Appointment of Mr John Barilaro as Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner to the Americas

This inquiry was self-referred on 23 June 2022 to inquire into and report on the appointment of Mr John Barilaro as Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner to the Americas and any other related matter.

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

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This inquiry was self-referred on 23 June 2022.

Terms of reference - Appointment of Mr John Barilaro as Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner to the Americas

Date	Milestone
23 Jun 2022	Self-referred
29 Jun 2022	Hearing - Preston Stanley Room, Parliament House, Sydney
11 Jul 2022	Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
19 Jul 2022	Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
03 Aug 2022	Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
05 Aug 2022	Hearing - Room 814, Parliament House, Sydney
08 Aug 2022	Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
18 Aug 2022	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
31 Oct 2022	Hearing - Room 814, Parliament House, Sydney
02 Nov 2022	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
14 Nov 2022	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
22 Nov 2022	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
02 Dec 2022	Hearing - Dixson Room, Macquarie Building, State Library of NSW, Sydney
06 Feb 2023	Interim Report
27 Feb 2023	Final Report
29 May 2023	Government Response to Final Report due
29 Jun 2023	Government Response to Final Report

Date	Venue Details
29/06/2022	Preston Stanley Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
11/07/2022	Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
19/07/2022	Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
03/08/2022	Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
05/08/2022	Room 814, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
08/08/2022	Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
18/08/2022	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
31/10/2022	Room 814, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
02/11/2022	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
14/11/2022	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
22/11/2022	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
02/12/2022	Dixson Room, Macquarie Building, State Library of NSW, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript

Report Name	Tabled Date	Government Response
Government response - Report No. 16 - Appointment of Mr John Barilaro as Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner to the Americas (PDF)	29/06/2023
Report No 16 - Public Accountability Committee - Appointment of Mr John Barilaro as STIC to the Americas - Final Report (PDF)	27/02/2023	Due 29/05/2023
Report No 15 - Public Accountability Committee - Appointment of Mr John Barilaro as Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner to the Americas - Interim report (PDF)	06/02/2023
Report No 14 - Public Accountability Committee - Special report on the unauthorised disclosure of in camera evidence given on 29 June 2022 (PDF)	09/08/2022

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2023-02-27	27/02/2023	Media Release	Parliamentary inquiry into the Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner appointment process tables its final report
2023-02-06	06/02/2023	Media Release	Parliamentary inquiry into the appointment of Mr John Barilaro as Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner to the Americas tables its interim report
2022-12-20	20/12/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Kylie Bell, Managing Director, Trade and Investment, Investment NSW, Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade
2022-12-14	14/12/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Stephen Cartwright, Agent General UK and Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner Europe and Israel, Investment NSW (hearing held on 22 November 2022)
2022-12-07	07/12/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Bran Black, Chief of Staff, Office of the Premier (hearing held on 22 November 2022)
2022-12-02	02/12/2022	Tabled Document	Tender bundle 002 (K. Bell) tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-11-25	25/11/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Stephen Cartwright, Agent General UK, Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner Europe and Israel (hearing held on 2 November 2022).
2022-11-22	22/11/2022	Tabled Document	Tender bundle 001 – S. Cartwright tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-11-22	22/11/2022	Tabled Document	Tender bundle 001 – B. Black tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-11-14	14/11/2022	Tabled Document	Tender bundle 001 – M. Pratt tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-11-02	02/11/2022	Tabled Document	Documents labelled 'Tender bundle 001 – S. Cartwright', tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-10-31	31/10/2022	Tabled Document	Documents labelled 'Tender bundle – P. Webster', tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-10-28	28/10/2022	Media Release	Hearings on 31 October and 2 November 2022
2022-09-13	13/09/2022	Correspondence	Request for written evidence - Response from Ms Jenny West, former Deputy Secretary, Trade and International, Global NSW, Investment NSW
2022-09-12	12/09/2022	Correspondence	Request for written evidence - Response from Mr Tim Reardon, former Secretary, Dept of Premier and Cabinet
2022-09-12	12/09/2022	Correspondence	Request for written evidence - Response from Mr Michael Pratt AM, former Secretary, NSW Treasury
2022-09-11	11/09/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	The Hon Warwick Smith AO
2022-09-11	11/09/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Dr Marianne Broadbent, Managing Partner, NGS Global
2022-09-07	07/09/2022	Correspondence	Request for written evidence - Response from Ms Gladys Berejiklian, former Premier of NSW
2022-09-06	06/09/2022	Correspondence	Witness invitation for 12 September 2022 scheduled hearing - Correspondence from Mr John Barilaro - dated 6 September 2022
2022-08-30	30/08/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Amy Brown, Secretary, Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade and former CEO of Investment NSW (hearing on 3 August 2022)
2022-08-30	30/08/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Kylie Bell, Managing Director, Investment NSW
2022-08-30	30/08/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Amy Brown - Secretary, Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade and former CEO of Investment NSW (hearing on 8 August 2022)
2022-08-29	29/08/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mrs Siobhan Hamblin, Chief of Staff to former Deputy Premier John Barilaro
2022-08-19	19/08/2022	Correspondence	Letter from Harmers Workplace Lawyers on behalf of Ms Jenny West address to Ms Brown dated 19 October 2021
2022-08-18	18/08/2022	Tabled Document	Submission to the Public Accountability inquiry into the Appointment of Mr John Barilaro as STIC to the Americas, Dr Marianne Broadbent, Managing Partner, NGS Global
2022-08-18	18/08/2022	Tabled Document	Documents labelled 'Tender bundle – W Smith', tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-08-12	12/08/2022	Media Release	Hearing on 12 August 2022 cancelled
2022-08-12	12/08/2022	Media Release	Appointment of Mr John Barilaro as Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner to the Americas - next hearing 18 August
2022-08-12	12/08/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Chris Carr, General Counsel, Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade
2022-08-11	11/08/2022	Media Release	Appointment of Mr Barilaro - Upcoming hearing - 12 August 2022
2022-08-10	10/08/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Joseph Brayford, former Senior Policy Adviser, Office of the Deputy Premier
2022-08-08	08/08/2022	Tabled Document	Briefings regarding the outcome of the candidate selection process for the Senior Trade & Investment Commissioner for the Americas, labelled 'A5056478 and A5067290', tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-08-08	08/08/2022	Tabled Document	Compilation of 6 news articles published between 28 June 2022 and 3 August 2022, labelled 'Tender bundle 001' tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-08-08	08/08/2022	Tabled Document	Documents relating to Mr Barilaro's application to, and selection for, the Senior Trade & Investment Commissioner - Americas role, labelled 'Tender bundle 002' tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-08-08	08/08/2022	Tabled Document	Documents relating to the appointment of Mr Barilaro as Senior Trade and Investment commissioner to the Americas, labelled 'Tender bundle 003' dated 8 August 2022, tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-08-08	08/08/2022	Tabled Document	The first and last page of a document titled 'Applicant's Outline of Evidence' submitted to the Federal Court of Australia, dated 24 September 2021, tendered by the Hon John Graham MLC
2022-08-05	05/08/2022	Media Release	Appointment of Mr Barilaro - Upcoming hearing - 8 August 2022
2022-08-05	05/08/2022	Tabled Document	Tender bundle (Siobhan Hamblin) tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-08-05	05/08/2022	Tabled Document	Tender bundle (Kathrina Lo) tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-08-05	05/08/2022	Tabled Document	Tender bundle (Kylie Bell) tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-08-05	05/08/2022	Tabled Document	'Trade and International Group - Executive Structure' tabled by Ms Kylie Bell, A/Managing Director, Investment NSW
2022-08-04	04/08/2022	Media Release	Appointment of Mr Barilaro - Upcoming hearing - 5 August 2022
2022-08-03	03/08/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	11 July 2022 - Ms Jenny West, former Deputy Secretary, Trade and International, Global NSW, Investment NSW - received 3 August 2022
2022-08-03	03/08/2022	Tabled Document	Clarification of responses in transcript for Ms Jenny West - 11 July 2022 hearing
2022-08-03	03/08/2022	Tabled Document	Emails from Nghia Nguyen-Le to Kylie Bell and Chris Carr, titled 'Minister update on International Network roll out – next steps' dated 12 October 2021 tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-08-03	03/08/2022	Tabled Document	Media articles relating to the appointment of Senior Trade & Investment Commissioner – Americas, labelled 'Tender bundle 002', dated 3 August 2022 tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-08-03	03/08/2022	Tabled Document	Email correspondence from the office of the Minister for Trade and Industry to Office of the Chief Executive, Investment NSW, titled "Fwd: STICs update request", Dated 8 and 9 November 2021 tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-08-03	03/08/2022	Tabled Document	Email correspondence between the Secretary of the Department of Regional NSW and NGS Global, regarding a referee check for Mr Barilaro, dated 17 March 2022 tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-08-03	03/08/2022	Tabled Document	News article by Linda Silmalis published in the Daily Telegraph, titled 'Kerry Chikarosvki was considered for New York Trade commissioner role', dated 23 July 2022, tabled by the Hon Courtney Houssos MLC
2022-08-03	03/08/2022	Tabled Document	Documents relating to appointment of Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner - Americas, labelled 'Tender bundle', dated 3 August 2022, tendered by Mr Mookhey
2022-08-01	01/08/2022	Media Release	Appointment of Mr Barilaro - Upcoming hearing
2022-07-25	25/07/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Amy Brown, Secretary, Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade and former CEO of Investment NSW
2022-07-20	20/07/2022	Correspondence	Email - from secretariat to Mr John Barilaro
2022-07-20	20/07/2022	Correspondence	Letter - from Office of the Premier to Chair
2022-07-19	19/07/2022	Correspondence	Email from the secretariat to the Hon Peter Hall, Chief Commissioner, ICAC
2022-07-19	19/07/2022	Tabled Document	Tender Bundle (Joseph Brayford) tabled by Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-07-19	19/07/2022	Tabled Document	Tender Bundle (Chris Carr) tabled by Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-07-18	18/07/2022	Media Release	Appointment of Mr Barilaro - Third hearing
2022-07-18	18/07/2022	Correspondence	Letter from Mr Mark Connell, former Chief of Staff to Mr John Barilaro, providing a statement regarding the appointment of Mr John Barilaro
2022-07-18	18/07/2022	Correspondence	Email - from Office of Minister Ayres to secretariat
2022-07-12	12/07/2022	Media Release	Appointment of Mr Barilaro - Advising ICAC
2022-07-11	11/07/2022	Tabled Document	Documents regarding the application, recruitment process for the Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner to the Americas role and the events that followed, tabled by Ms Jenny West, former Deputy Secretary, Investment NSW
2022-07-08	08/07/2022	Media Release	Appointment of Mr Barilaro - Second hearing
2022-06-29	29/06/2022	Tabled Document	Tender bundle (29 June 2022) tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-06-29	29/06/2022	Tabled Document	Document entitled 'Statement from Investment NSW', tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2022-06-28	28/06/2022	Media Release	Appointment of Mr Barilaro - Upcoming hearing

Name	Role	Phone	Email
Frances Arguelles	Principal Council Officer	9230 2340	public.accountability@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Stephen Fujiwara	Principal Council Officer	9230 2046	public.accountability@parliament.nsw.gov.au
			public.accountability@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Stewart Smith	Director - Procedure	9230 3750	public.accountability@parliament.nsw.gov.au

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