Budget Estimates

Legislative Council - Budget Estimates 2023-2024

About the Budget Estimates inquiry

Ministers and senior public servants attend an annual Budget Estimates inquiry to answer questions about the expenditure, performance and effectiveness of their agencies.

Budget Estimates is a key process for government accountability and transparency. The Budget Estimates inquiry involves detailed questioning on the decisions, actions and advice of ministers and public servants.

The Budget Estimates inquiry is conducted by the Legislative Council’s eight Portfolio Committees.

Further information about the Budget Estimates inquiry can be found in Chapter 20 of New South Wales Legislative Council Practice.

Budget Estimates hearings are open to the public and are webcast live on the Parliament's website.

Budget Estimates 2023-2024

The Budget Estimates and related papers for 2023-2024 were referred by the House to the Portfolio Committees for inquiry and report on 12 September 2023.

The following dates have been set aside for hearings:

Initial hearings	24 October to 26 October 2023 31 October to 3 November 2023 7 November to 10 November 2023
Supplementary hearing	13 December 2023
Additional hearings	20 February to 23 February 2024 27 February to 1 March 2024 4 March to 7 March 2024

The Budget Estimates Guide 2023-2024 contains more information about Budget Estimates processes and procedures, along with committee membership and the timetable for the initial hearings both by date and by committee.

Additional hearings 2024

Video recordings of hearings, where available, can be found on the NSW Parliament's YouTube channel here.

Tuesday 20 February 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Education and Early Learning, Western Sydney (Car) Small Business, Lands and Property, Multiculturalism, Sport (Kamper)	3 4	Macquarie Preston Stanley

Wednesday 21 February 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Premier (Minns) Agriculture, Regional New South Wales, Western New South Wales (Moriarty)	1 4	Macquarie Preston Stanley

Thursday 22 February 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Health, Regional Health, the Illawarra and the South Coast (Park) Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty, Gaming and Racing, Veterans, the Central Coast, Medical Research (Harris)	2 1	Macquarie Preston Stanley

Friday 23 February 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Transport (Haylen) Police and Counter-Terrorism, the Hunter (Catley)	6 5	Macquarie

Tuesday 27 February 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Planning and Public Spaces (Scully) Women, Seniors, Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (Harrison)	7 5	Macquarie Preston Stanley

Wednesday 28 February 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Water, Housing, Homelessness, Mental Health, Youth, the North Coast (Jackson) Customer Service and Digital Government, Emergency Services, Youth Justice (Dib)	2 8	Macquarie Preston Stanley

Thursday 29 February 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Industrial Relations, Work Health and Safety (Cotsis) Regional Transport and Roads (Aitchison)	1 6	Macquarie Preston Stanley

Friday 1 March 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Treasurer (Mookhey) Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Industry and Trade, Innovation, Science and Technology, Building, Corrections (Chanthivong)	1 8	Macquarie

Monday 4 March 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 1.00 pm	Families and Communities, Disability Inclusion (Washington) The Legislature (Franklin)	5 1	Macquarie Preston Stanley

Tuesday 5 March 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Special Minister of State, Roads, Arts, Music and the Night-time Economy, Jobs and Tourism (Graham) Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education (Whan)	6 3	Macquarie Preston Stanley

Wednesday 6 March 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Attorney-General (Daley) Local Government (Hoenig)	5 8	Macquarie Preston Stanley

Thursday 7 March 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, Heritage (Sharpe) Finance, Domestic Manufacturing and Government Procurement, Natural Resources (Houssos)	7 1	Macquarie Preston Stanley

Supplementary hearing 2023

Video recordings of hearings, where available, can be found on the NSW Parliament's YouTube channel here.

Wednesday 13 December 2023

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Agriculture, Regional New South Wales, Western New South Wales (Moriarty)	4	Macquarie

Initial hearings 2023

Video recordings of hearings, where available, can be found on the NSW Parliament's YouTube channel here.

Tuesday 24 October 2023

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Education and Early Learning, Western Sydney (Car) Small Business, Lands and Property, Multiculturalism, Sport (Kamper)	3 4	Macquarie Preston Stanley	Hearing schedule Transcript Questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions

Wednesday 25 October 2023

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Premier (Minns) Agriculture, Regional New South Wales, Western New South Wales (Moriarty)	1 4	Macquarie Preston Stanley	Hearing schedule Transcript Questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice - Audit Office Answers to questions on notice - Law Enforcement Commission Answers to questions on notice - NSW Electoral Commission Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions - NSW electoral commission Answers to supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions

Thursday 26 October 2023

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Health, Regional Health, the Illawarra and the South Coast (Park) Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty, Gaming and Racing, Veterans, the Central Coast, Medical Research (Harris)	2 1	Macquarie Preston Stanley	Hearing schedule Transcript Tabled documents Questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions

Tuesday 31 October 2023

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Treasurer (Mookhey) Customer Service and Digital Government, Emergency Services, Youth Justice (Dib)	1 8	Macquarie Preston Stanley	Hearing schedule Transcript Tabled documents Questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Tabled documents Questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions

Wednesday 1 November 2023

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Water, Housing, Homelessness, Mental Health, Youth, the North Coast (Jackson) Regional Transport and Roads (Aitchison) Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education (Whan)	2 6 3	Macquarie Preston Stanley 814	Hearing schedule Transcript Tabled documents Questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Questions on notice Supplementary questions Hearing schedule Tabled documents Transcript Questions on notice Supplementary questions

Thursday 2 November 2023

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, Heritage (Sharpe) Finance, Domestic Manufacturing and Government Procurement, Natural Resources (Houssos)	7 1	Macquarie Preston Stanley	Hearing schedule Transcript Tabled documents Questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Tabled documents Questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions

Friday 3 November 2023

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Planning and Public Spaces (Scully) Women, Seniors, Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (Harrison)	7 5	Macquarie Preston Stanley	Hearing schedule Transcript Tabled documents Questions on notice Supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions

Tuesday 7 November 2023

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm 2.00 pm - 5.30 pm	Transport (Haylen) Police and Counter-Terrorism, the Hunter (Catley) The Legislature (Franklin)	6 5 1	Macquarie Preston Stanley 814	Hearing schedule Transcript Questions on notice Supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Questions on notice Supplementary questions Hearing schedule Tabled documents Transcript Questions on notice Supplementary questions

Wednesday 8 November 2023

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Industrial Relations, Work Health and Safety (Cotsis) Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Industry and Trade, Innovation, Science and Technology, Building, Corrections (Chanthivong)	1 8	Preston Stanley Macquarie	Hearing schedule Transcript Questions on notice Supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Questions on notice Supplementary questions

Thursday 9 November 2023

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Special Minister of State, Roads, Arts, Music and the Night-time Economy, Jobs and Tourism (Graham) Families and Communities, Disability Inclusion (Washington)	6 5	Macquarie Preston Stanley	Hearing schedule Transcript Questions on notice Supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Questions on notice Supplementary questions

Time

Portfolio

Room

Documents

9.15 am - 5.30 pm

9.15 am - 5.30 pm

Special Minister of State, Roads, Arts, Music and the Night-time Economy, Jobs and Tourism (Graham)

Families and Communities, Disability Inclusion (Washington)

6

5

Macquarie

Preston Stanley

Hearing schedule
Transcript
Questions on notice
Supplementary questions

Friday 10 November 2023

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Attorney-General (Daley) Local Government (Hoenig)	5 8	Macquarie Preston Stanley	Hearing schedule Transcript Questions on notice Supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Questions on notice Supplementary questions

For more information, please contact the secretariat at (02) 9230 2778 or email [email protected]

For transcripts and other information relating to the previous Budget Estimates for 2022-2023 please click here.

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