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Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Public Works

The Standing Committee on Public Works is a current standing committee of the Legislative Assembly.

The Standing Committee on Public Works examines and reports on existing and proposed capital works projects in the public sector, including the management and environmental impact of such works.

On 20 November 1997, the Parliament gave leave for the Standing Committee on Public Works and the Public Bodies Review Committee to conduct a joint inquiry into issues relating to and arising from the regulation of the procurement of goods and services, competitive tendering and contracting in the New South Wales public sector.

Inquiries

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

Referred	Inquiry Name
	Inquiry into the Development of Arts and Cultural Infrastructure Outside the Sydney CBD (Commenced)
27/06/2007	Local Government Private Partnerships for Asset Development (Drafting Final Report)

Records of 12 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
11/01/2008	Local Government Private Partnerships for Asset Development - Discussion Paper

(there are also 21 reports from past Parliaments).

Members

• Chairperson: Mr Ninos Khoshaba.
• Deputy Chair: Ms Marie Andrews.
• Ms Marie ANDREWS (ALP, LA Member)
• Mr Alan ASHTON (ALP, LA Member)
• Mr Craig BAUMANN (Lib, LA Member)
• Mrs Dawn FARDELL (Ind, LA Member)
• Mr Ninos KHOSHABA (ALP, LA Member)
• The Hon. Grant MCBRIDE (ALP, LA Member)
• Mr Donald PAGE (Nat, LA Member)

Contact

Role	Name	Phone	Fax	Email
Main Contact	Catherine Watson	(02) 9230 2036	(02) 9230 3309	catherine.watson@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Committee Manager	Ms Catherine Watson	(02) 9230 2036		catherine.watson@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Senior Committee Officer	Ms Carrie Chan	(02) 9230 2128		carrie.chan@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Senior Committee Officer	Mr Jim Jefferis	(02) 9230 2031		jim.jefferis@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Committee Officer	Ms Amy Bauder	(02) 9230 3308		amy.bauder@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Assistant Committee Officer	Ms Melissa Lane	(02) 9230 3418		melissa.lane@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Postal Address

Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

Terms of Reference Establishing Committee

Resolution passed 21 June 2007, 54th Parliament, Votes and Proceedings No.14, Item 13, Pages 169-170

That:

A Standing Committee on Public Works be appointed to inquire and report from time to time with the following terms of reference:

(1) As an on-going task, the committee is to examine and report on such existing and proposed capital works projects, or matters relating to capital works projects, in the public sector, including the environmental impacts of such works, and whether alternative management practices offer lower incremental costs, as are referred to it by a Minister, or by resolution of the Legislative Assembly.

(2) Such committee consist of seven members of the Legislative Assembly.

(3) Mr Baumann, Mr Borger, Ms Fardell, Mr Khoshaba, Mr McBride, Mrs Paluzzano and Mr Page be appointed to serve on such committee.

(4) The committee have leave to make visits of inspection within the State of New South Wales and other states and territories of Australia.

Resolution passed 24 September 2008, 54th Parliament, Votes and Proceedings No.84, Item 5 (8), Pages 900-902
Mr Aquilina moved, by leave, That the following motions, for the appointment of members to the following Parliamentary committees be agreed to:

(8) Standing Committee on Public Works

That Alan John Ashton and Marie Therese Andrews be appointed to serve on the Standing Committee on Public Works in place of David Lawrence Borger and Karyn Lesley Paluzzano, discharged.