'open mic' session during its
public hearing to give a limited number of assessors the opportunity to
give oral evidence to the committee.
Should you wish to take part in the 'open mic'
session, please contact the secretariat at
eca.sen@aph.gov.au, who will send you
a Hansard Witness Form, and once the completed form is returned, advise
you whether or not you will be invited to appear.
Given the committee's time constraints, there will be
a maximum of 10 assessors invited by the committee to give evidence during
the 'open mic' session. Those assessors will be chosen based on the order
in which their completed Hansard Witness Forms are received by the
secretariat. If an assessor has been chosen to appear, they must be
present at the hearing no later than 1.15pm on Tuesday, 29 June
2010 at the Portside Centre, Level 5, 207 Kent Street, Sydney.
Each assessor invited to appear before the committee
during the session will be allocated 2 minutes to give a brief statement
on their views, following which members of the committee may choose to ask
questions of the assessor. The 2 minute timeframe will be strictly adhered
to.
The session will be public, meaning that a transcript
of the evidence given by assessors will be published, along with
assessors' names. The names of assessors giving evidence will not
be kept confidential.
Assessors invited to appear will be required to
attend the hearings in person. No teleconferencing arrangements will be
possible for this session.
Other assessors, as well as
interested members of the public, are more than welcome to attend and
observe from the public seating at the hearing, however will not be able
to participate.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia