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Home Parliamentary Business Committees Senate Committees Select Committee on PFAS (per and polyfluoroalkyl substances) Select Committee on PFAS (per and polyfluoroalkyl substances) Public Hearings

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Past Public Hearings and Transcripts

DateLocationTranscriptProgramSubmissions
13 Nov 2024Canberra, ACT(HTML & PDF)PDF: Public hearing (13/11/2024) 31757None
21 Jan 2025Nowra, NSW(HTML & PDF)PDF: Public hearing (21/01/2025) 31912PDF Format
22 Jan 2025Penrith, NSW(HTML & PDF)PDF: Public Hearing (22/01/2025) 31906PDF Format
12 Mar 2025Launceston, TAS(HTML & PDF)PDF: Public Hearing (12/03/2025) 31962PDF Format
04 Jun 2025Melbourne, VIC(HTML & PDF)PDF: Public Hearing (4/06/2025) 31975PDF Format
10 Jun 2025Canberra, ACT(HTML & PDF)PDF: Public Hearing (10/06/2025) 31974PDF Format
11 Jun 2025Canberra, ACT(HTML & PDF)PDF: Public hearing (11/06/2025) 31976None

Corrections to public hearing evidence:

  • 6 June 2025: Letter of Clarification to the committee from Mr Christopher Howe, regarding evidence given at a public hearing in Melbourne on 4 June 2025, available here

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    • Finance and Public Administration
    • Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
    • Legal and Constitutional Affairs
    • Privileges
    • Procedure
    • Publications
    • Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
    • Scrutiny of Bills
    • Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation
    • Selection of Bills
    • Senators' Interests
    • Senate Committee Membership
    • Senate committee evidence, parliamentary privilege and Royal Commissions
    • Senate Committees: Upcoming Public Hearings
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    • Former Senate Committees
    • Government responses outstanding to committee reports

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