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Legislative Council General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1

The General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1 is a current standing committee of the Legislative Council.

The Committee was first established on 7 May 1997. The Committee was reestablished in the 54th Parliament on 10 May 2007 to inquire into and report on any matters referred by the House; the expenditure, performance or effectiveness of any department of government, statutory body or corporation; any matter in any annual report of a department of government, statutory body or corporation.

Portfolios:
Premier
Arts
Treasury
The Legislature
Regulatory Reform
Infrastructure
Finance
Ports and Waterways
Roads

(Minutes of Proceedings No. 3, Thursday 10 May 2007, Item 5, page 55; amended by Minutes of Proceedings No. 15, Thursday 28 June 2007, Item 45, page 210; Minutes of Proceedings No. 17, Wednesday 26 September, Item 2, page 238; amended by Minutes of Proceedings No. 61, Wednesday 25 June 2008, Item 20, page 707; amended by Minutes of Proceedings No. 66, Wednesday 24 September 2008, Item 24, pp 783-785)

Inquiries

During the current parliament, the following inquiries have been undertaken by the committee:

Referred	Inquiry Name
24/09/2008	Inquiry into the need for a mini budget (Commenced)
05/12/2007	Budget Estimates 2008-2009 (Commenced)
28/06/2007	Budget Estimates 2007-2008 (Completed)

Records of 18 earlier inquiries conducted by the committee are also available online.

Submissions Invited

The committee is not actively receiving submissions at present. Past submissions may be available under the relevant inquiry.

Reports and Government Responses

During the current parliament, the committee has or plans to table the following reports:

Report Date	Name of Report
05/12/2007	Budget Estimates 2007-2008

(there are also 31 reports from past Parliaments).

Members

• Chairperson: Reverend the Hon Fred Nile (CDP).
• Deputy Chair: The Hon Kayee Griffin (ALP).
• The Hon. Kayee GRIFFIN (ALP, LC Member)
• Dr John KAYE (The Greens, LC Member)
• The Hon. Matthew MASON-COX (Lib, LC Member)
• Reverend the Hon. Fred NILE (CDP, LC Member)
• The Hon. Melinda PAVEY (Nat, LC Member)
• The Hon. Penny SHARPE (ALP, LC Member)
• The Hon. Ian WEST (ALP, LC Member)

Contact

Role	Name	Phone	Fax	Email
Main Contact	Beverly Duffy	(02) 9230 3544	(02) 9230 3416	gpscno1@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Director	Beverly Duffy	(02) 9230 3311		gpscno1@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Council Officer	Glenda Baker	(02) 9230 3543		gpscno1@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Assistant Committee Officer	Samuel Griffith	(02) 9230 3311		gpscno1@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Postal Address

Parliament House, Macquarie Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000

Terms of Reference Establishing Committee

Minutes of Proceedings No 3, 10 May 2007, Item 5 p 55.