The Report of the Contemporary Visual Arts and Craft Inquiry, commissioned by the Commonwealth Government, was launched on Friday 6 September. Local Melbourne business identity and avid collector of modern and contemporary art, Rupert Myer, chaired the Inquiry.

Rupert Myer described the Report as a comprehensive analysis of a diverse and dynamic sector of the arts that makes an important contribution to Australia's cultural and economic life.

The twenty key recommendations of the Report's findings covers four broad areas: