Senate debates

Thursday, 28 August 2008

Committees

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee; Reference

9:35 am

Photo of Kerry O'BrienKerry O'Brien (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the following matters be referred to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee for inquiry and report by 30 June 2009:
(a)
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 from Tasmania is fair and equitable;
(b)
the capacity of the State of Tasmania to sustain a team in the peak national Australian Rules Football competition;
(c)
the regional implications of the establishment of an AFL team in Tasmania for economic development;
(d)
whether the AFL commissioners’ obligations to current supporters of the game override their desire to promote larger television audiences for it; and
(e)
other related matters.

Question agreed to.

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