Call to Action Explainer:  Why Our Place wants you to respond to the Public Accounts Committee’s call for submissions

The Parliamentary Standing Committee of Public Accounts (Public Accounts Committee, PAC) is a Joint Standing Committee of the Tasmanian Parliament.  In December 2022, it initiated an inquiry into the feasibility planning for a new sporting and event stadium in Hobart and Macquarie Point, the Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s process into the proposed Arts, Entertainment and Sports Precinct in Hobart.

The PAC released an Interim Report in August 2023.  In its findings, it noted a lack of consultation with key and deeply invested stakeholders related to the Macquarie Point site.  It also found that many of the assumptions contained in the various reports provided to Government are not comprehensive or do not provide sufficient detail to enable a meaningful Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) to be determined.

The Interim Report provided an overview of evidence received by PAC predominantly prior to the public release of the redacted Club Funding and Development Agreement signed between the Crown in the Right of Tasmania and Australian Football League.  The one recommendation in the Interim Report was that the Inquiry’s Terms of Reference be revised to reflect more recent developments, with a greater focus on that Agreement and the ensuing financial implications for the State.

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The PAC has now called for further submissions addressing its revised Terms of Reference:

To inquire into and report upon the Tasmanian Government’s process into the proposed Arts, Entertainment and Sports Precinct in Hobart with a particular emphasis on:

1. matters related to the Club Funding and Development Agreement (Agreement) signed between the Crown in the Right of Tasmania and Australian Football League;
2. the suitability of Macquarie Point as the site for a proposed the Arts, Entertainment and Sports Precinct;
3. the financial risks associated with the Agreement;
4. matters related to the financing and delivery of the entire proposed Arts, Entertainment and Sports Precinct;
5. the future of Blundstone Arena and UTAS Stadium; and
6. any other matter incidental thereto.

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Our Place encourages you to take the time to prepare a submission to contribute to the vital work of the PAC.