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
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
05/08/2011 Coal seam gas (Conducting Hearings)
12/05/2011 Budget Estimates 2011 - 2012 (Commenced)

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)

The committee has not published any reports during the current parliament.

Records of earlier reports published by the committee appear below:

Report DateName of the report
17/11/2010   Budget Estimates 2010 - 2011
09/09/2010   Inquiry into the RSPCA raid on the Waterways Wildlife Park
17/12/2009   Budget Estimates 2009-2010
16/12/2009   Rural wind farms
26/11/2008   Budget Estimates 2008-2009
30/09/2008   The former uranium smelter site at Hunter's Hill
07/12/2007   Budget Estimates 2007-2008
16/11/2006   Budget Estimates 2006-2007
08/06/2006   A sustainable water supply for Sydney
07/03/2006   Budget Estimates 2005-2006
01/04/2005   Budget Estimates 2004-2005
09/12/2004   Hunter Economic Zone and the Tomalpin woodlands
21/10/2004   Murrumbidgee College of Agriculture
11/03/2004   Budget Estimates 2003-2004
16/12/2003   Local Government Amalgamations
05/12/2002   Inquiry into the M5 East Tunnel
21/11/2002   Inquiry into Land Clearing by TransGrid
29/10/2002   Feral Animals
05/09/2002   Budget Estimates 2002-2003
12/03/2002   Abolition of the Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Trust
29/11/2001   Sydney Water's Biosolids Strategy
06/09/2001   Budget Estimates 2001-2002
23/07/2001   M5 East Ventilation Stack 2001
29/05/2001   Final Report on the Inquiry into Oil Spills in Sydney Harbour
28/11/2000   Report on Inquiry into Northside Storage Tunnel - Scotts Creek Vent
29/08/2000   Budget Estimates 2000-2001 Volume 2
13/07/2000   Budget Estimates 2000-2001 Volume 1
23/06/2000   Report on Inquiry into the NSW Rural Fire Service
01/04/2000   Interim Report on Inquiry into Oil Spills on Sydney Harbour
01/12/1999   Report on Inquiry into the M5 East Ventilation Stack
09/11/1999   Budget Estimates 1999-2000

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)
 The Hon. 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 contactBeverly Duffy(02) 9230 3367(02) 9230 2981gpscno5@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Principal Council OfficerMadeleine Foley[02] 9230 3586[02] 9230 2981gpscno5@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Assistant Council OfficerLynn Race[02] 9230 3504[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.

110512 General Purpose Standing Committees Resolution at 12 May 2011.pdf