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Conducting an Inquiry.  Committee work takes up a lot of members’ time.  Committees can call for witnesses, summons documents, conduct interviews, and take voluntary contributions from experts and interested people. 

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Details of inquiries, opportunities to comment, and notices of public hearings are advertised in newspapers.

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Public hearings often take place outside the Melbourne metropolitan area.

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Committee members and staff sometimes travel interstate or overseas to study the issues under investigation.

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Progress on Investigations.  This is published at the end of each month and gives a summary of the status of all committees’ inquiries; see Committee's Progress on Investigations.  It is a useful way of keeping track of investigations.