Legislative Council General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5

The General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 is a current standing committee of the Legislative Council, established 7 May 1997, re-established 12 May 2011.

General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 was established to inquire into and report on any matters regarding the expenditure, performance or effectiveness of any Government department, statutory body or corporation within the following portfolios:

The Environment
Heritage
Small Business
Local Government
Fair Trading
Primary Industries
Resources and Energy
Special Minister of State
The Central Coast
The North Coast

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Inquiries (click to show)

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

ReferredInquiry Name
23/04/2012 Management of public land in New South Wales (Drafting Final Report)
15/03/2012 Budget Estimates 2012 - 2013 (Completed)
05/08/2011 Coal seam gas (Report Tabled)
12/05/2011 Budget Estimates 2011 - 2012 (Completed)

Records of 29 earlier inquiries conducted by the committee are also available online.

Submissions invited (click to show)


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

Reports and government responses (click to show)

During the current parliament, the committee has or plans to table the following reports:
Report DateName of the report
15/05/2013Management of public land in New South Wales
14/12/2012Budget Estimates 2012-2013
01/05/2012Coal seam gas
16/02/2012Budget Estimates 2011-2012
(there are also 35 reports from past Parliaments).

Members (click to show)

Position
Chair: The Hon. Robert BROWN (Shooters and Fishers Party, LC Member).
Deputy Chair: The Hon. Jeremy BUCKINGHAM (The Greens, LC Member).
Members:The Hon. Richard COLLESS (Nat, LC Member)
 The Hon. Greg DONNELLY (ALP, LC Member)
 Mr Scot MACDONALD (Lib, LC Member)
 The Hon. Dr Peter PHELPS (Lib, LC Member)
 The Hon. Peter PRIMROSE (ALP, LC Member)

Contact (click to show)

RoleNamePhoneFaxEmail
Main contactMadeleine Foley(02) 9230 3586(02) 9230 2981gpscno5@parliament.nsw.gov.au
DirectorMadeleine Foley(02) 9230 3586(02) 9230 2981gpscno5@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Postal address (click to show)

Parliament House,
Macquarie Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Terms of Reference establishing Committee (click to show)

Resolution passed 12 May 2011, Minutes No. 8, Item 6 page 98; As amended 15 March 2012, Minutes No. 71, Item 18 page 819; as amended 19 September 2012, Minutes No. 109, Item 7, p 1247.

120919 General Purpose Standing Committees Resolution.pdf