Government Submissions

The HCIA's vision is to serve the Australian community by facilitating the delivery of world-class hearing healthcare to all Australians. Ensuring that the government is aware of and understands the issues facing hearing impaired people and the hearing care industry is one way the association achieves this. Issues bought to the attention of government range from requests for government funding to the establishment of an accreditation process to requesting improvements in the administration of government assistance. See below to read copies of past submissions.

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Submission to Senate Enquiry into Hearing Health, October 2009

Submission to National Consultation on Unregistered Health Practitioners, May 2011

Productivity Commission - Caring for Older Australians - 21 March 2011 (Word DOC)