Performance of the NSW Environment Protection Authority

This inquiry was established on 19 June 2014, to report on the performance of the NSW Environment Protection Authority by measuring its recent performance against its objectives according to section 6 of the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991. The inquiry is also examining six particular cases which are detailed in the Terms of Reference document below.

Legislative Council Report Debate, 6 May 2015 Legislative Council Report Debate, 25 August 2015

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Date	Milestone
19 Jun 2014	Referred
29 Aug 2014	Submissions closed
13 Oct 2014	Hearing - Macquarie Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
29 Oct 2014	Hearing - Lismore City Hall, 1 Bounty St, Lismore NSW 2480, Sydney
10 Nov 2014	Hearing - Hunter Valley, Sydney
24 Nov 2014	Hearing - Macquarie Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
13 Feb 2015	Final Report
13 Aug 2015	Government Response to Final Report

Date	Venue Details
13/10/2014	Macquarie Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
29/10/2014	Lismore City Hall, 1 Bounty St, Lismore NSW 2480, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
10/11/2014	Hunter Valley, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
24/11/2014	Macquarie Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript

DateSort	Report Name	Tabled Date	Government Response
	Government response - Report No 40 - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Performance of the NSW Environment Protection Authority	13/08/2015
	Report No 40 - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Performance of the NSW Environment Protection Authority	13/02/2015	13/08/2015

Performance of the NSW Environment Protection Authority

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No. 1 Name suppressed
No. 2 Name suppressed
No. 3 Mrs Annelie Child
No. 4 Mr John Holden
No. 5 Name suppressed
No. 6 Mr Roy Carter
No. 7 Mr Merveyn Murchie
No. 8 Name suppressed
No. 9 Clarence Environment Centre Inc
No. 10 Beecroft-Cheltenham Civic Trust
No. 11 Name suppressed
No. 12 Ms Kim Smith
No. 13 Name suppressed
No. 14 Mr Anthony O'Halloran
No. 15 Name suppressed
No. 16 Name suppressed
No. 17 Mr Bruce Holdsworth
No. 18 Mr Dennis Hirst
No. 20 Nelson Parade Action Group
No. 21 Name suppressed
No. 22 Ms Samantha Marshall
No. 23 Name suppressed
No. 24 Balmain, White Bay & Rozelle Precincts
No. 25 Kathie & Andrew Frankland
No. 26 Name suppressed
No. 28 Name suppressed
No. 29 Name suppressed
No. 30 Mr Magdy Habib
No. 31 Name suppressed
No. 33 Mr Ron Windred
No. 34 Mrs Elizabeth Laverty
No. 35 Susan & Frank Nolan
No. 36 Mr Doug Bathersby
No. 37 Mr Peter Carroll
No. 39 Mr Howard Lovatt
No. 40 Mr Michael Mizzi
No. 41 The Colong Foundation for Wilderness Ltd
No. 42 Mr Mark Merritt
No. 43 Mr Thomas Ebersoll
No. 44 Blue Mountains Conservation Society
No. 44a Blue Mountains Conservation Society
No. 45 Prof. Alan Rosen
No. 46 Name suppressed
No. 47 Caren & Adrian Lockhart
No. 48 Mr Fergus Horrobin
No. 49 Councillor John Stamolis
No. 50 Name suppressed
No. 51 Dr John Goldberg
No. 52 Dungog Shire Council
No. 54 Name suppressed
No. 55 Mr Ken Brown
No. 56 Dr Ian Wright
No. 58 Mr Jeremy Child
No. 59 Kenneth & Elaine Moon
No. 60 Leonard & Margaret Clarke
No. 61 Mr Tony Pickard
No. 62 North Coast Environment Council
No. 63 Mr Ron Campey
No. 64 Name suppressed
No. 65 Mr Andrew Turbill
No. 66 Mr David Banwell
No. 67 Mr Jamie Blacklaw
No. 68 Mr Kevin Davies
No. 69 Ms Caroline Nute
No. 70 Ms Harriet Swift
No. 71 Ms Melanie Petranovic
No. 72 Ms Sheryl Mula
No. 73 Name suppressed
No. 74 Dr Mary MacGibbon
No. 75 Mrs Jane Judd
No. 76 Keep NSW Beautiful
No. 78 Ms Suzanne Gleeson
No. 79 Mr Dorte Planert
No. 80 Mr Brent Richards
No. 81 Karen & Allen Campbell
No. 82 Name suppressed
No. 83 Ms Marcia Horvai
No. 84 Mr Roy Bishop
No. 85 Mr Gary Humble
No. 86 Mr Marcelle Lawrence
No. 87 Ms Coleen Greene
No. 88 Hg Recoveries Pty Ltd
No. 89 Dr Ann Young
No. 90 Mr Anthony Whan
No. 91 Sandy Point Progress Association Inc
No. 92 Byron Environment Centre Inc
No. 93 Ballina Environment Society Inc
No. 94 Far North Coast Branch National Parks Association NSW
No. 95 Ms Sarah Ciesiolka
No. 96 Mr Andre Hacobian
No. 97 Mr Adrian Boss
No. 99 Friends of the Koala
No. 100 Mr Russell Hiscox
No. 101 Name suppressed
No. 102 Ms Jennie Minifie
No. 103 Name suppressed
No. 104 Ms Judith Turley
No. 105 Mr Tom Grant
No. 106 Ms Nerida Crowe
No. 107 Ms Diane Montague
No. 108 Ms Vera Zaccari
No. 109 Mr Ray Kearney
No. 110 John & Juliet Merlov
No. 111 Ms Deborah Rothschild
No. 112 Ms Meredith Stanton
No. 113 Ms Beverley Trevenen
No. 114 Nature Conservation Council of NSW
No. 116 Carnival Australia
No. 118 Name suppressed
No. 119 Mr Les Johnston
No. 120 Name suppressed
No. 120a Name suppressed
No. 121 Friends of Gore Bay
No. 122 Mr David Foster
No. 123 Name suppressed
No. 124 Hawkesbury Environment Network
No. 125 Ms Meredith Southwood
No. 126 Ms Nazli Munir
No. 127 Name suppressed
No. 128 Name suppressed
No. 129 Leichhardt Municipal Council
No. 131 Newcastle City Council
No. 132 Lock the Gate Alliance
No. 133 Ms Helen Smith
No. 134 Name suppressed
No. 135 Name suppressed
No. 136 Ms Helen Gilbert
No. 137 Name suppressed
No. 139 Koolewong Point Clare and Tascott Progress Association
No. 140 Santos Ltd
No. 141 Mr William Thomson
No. 142 Hunter Councils
No. 143 Mrs Jane Sampson
No. 144 Australian Air Quality Group
No. 145 Prof. John Reizes
No. 146 Mr Jamie Parker MP
No. 148 Ms Annette O'Neill
No. 149 Ms Gillian Moon
No. 150 Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of NSW
No. 151 Charlton Excavations & Demolition Pty Ltd
No. 152 Northern Rail Noise Committee
No. 155 Name suppressed
No. 156 NSW Environment Protection Authority
No. 157 Jann & Richard Joy
No. 158 Mr Sam Herbert
No. 159 Ryde Hunters Hill Flora and Fauna Preservation Society
No. 160a Confidential
No. 161 Hunter Environment Lobby Inc
No. 162 EDO NSW
No. 163 Mudgee District Environment Group
No. 164 Hunter Community Environment Centre
No. 165 Mr Raymond Cox
No. 166 Correct Planning & Consultation for Mayfield Group
No. 167 Name suppressed
No. 168 Name suppressed
No. 169 Wilderness Society
No. 171 Ms Margot Maasakkers
No. 172 Ms Clarissa Watson
No. 173 Mr John Byrnes
No. 174 Central Coast Greens
No. 175 North East Forest Alliance Inc.
No. 176 Ms Margaret Fleck
No. 177 Name suppressed
No. 178 Ms Verity Firth
No. 179 Mr David Body
No. 180 Ms Chrissie Tucker
No. 181 Mr Dallas Baxter
No. 182 Mr David Finlay
No. 183 Mrs Dianne Pawsey
No. 184 Mr William Pawsey
No. 185 Mr Paul Taylor
No. 187 Mr Joe Sparks
No. 188 Diana & Kerry Fraser
No. 189 R Macintosh
No. 190 Ms Kay Wilson
No. 191 Ms Jo Hobson
No. 192 Mr David Penn
No. 193 Ms Anna Schlunke
No. 194 Ms Patricia Ryan
No. 195 Ms Lynda Newnam
No. 196 Ms Jill Keogh
No. 197 Ms Frances Scarano
No. 198 Mr Phillip Blackwell
No. 199 Ms Wendy Hawes
No. 200 Ms Michelle Rower
No. 201 Ms Sharyn Lafontaine
No. 202 Mr Duncan Marshall
No. 203 Ms Lisa Newling
No. 204 Ms Anne Chidgey
No. 205 Ms Claudia Graham
No. 206 Mr Maurice Dowson
No. 207 Mr Karl Adderley
No. 208 Ms Helen Saville
No. 209 Mr Asko Sutton
No. 210 Ms Kelia Keogh
No. 211 Mr John Lamb
No. 212 Mr Paul Kreuzen
No. 213 Ms Marion Armstrong
No. 214 Mr Kevin O'Neill
No. 215 Ms Rae Stewart
No. 216 Ms Sheila Monahan
No. 217 Ms Lynette White
No. 218 Ms Jo Lewis
No. 219 Mr Frank Briggs
No. 220 Ms Linnie Lamb
No. 221 Mr Brian McDonald
No. 222 Ms Helen Hackett
No. 223 Mr Pieter Newtown
No. 224 Ms Julienne Lynch
No. 225 Ms Ilma Hynson
No. 226 Mr John Bartholomew
No. 227 Ms Anne Matheson
No. 228 Ms Olga Tresz
No. 229 Mr Michael Bushby
No. 230 Ms Jenny Medd
No. 231 Ms Jenny Simons
No. 232 Ms Wendy Gillespie
No. 233 Mr Bruce O'Connor
No. 234 Ms Maryann Streeter
No. 235 Mr Des Cleary
No. 236 Ms Beverley Crossley
No. 237 Ms Susan Wynn
No. 238 Mr Mark Selmes
No. 239 Ms Mary Rawlings
No. 240 Ms Eira Battaglia
No. 241 Lyn Fowler & Edward Walker
No. 242 Name suppressed
No. 243 Name suppressed
No. 244 Ms Lisa Campbell
No. 245 Hillsdale and Eastgarden Residents Action Group
No. 246 Mr Steve Haigh
No. 247 NSW Mining
No. 248 Dr Ian Wilkinson
No. 249 Dr Louise Young
No. 250 Prof. Robert Marks
No. 251 Ms Gill Hazel
No. 252 Mr John Priest
No. 253 Ms Kate Horrobin

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2015-02-13	13/02/2015	Media Release	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Media Release : Report Tabled
2014-12-19	19/12/2014	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Supplementary Questions: Carnival Australia
2014-12-18	18/12/2014	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Questions on Notice: NSW Environment Protection Authority Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Questions on Notice: NSW Environment Protection Authority
2014-12-18	18/12/2014	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Supplementary Questions: NSW Environment Protection Authority
2014-12-16	16/12/2014	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Questions on Notice: Professor Alan Rosen
2014-12-15	15/12/2014	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Questions on Notice: Hunter Councils
2014-12-15	15/12/2014	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Questions on Notice: NSW Minerals Council
2014-12-11	11/12/2014	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Supplementary Questions: NSW Environment Protection Authority
2014-12-09	09/12/2014	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Supplementary Questions: Hunter Community Environment Centre
2014-12-09	09/12/2014	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Questions on Notice: The Colong Foundation for Wilderness Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Questions on Notice: The Colong Foundation for Wilderness
2014-12-03	03/12/2014	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Questions on Notice: Wilderness Society Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Questions on Notice: Wilderness Society
2014-11-24	24/11/2014	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Questions on Notice: North East Forest Alliance
2014-11-24	24/11/2014	Tabled Document	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Tabled document - Letter from United Nations Environment Programme - Mr Barry Buffier
2014-11-19	19/11/2014	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Questions on Notice: Forestry Corporation NSW Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Questions on Notice: Forestry Corporation NSW Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Questions on Notice: Forestry Corporation NSW
2014-11-14	14/11/2014	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Supplementary Questions: NSW Environment Protection Authority
2014-11-06	06/11/2014	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Questions on Notice: NSW Environment Protection Authority
2014-11-06	06/11/2014	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Questions on Notice: Nature Conservation Council of NSW Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Questions on Notice: Nature Conservation Council of NSW
2014-11-03	03/11/2014	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Questions on Notice: Mr Andrew Helps Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Questions on Notice: Mr Andrew Helps
2014-10-30	30/10/2014	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Questions on Notice: Leichhardt Municipal Council
2014-10-29	29/10/2014	Tabled Document	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Tabled document - photographs of yellow bellied glider - North East Forest Alliance
2014-10-27	27/10/2014	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Answers to Questions on Notice: Hillsdale Eastgardens Resident Action Group
2014-10-16	16/10/2014	Correspondence	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Correspondence: Emeritus Professor Chris Fell - Response to comments made about him during the hearing held on 13 Oct 2014
2014-10-13	13/10/2014	Tabled Document	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Tabled Document - Orica Botany Bay Non Commissioned Report by Dr Ron McDowall - Mr Andrew Helps
2014-06-25	25/06/2014	Media Release	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Media Release: Announcing the inquiry into the NSW Environment Protection Authority

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Performance of the NSW Environment Protection Authority

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