How can you participate?
You can make a submission to the Inquiry
- as an individual
- and/or as part of a group
- and/or through an organisation.
You can make a submission directly to the Senators in the Committee so they can consider it in their investigation. This could be:
- Sharing your personal experience or story
- And/or responding the Terms of Reference with evidence (which you will need to supply).
Register your interest with HFA
- to have your experience or voice included as part of HFA’s organisational submission (can be a pseudonym), complete this form
- to participate in HFA’s broader campaign and advocacy efforts targeting key decision-makers – email Natashia Coco
Make a separate submission
- To make your own submission directly to the Committee, follow the instructions on the Senate Committee website
- You can also join the submission of other groups and organisations – contact them for instructions.
You can make more than one submission. For example, you may choose to make your own more detailed submission to the Inquiry and participate in HFA’s submission and be part of a group submission with other affected individuals. You are not limited in how you can have your voice heard.
You can ask the Inquiry Committee and/or HFA not to publish your name.
HFA has also been liaising with the Committee who have confirmed that they will also create an opportunity for people to share their story directly with the Committee in person with hearings across Australia.
It’s very important that our community has the opportunity to share their experience of the devastating and traumatic consequences of this time in our history.
How is HFA participating?
HFA is preparing a submission to the Inquiry on behalf of the Australian bleeding disorders community. This will be evidence-based, drawing on HFA’s extensive data and the powerful stories of affected people in our community.
HFA will continue active lobbying with key policy and decision-makers to achieve meaningful outcomes for affected individuals and their families. Key advocacy priorities – informed by the 2025 survey of our affected community – include an acknowledgement and a financial scheme recognising the impact on people who were affected.
Recommendations made by a Senate Inquiry are not automatically binding on the government, so it’s important we remain committed to lobbying ministers and parliamentarians to ensure the inquiry’s recommendations are both robust and swiftly implemented. This work will continue through the inquiry process and into mid-2027, when the inquiry wraps up and the Australian Government is formally required to respond to its findings.