There is no way to confirm whether Jewish artists are being frozen out of opportunities in creative sectors, Australia's national arts investment body says. Creative Australia acting chief executive Tim Blackwell on Friday appeared before an anti-Semitism royal commission hearing examining education and the arts. He said the statutory advisory body did not record the identity of successful grant applicants and could not confirm whether Jewish artists had been excluded. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)Mr Blackwell said Creative Australia was limited in what it could do when it received complaints. Creative Australia can screen applicants during funding agreement negotiations and all recipients are bound by work health and safety or anti-discrimination laws.