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 six General Purpose Standing Committees.
For more information on the Budget Estimates process, please refer to the Budget Estimates Manual 2015-2016 below.
150730 Budget Estimates manual 2015-2016.pdf
Please see attached a copy of the Terms of Reference establishing the inquiry into Budget Estimates 2015 - 2016, which includes the dates for this year’s Budget Estimates hearings.
2015 Terms of Reference_Budget Estimates 2015-16.pdf
Supplementary hearing
Friday 9 October 2015
Hearing Timetable (Initial hearings)Monday 31 August 2015 (GPSC 2 & 3) Tuesday 1 September 2015 (GPSC 2 & 3) Wednesday 2 September 2015 (GPSC 1, 4 & 5) Thursday 3 September 2015 (GPSC 1, 4 & 6) Friday 4 September 2015 (GPSC 5 & 6)
For transcripts and other information from last year's Budget Estimates inquiry process, please click on the relevant committees listed below.
General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1
General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2
General Purpose Standing Committee No. 3
General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4
General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5
Information about Budget Estimates from all previous years can be found below:
General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1
General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2
General Purpose Standing Committee No. 3
General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4
General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5
