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Scope

The committee was established to inquire into the Australian Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and any other related matters.

Chairs

Katherine (Katy) Gallagher
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Sequence

COVID-19
2020
100
2022
Treasury officials appearing before the Select Committee on COVID-19 hearing, 28 April 2020. DPS Auspic.

Treasury officials appearing before the Select Committee on COVID-19 hearing, 28 April 2020. DPS Auspic.
Treasury Secretary, Dr Steven Kennedy, and participating committee member Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, appearing via video, 28 April 2020. DPS Auspic.

Treasury Secretary, Dr Steven Kennedy, and participating committee member Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, appearing via video, 28 April 2020. DPS Auspic.
Treasury officials Dr Steven Kennedy and Meghan Quinn appearing before the Select Committee on COVID-19 hearing, 28 April 2020. DPS Auspic.

Treasury officials Dr Steven Kennedy and Meghan Quinn appearing before the Select Committee on COVID-19 hearing, 28 April 2020. DPS Auspic.
Treasury officials exercising social distancing at the Select Committee on COVID-19 hearing, 28 April 2020. DPS Auspic.

Treasury officials exercising social distancing at the Select Committee on COVID-19 hearing, 28 April 2020. DPS Auspic.
Select Committee on COVID-19 hearing, 30 April 2020. DPS Auspic.

Select Committee on COVID-19 hearing, 30 April 2020. DPS Auspic.
Senators Katy Gallagher [Chair] and Rex Patrick, 30 April 2020. DPS Auspic.

Senators Katy Gallagher [Chair] and Rex Patrick, 30 April 2020. DPS Auspic.
Department of Social Services Secretary Kathryn Campbell answers questions from Senator Rachel Siewert, 30 April 2020. DPS Auspic.

Department of Social Services Secretary Kathryn Campbell answers questions from Senator Rachel Siewert, 30 April 2020. DPS Auspic.
Select Committee on COVID-19 hearing, 28 April 2020. L-R facing camera: Committee Secretary Dr Jane Thomson, Senators Kristina Keneally [via video] and Katy Gallagher [Chair], and participating member Senator Rex Patrick. DPS Auspic.

Select Committee on COVID-19 hearing, 28 April 2020. L-R facing camera: Committee Secretary Dr Jane Thomson, Senators Kristina Keneally [via video] and Katy Gallagher [Chair], and participating member Senator Rex Patrick. DPS Auspic.
Senator Kristina Keneally during a hearing of the Select Committee on COVID-19 at Parliament House, 26 November 2020. DPS Auspic.

Senator Kristina Keneally during a hearing of the Select Committee on COVID-19 at Parliament House, 26 November 2020. DPS Auspic.
Senators Kristina Keneally and Katy Gallagher [Chair] during a hearing of the Select Committee on COVID-19 at Parliament House, 26 November 2020. DPS Auspic.

Senators Kristina Keneally and Katy Gallagher [Chair] during a hearing of the Select Committee on COVID-19 at Parliament House, 26 November 2020. DPS Auspic.

Find out more

Video [duration 2:31] of Senators Katy Gallagher and Matthias Cormann and Mr Tony Burke MP speaking on the scrutiny functions of the Select Committee on COVID-19, 8 April 2020

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Sarah Moulds, 'Keeping watch on COVID-19 laws: are parliamentary committees up to the job?', AUSPUBLAW, 1 May 2020
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Committee timeline - Select Committee on COVID-19

Reports

Date tabled Title Read report
First interim report Parliamentary paper number 565/2020 Document icon
Second interim report: Public interest immunity claims Parliamentary paper number 42/2021 Document icon
Third interim report: Public interest immunity claims Document icon
Final report (presented out of session on 7 April 2022) Document icon