The fourth round of hearings have been announced and will be held between 25 June 2018 – 29 June 2018 and 2 July – 6 July 2018.

These hearings will focus on issues affecting Australians who live in remote and regional communities, which relate to farming finance, natural disaster insurance, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians’ interactions with financial services entities.

Applications for leave to appear are not yet open. The Commission will send out an alert to email subscribers when applications open.

Further information on topics and case studies to be covered in Round 4 will be published prior to hearings commencing.

 

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