Chapter 1
Introduction
1.1
On 28 August 2008, the Senate referred the following matter to the
Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport for
inquiry and report by 30 June 2009:
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whether
the decision of the Australian Football League (AFL) Board of Commission to
prioritise admission to its competition of teams from Western Sydney and the
Gold Coast over a proposed team for Tasmania is fair and equitable;
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the
capacity of the State of Tasmania to sustain a team in the peak national
Australian Rules Football competition;
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the
regional implications of the establishment of an AFL team in Tasmania for
economic development;
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whether
the AFL commissioners' obligations to current supporters of the game override
their desire to promote larger television audiences for it; and
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other
related matters.
Conduct of the inquiry
1.2
The committee received four submissions and held a public hearing in
Melbourne on 27 March 2009. Details of submitters and witnesses at the hearing
are included at Appendices 1 and 2.
1.3
The issues raised during the inquiry are included in the following
chapter.
Acknowledgements
1.4
The committee would like to thank those who submitted and provided
evidence at public hearings.
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