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
Illawarra
Planning
Redfern Waterloo
Fair Trading
Citizenship
Emergency Services
Small Business
Science and Medical Research
Tourism
Hunter
Health (Cancer)
(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; amended by Minutes of Proceedings No. 106, Wednesday 17 June 2009, Item 4, pp 1225-1226)

Inquiries

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

Referred	Inquiry Name
09/09/2009	Badgerys Creek land dealings and planning decisions (Commenced)
27/11/2008	Budget Estimates 2009-2010 (Commenced)
29/08/2008	Transport needs of Sydney's North-West Sector (Report Tabled)
05/12/2007	Budget Estimates 2008-2009 (Completed)
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

05/03/2009 Budget Estimates 2008-2009

19/12/2008 The transport needs of Sydney's North-West sector

06/03/2008 Budget Estimates 2007-2008
(there are also 19 reports from past Parliaments).

Report Date	Name of Report
05/03/2009	Budget Estimates 2008-2009
19/12/2008	The transport needs of Sydney's North-West sector
06/03/2008	Budget Estimates 2007-2008

Members

Chair: 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	Madeleine Foley	(02) 9230 3586	(02) 9230 2981	gpscno4@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Director	Madeline Foley	(02) 9230 3586		gpscno4@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Postal Address

Parliament House, Macquarie Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Terms of Reference Establishing Committee

Minutes of Proceedings No. 106, Wednesday 17 June 2009, Item 4, pp 1225-1226