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Legislative Council Standing Committee on State Development

The Standing Committee on State Development is a current standing committee of the Legislative Council.

The Standing Committee on State Development was first established in the 49th Parliament by resolution of the House of 9 June 1988. The Committee was reappointed in each of the subsequent Parliaments, most recently, on 10 May 2007 for the current 54th Parliament.

Under the resolution the functions of the State Development Committee are to inquire into and report on matters concerned with policy directions to ensure that opportunities for sound growth and wise development are pursued for the benefit of people in all areas of New South Wales.

Key areas of concern are: economics and finance, commerce, infrastructure and planning, energy and utilities, natural resources, transportation, tourism, public administration, local government, primary industry, agriculture and fisheries, mineral resources, industrial and technological developments, science and medical research, environmental issues, and issues unique to, or predominant in, rural areas.

Inquiries

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

Referred	Inquiry Name
26/06/2008	New South Wales planning framework (Submissions Being Received)
06/12/2007	Nanotechnology in New South Wales (Completed)
28/06/2007	Aspects of agriculture in NSW (Completed)

Records of 17 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
29/10/2008	Nanotechnology in New South Wales
28/11/2007	Aspects of agriculture

(there are also 19 reports from past Parliaments).

Members

• Chair: The Hon Tony Catanzariti MLC.
• Deputy Chair: The Hon Rick Colless MLC.
• The Hon. Tony CATANZARITI (ALP, LC Member)
• The Hon. Richard COLLESS (Nat, LC Member)
• The Hon. Matthew MASON-COX (Lib, LC Member)
• Reverend the Hon. Fred NILE (CDP, LC Member)
• The Hon. Christine ROBERTSON (ALP, LC Member)
• The Hon. Mick VEITCH (ALP, LC Member)

Contact

Role	Name	Phone	Fax	Email
Main Contact	Lynn Race	(02) 9230 3504	(02) 9230 2981	statedevelopment@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Director	Rachel Simpson	(02) 9230 2898		statedevelopment@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Principal Council Officer	John Young	(02) 9230 3464		statedevelopment@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Assistant Committee Officer	Lynn Race	(02) 9230 3504		statedevelopment@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Postal Address

Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Terms of Reference Establishing Committee

Resolution passed 10 May 2007, Minutes No 3, Item 6