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Legislative Council General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5

The General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 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:
Energy
Mineral Resources
Primary Industries
State Development
Climate Change and the Environment
Commerce
Water
Regional Development
Housing
Western Sydney
(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
25/06/2009	Rural wind farms (Commenced)
27/11/2008	Budget Estimates 2009-2010 (Commenced)
14/05/2008	Former uranium smelter site, Hunter's Hill (Completed)
05/12/2007	Budget Estimates 2008-2009 (Completed)
28/06/2007	Budget Estimates 2007-2008 (Completed)

Records of 22 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
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

(there are also 27 reports from past Parliaments).

Members

• Chair: Mr Ian Cohen (The Greens).
• Deputy Chair: The Hon Rick Colless (Nat).
• The Hon. Robert BROWN (The Shooters Party, LC Member)
• The Hon. Tony CATANZARITI (ALP, LC Member)
• Mr Ian COHEN (The Greens, LC Member)
• The Hon. Richard COLLESS (Nat, LC Member)
• The Hon. Charlie LYNN (Lib, LC Member)
• The Hon. Lynda VOLTZ (ALP, LC Member)
• The Hon. Helen WESTWOOD (ALP, LC Member)

Contact

Role	Name	Phone	Fax	Email
Main Contact	Rachel Callinan	(02) 9230 2976	(02) 9230 3416	gpscno5@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Director	Rachel Callinan	(02) 9230 2976		gpscno5@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