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Legislative Council General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4

The General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 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:
Transport
Finance
Planning
Redfern Waterloo
Arts
Community Services
Small Business
Regulatory Reform
Ports and Waterways
(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)

Inquiries

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

Referred	Inquiry Name
	North-West Sydney Sector Transport (Commenced)
05/12/2007	Budget Estimates 2008-2009 (Commenced)
28/06/2007	Budget Estimates 2007-2008 (Completed)

Records of 17 earlier inquiries conducted by the committee are also available online.

Submissions Invited

Prior to lodging your submission we recommend reading How to Make a submission PDF, 6Kb, and for background reading, Standing Committees of the Legislative Council PDF, 477Kb.

The General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 is currently receiving submissions in respect of the following:

• Inquiry into North-West Sydney Sector Transport

Reports and Government Responses

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

Report Date	Name of Report
06/03/2008	Budget Estimates 2007-2008

(there are also 17 reports from past Parliaments).

Members

• Chairperson: The Hon Jenny Gardiner (Nat).
• Deputy Chair: The Hon Lynda Voltz (ALP).
• The Hon. David CLARKE (Lib, LC Member)
• The Hon. Jenny GARDINER (Nat, LC Member)
• The Hon. Kayee GRIFFIN (ALP, LC Member)
• Ms Sylvia HALE (The Greens, LC Member)
• The Hon. Roy SMITH (The Shooters Party, LC Member)
• The Hon. Henry TSANG (ALP, LC Member)
• The Hon. Lynda VOLTZ (ALP, LC Member)

Contact

Role	Name	Phone	Fax	Email
Main Contact	Beverly Duffy	(02) 9230 3544	(02) 9230 3416	gpscno4@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Director	Beverly Duffy	(02) 9230 3311		gpscno4@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Council Officer	Glenda Baker	(02) 9230 3543		gpscno4@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Assistant Committee Officer	Samuel Griffith	(02) 9230 3311		gpscno4@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.