Australian Bankers’ Association to appear at public hearing

THE Australian Bankers’ Association (ABA) will join the four major banks at the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics’ public hearings in March for the review of the performance of Australia’s banking and financial system.

One of the committee’s focus areas is on how  individual banks and the banking industry as a whole are responding to issues previously raised in Parliamentary and other inquiries, including through the Australian Bankers' Association's April 2016 six point plan to enhance consumer protections and in response to Government reforms and actions by regulators.

The Chair of the committee, Mr David Coleman, MP, stated that ‘these hearings provide an important mechanism to hold the banking sector to account before the Parliament’.

‘As the ABA is charged with addressing numerous issues of concern to consumers, it is important that they are scrutinised by the committee.’

Public Hearing Details:

Public hearing day 1

Friday, 3 March 2017
Committee Room 2R1,
Parliament House, Canberra
NAB - 9.15am to 12.15pm

Public hearing day 2

Tuesday, 7 March 2017
Main Committee Room,
Parliament House, Canberra
CBA - 9.15am to 12.15pm
ANZ - 1.15pm to 4.15pm

Public hearing day 3

Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Main Committee Room,
Parliament House, Canberra
Westpac - 9.15am to 12.15pm
ABA - 1.15pm to 3.15pm

Website: www.aph.gov.au/economics

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