Official Committee Hansard
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Official Committee Hansard SENATE ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS REFERENCES COMMITTEE (Subcommittee) Reference: Women in sport and recreation in Australia THURSDAY, 3 AUGUST 2006 MELBOURNE BY AUTHORITY OF THE SENATE INTERNET The Proof and Official Hansard transcripts of Senate committee hear- ings, some House of Representatives committee hearings and some joint committee hearings are available on the Internet. Some House of Representatives committees and some joint committees make avail- able only Official Hansard transcripts. The Internet address is: http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard To search the parliamentary database, go to: http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au SENATE ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS REFERENCES COMMITTEE Thursday, 3 August 2006 Members: Senator Bartlett (Chair), Senator Adams (Deputy Chair), Senators Lundy, Ronaldson, Webber and Wortley Participating members: Senators Abetz, Allison, Bernardi, Boswell, Bob Brown, George Campbell, Carr, Chapman, Colbeck, Conroy, Coonan, Crossin, Eggleston, Chris Evans, Faulkner, Ferguson, Ferris, Fielding, Forshaw, Humphries, Joyce, Ludwig, Ian Macdonald, McGauran, McLucas, Mason, Milne, Moore, Nash, Nettle, O’Brien, Payne, Robert Ray, Scullion, Siewert, Stephens and Watson Senators in attendance: Senators Lundy, Ronaldson and Wortley Terms of reference for the inquiry: To inquire into and report on: a. the health benefits of women participating in sport and recreation activities; b. the accessibility for women of all ages to participate in organised sport, fitness and recreation activities, with additional reference to state and federal programs, including; I. the number of women actively participating in organised sport, fitness and recreation activities; II. characteristics of women not participating in organised sport, fitness and recreation activities (including , for example, socio-economic strata, age, women with a disability, Indigenous or Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) women); III.
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