The privatisation of prisons and prison-related services (Inquiry)

This inquiry is a completed Legislative Council inquiry conducted by the General Purpose Standing Committee No. 3.   This inquiry was established on 17 December 2008, to inquire into the privatisation of prisons and prison-related services.

Legislative Council Committee Report Debate, 16 June 2009
Legislative Council Committee Report Debate, 28 October 2009
Legislative Council Committee Report Debate, 11 November 2009
Legislative Council Committee Report Debate, 24 February 2010

Timeline (click to show)

Self-referred: 17 Dec 2008
    » Call for submissions: 5 Jan 2009
    » Submissions close: 2 Mar 2009
        » Final Report Published: 5 Jun 2009

Reports and Government Responses (click to show)

Hearings and Transcripts (click to show)

DateName of Document
23/02/2009Public Hearing
20/03/2009Public Hearing
27/03/2009Public Hearing
01/04/2009Public Hearing

Submissions (click to show)

Submissions may lodged by email to gpscno3@parliament.nsw.gov.au

View the public submission(s) published by the committee in relation to this inquiry.

The closing date for submissions was 2 March 2009

Other Documents (click to show)

DateType of Document
20/02/2009Petition: Residents State Electorate of Riverstone
23/02/2009Media Release: Public Hearings
23/02/2009Answers to Questions on Notice: Stephen Turner, Public Service Association
23/02/2009Answers to Questions on Notice: Commissioner Ron Woodham, Department of Corrective Services
23/02/2009Answers to Questions on Notice: Commissioner Ron Woodham, Department of Corrective Services, balance of responses
24/02/2009Petition: Residents of Parklea and concerned community members
20/03/2009Correspondence, Mr Pieter Bezuidenhout, Managing Director, the GEO Group Australia, clarifying transcript evidence
20/03/2009Petition: Community Against Privatisation
20/03/2009Answers to Questions on Notice: Councillor Graham Smith Cessnock City Council
20/03/2009Correspondence, Councillor Graham Smith, correcting transcript evidence
27/03/2009Tabled document: Document tabled by Ron Woodham, Commissioner, Department of Corrective Services
27/03/2009Answers to Questions on Notice: Mr Greg Weir, DCS, South Australia
27/03/2009Tabled document: Document tabled by Ms Sylvia Hale MLC, Police Association of NSW, Circular No 8
27/03/2009Answers to Questions on Notice: Mr Peter Dodd, Public Interest Advocacy Centre Limited
27/03/2009Answers to Questions on Notice: Mr Brian Lawrence, DCS, Western Australia
27/03/2009Answers to Questions on Notice: Mr Gary Sturgess, The Serco Institute
01/04/2009Answers to Questions on Notice: PSA additional documents requested
01/04/2009Tabled document: Document tabled by Mr Tony Howen, supporting documents from Cessnock POVB Union archives
22/04/2009Answers to Questions on Notice: Mr Pieter Bezuidenhout, The GEO Group Australia Pty Ltd
05/06/2009Media release: Final Report tabled

Contact Us (click to show)

This is a completed inquiry. The contacts below are historical only.

Inquiry Terms of Reference (click to show)

This inquiry was self-referred.

081217 Terms of reference.pdf081217 Media Release - corrective services inquiry.pdf