Allegations of impropriety against agents of the Hills Shire Council and property developers in the region

This inquiry was established on 8 December 2022 to inquire into and report on the allegations of impropriety against agents of the Hills Shire Council and property developers in the region.

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This inquiry was self-referred on 8 December 2022.

ToR - Allegations of impropriety against agents of the Hills Shire Council and property developers in the region - 27 Feb 23

NSW Legislative Assembly Hansard, 23 June 2022 pp 76-77

Date	Milestone
08 Dec 2022	Self-referred
22 Jan 2023	Submissions closed
15 Feb 2023	Hearing - Dixson Room, Macquarie Building, State Library of NSW, Sydney
16 Feb 2023	Hearing - Dixson Room, Macquarie Building, State Library of NSW, Sydney
23 Feb 2023	Hearing - S1/S2, UNSW CBD Campus, Sydney
02 Mar 2023	Final Report
02 Mar 2023	Hearing - Gallery Room, Ground Floor, Mitchell Building, State Library of NSW, Sydney
02 Jun 2023	Government Response to Final Report due
29 Jun 2023	Government Response to Final Report

No. 1 Name suppressed
No. 3 West Pennant Hills Valley Progress Association
No. 5 Name suppressed
No. 6 Name suppressed
No. 7 Name suppressed
No. 9 Name suppressed
No. 10 Name suppressed
No. 11 Name suppressed
No. 12 Name suppressed

Date	Venue Details
15/02/2023	Dixson Room, Macquarie Building, State Library of NSW, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
16/02/2023	Dixson Room, Macquarie Building, State Library of NSW, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
23/02/2023	S1/S2, UNSW CBD Campus, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
02/03/2023	Gallery Room, Ground Floor, Mitchell Building, State Library of NSW, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript

DateSort	Report Name	Tabled Date	Government Response
	Government response - Report No 18 - PC 7 - Planning and Environment - Allegations of impropriety against agents of the Hills Shire Council and property developers in the region	29/06/2023
	Report No 18 - PC 7 - Planning and Environment - Allegations of impropriety against agents of the Hills Shire Council and property developers in the region	02/03/2023	Due 02/06/2023

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2023-03-02	02/03/2023	Media Release	Report handed down in inquiry into the Hills Shire Council and property developers in the region
2023-03-01	01/03/2023	Minutes	Minutes - 101 - 57th Parliament - 1 March 2023 - Inquiry into Hills Shire Council - Report deliberative
2023-03-01	01/03/2023	Correspondence	Private process server – progress reports, dated 27 February to 1 March 2023
2023-03-01	01/03/2023	Correspondence	Letter from Mr Robert Assaf to Chair, received 1 March 2023
2023-03-01	01/03/2023	Correspondence	Letter from Mr Dylan Whitelaw to Chair, received 1 March 2023
2023-03-01	01/03/2023	Correspondence	Letter from Mr Jeremy Greenwood to Chair, received 1 March 2023
2023-03-01	01/03/2023	Media Release	Media release - PC7 - Final hearing
2023-02-28	28/02/2023	Correspondence	Committee correspondence - Mr Dylan Whitelaw - 23 to 28 February 2023
2023-02-28	28/02/2023	Correspondence	Committee correspondence - Mr Robert Assaf - 23 to 28 February 2023
2023-02-28	28/02/2023	Correspondence	Committee correspondence - Mr Jeremy Greenwood - 23 to 28 Feb 2023
2023-02-28	28/02/2023	Correspondence	Letter from Jean-Claude Perrottet to Portfolio Committee No. 7, received 28 February 2023
2023-02-27	27/02/2023	Tabled Document	The men who stole the Hills - Chapter Two, tabled by Mr John Graham MLC on 27 February 2023
2023-02-27	27/02/2023	Tabled Document	The men who stole the Hills - Chapter Three, tabled by Mr John Graham MLC on 27 February 2023
2023-02-27	27/02/2023	Minutes	Minutes - 100 - 57th Parliament - 27 February 2023 - Inquiry into Hills Shire Council - Deliberative
2023-02-23	23/02/2023	Minutes	Minutes - 99 - 57th Parliament - 23 February 2023 - Inquiry into Hills Shire Council - Third hearing
2023-02-23	23/02/2023	Tabled Document	The men who stole the Hills - Chapter One, tabled by Mr John Graham MLC on 23 February 2023
2023-02-23	23/02/2023	Correspondence	Email from Mr Jeremy Greenwood - apologies for not attending 23 February, received 23 February 2023
2023-02-23	23/02/2023	Correspondence	Private process server – progress report, dated 23 February 2023
2023-02-22	22/02/2023	Correspondence	Email from Mr David Reynolds, received 22 February 2023
2023-02-22	22/02/2023	Correspondence	Private process server – progress report, dated 20 February 2023
2023-02-22	22/02/2023	Correspondence	Private process server report, received 20 February 2023
2023-02-22	22/02/2023	Media Release	Hearing tomorrow
2023-02-22	22/02/2023	Minutes	Minutes - 98 - 57th Parliament - 22 February 2023 - Inquiry into Hills Shire Council - Deliberative
2023-02-21	21/02/2023	Correspondence	Service attempts on witnesses summonsed to appear at the PC7 Hills Shire Council inquiry to 21 February
2023-02-20	20/02/2023	Correspondence	Service attempts on witnesses summonsed to appear at the PC7 Hills Shire Council inquiry to 20 February
2023-02-20	20/02/2023	Correspondence	Email from Mr Charles Perrottet to Chair, declining invitation to appear at public hearing - received 20 February 2023
2023-02-20	20/02/2023	Minutes	Minutes - 97 - 57th Parliament - 20 February 2023 - Inquiry into Hills Shire Council - Deliberative
2023-02-20	20/02/2023	Correspondence	Letter from Jeremy Greenwood to the Chair received 20 February 2023
2023-02-17	17/02/2023	Correspondence	Letter - Chair to Mr Robyn Preston MP - Seeking assistance to contact Ms Virginia Ellis
2023-02-17	17/02/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Michael Edgar, received 17 February 2023
2023-02-16	16/02/2023	Minutes	Minutes - 96 - 57th Parliament - 16 February 2023 - Inquiry into Hills Shire Council
2023-02-16	16/02/2023	Correspondence	Email - Advice from Committee Clerk provided to Chair regarding potential conflicts of interest and publication of anonymous documents, received 16 February 2023
2023-02-16	16/02/2023	Other	Summary of contact with key witnesses summonsed to appear at the PC7 Hills Shire Council inquiry to 16 February 2023
2023-02-16	16/02/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Michael Edgar, received 16 February 2023
2023-02-15	15/02/2023	Minutes	Minutes - 95 - 57th Parliament - 15 February 2023 - Inquiry into Hills Shire Council
2023-02-15	15/02/2023	Tabled Document	Document concerning conflicts, tabled by Mr John Graham MLC, 15 February 2023
2023-02-15	15/02/2023	Tabled Document	Text message - tabled by Mr Maré, 15 February 2023
2023-02-15	15/02/2023	Correspondence	Letter - Chair to Mr Nassif responding to matters raised in correspondence and invitation to appear at public hearing on 23 February.
2023-02-14	14/02/2023	Correspondence	Letter - Mr Nassif to Chair, received 14 February 2023
2023-02-14	14/02/2023	Media Release	Continued efforts to summons witnesses
2023-02-14	14/02/2023	Minutes	Minutes - 94 - 57th Parliament - 14 February 2023 - Inquiry into Hills Shire Council
2023-02-11	11/02/2023	Media Release	Upcoming hearings
2023-02-10	10/02/2023	Minutes	Minutes - 93 - 57th Parliament - 10 February 2023 - Inquiry into Hills Shire Council
2023-02-08	08/02/2023	Minutes	Minutes - 92 - 57th Parliament - 8 February 2023 - Inquiry into Hills Shire Council
2023-02-08	08/02/2023	Correspondence	Letter - Mr Lou Amato MLC to Mr Dominic Perrottet MP, received 8 February 2023
2023-02-07	07/02/2023	Correspondence	Letter - Mr Nassif to Chair
2023-02-07	07/02/2023	Correspondence	Email - Mr Maré to the Chair, received 7 February 2023
2023-02-02	02/02/2023	Correspondence	Letter - Mr Haselden to Chair
2023-01-30	30/01/2023	Minutes	Minutes - 91 - 57th Parliament - 30 January 2023 - Inquiry into Hills Shire Council
2022-12-08	08/12/2022	Media Release	New inquiry

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