NSW Government's use and management of consulting services

This inquiry was established on 31 May 2023 to inquire into and report on the NSW Government's use and management of consulting services.

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

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Chair:		Boyd, Abigail (GRNS, LC Member)
Deputy Chair:		Farlow, Scott (LIB, LC Member)
Members:		Buttigieg, Mark (ALP, LC Member)
		Kaine, Sarah (ALP, LC Member)
		Latham, Mark (IND, LC Member)
		Primrose, Peter (ALP, LC Member)
		Taylor, Bronnie (NAT, LC Member)

Date	Milestone
31 May 2023	Referred
15 Jun 2023	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
26 Jun 2023	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
30 Jun 2023	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
17 Jul 2023	Submissions closed
28 Jul 2023	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
08 Aug 2023	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
09 Aug 2023	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
16 Aug 2023	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
05 Sep 2023	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
06 Sep 2023	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
05 Feb 2024	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
29 May 2024	Final Report due

Date	Venue Details
15/06/2023	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
26/06/2023	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
30/06/2023	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
28/07/2023	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
08/08/2023	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
09/08/2023	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
16/08/2023	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
05/09/2023	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
06/09/2023	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
05/02/2024	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript

No. 1 Auditor-General for New South Wales
No. 2 Professor Fran Baum AO PhD and Dr Julia Anaf PhD
No. 3 Mr Joel MacKay
No. 4 Mr John Kite
No. 5 Emeritus Professor James Guthrie, AM, FCPA, Professor John Dumay, CA, Professor Jane Andrew, CPA and Dr Erin Twyford, CA
No. 6 KPMG
No. 7 Southern Youth and Family Services
No. 8 EY
No. 9 Iceni
No. 10 Per Capita Australia
No. 11 Fire Brigade Employees' Union (FBEU)
No. 12 Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board
No. 13 Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
No. 14 CEPA
No. 15 Sally Newham
No. 16 Save Sydney's Koalas
No. 17 Health Services Union
No. 18 Deloitte
No. 19 NSW Government
No. 20 Public Service Association of NSW
No. 21 Emeritus Professor Bob Walker and Dr Betty Con Walker
No. 21a Emeritus Professor Bob Walker and Dr Betty Con Walker
No. 22 Gerald Jaworski
No. 23 Consult Australia
No. 24 Michael Parkinson
No. 25 The Institute of Internal Auditors Australia
No. 26 Unions NSW
No. 27 The Australia Institute
No. 28 Illawarra Women's Health Centre

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2024-03-04	04/03/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	EY
2024-02-28	28/02/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Scyne Advisory
2023-12-08	08/12/2023	Correspondence	KPMG response to correspondence dated 24 November 2023
2023-11-20	20/11/2023	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Additional answers - Transport for NSW
2023-10-26	26/10/2023	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Additional answers - Transport for NSW
2023-10-25	25/10/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	EnergyCo
2023-10-22	22/10/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Australian Services Union
2023-10-20	20/10/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Sydney Water
2023-10-19	19/10/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Professor Brendan Lyon
2023-10-04	04/10/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	KPMG
2023-10-04	04/10/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Hunter Water
2023-10-04	04/10/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Infrastructure NSW
2023-10-04	04/10/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Sydney Metro
2023-10-04	04/10/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Transport for NSW
2023-10-04	04/10/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Transport Asset Holding Entity (TAHE) NSW
2023-10-04	04/10/2023	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Transport Asset Holding Entity (TAHE) NSW
2023-10-04	04/10/2023	Correspondence	Email from Infrastructure NSW, providing clarifications to evidence given at the hearing on 5 September 2023
2023-09-27	27/09/2023	Correspondence	Letter from Ms Katherine Danks, FRNSW, providing corrections to answers to supplementary questions received on 7 September 2023
2023-09-21	21/09/2023	Correspondence	Letter from Ms Vanessa Chapman, CA ANZ, responding to possible adverse mention in Submission no. 22
2023-09-20	20/09/2023	Correspondence	Letter from Mr Bill Browne, correcting an error in Submission no. 27 from The Australia Institute
2023-09-20	20/09/2023	Correspondence	Letter from Ms Heather Watson, responding to possible adverse mention in answers to questions on notice from Emeritus Professor James Guthrie et al
2023-09-20	20/09/2023	Correspondence	Letter from Ms Heather Watson, responding to possible adverse mention in Submission no. 27
2023-09-19	19/09/2023	Correspondence	Letter from Mr David Deverall, providing a correction to evidence given at the hearing on 6 September 2023
2023-09-19	19/09/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	TCorp
2023-09-13	13/09/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Health
2023-09-13	13/09/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	SIRA
2023-09-13	13/09/2023	Answers to Supplementary Questions	SIRA
2023-09-13	13/09/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Public Service Association
2023-09-13	13/09/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Deloitte
2023-09-12	12/09/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	iCare
2023-09-07	07/09/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Fire and Rescue NSW
2023-09-06	06/09/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Treasury
2023-09-06	06/09/2023	Answers to Supplementary Questions	NSW Treasury
2023-09-06	06/09/2023	Answers to Supplementary Questions	NSW Procurement
2023-09-06	06/09/2023	Tabled Document	WhatsApp messages from James Copsey to Professor Brendan Lyon, tabled by Professor Brendan Lyon
2023-09-05	05/09/2023	Tabled Document	Contract notice – Infrastructure NSW - Commercial Director for Projects NSW – INSW2057, tabled by Ms Abigail Boyd MLC
2023-09-05	05/09/2023	Tabled Document	Contract notice – Transport for NSW - Project Management Services – 4200276524, tabled by Ms Abigail Boyd MLC
2023-09-05	05/09/2023	Tabled Document	LinkedIn Profile – Bryan Tan, tabled by Ms Abigail Boyd MLC
2023-09-04	04/09/2023	Correspondence	Ms Heather Watson response to Submission No. 5
2023-09-01	01/09/2023	Correspondence	Central Coast Local Health District response to Submission No. 26
2023-08-31	31/08/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
2023-08-29	29/08/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Per Capita
2023-08-25	25/08/2023	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
2023-08-23	23/08/2023	Additional Information	Clarification of Points of Evidence - CA ANZ Professional Standards Scheme
2023-08-22	22/08/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	The Australia Institute
2023-08-17	17/08/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Health Services Union
2023-08-16	16/08/2023	Tabled Document	Appendix 10 of the icare 2017-2018 annual report, tabled by Ms Abigail Boyd MLC
2023-08-16	16/08/2023	Tabled Document	Customer Service/SIRA Actuarial Services Agreement - SIRA/2460, tabled by Ms Abigail Boyd MLC
2023-08-16	16/08/2023	Tabled Document	Customer Service/Master services contract Actuarial services – SIRA/2460-1, tabled by Ms Abigail Boyd MLC
2023-08-16	16/08/2023	Tabled Document	Customer Service/Provision of Actuarial Services for the State Insurance Regulatory Authority – SIRA/6358/2016, tabled by Ms Abigail Boyd MLC
2023-08-16	16/08/2023	Tabled Document	Data on NSW Government consultant spend 2021-22, tabled by Mr Stewart Little, General Secretary, Public Service Association of NSW
2023-08-16	16/08/2023	Tabled Document	Data on NSW Government contract labour, tabled by Mr Stewart Little, General Secretary, Public Service Association of NSW
2023-08-15	15/08/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Emeritus Professor James Guthrie, AM, FCPA, Professor John Dumay, CA, Professor Jane Andrew, CPA and Dr Erin Twyford, CA
2023-08-14	14/08/2023	Correspondence	Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board - Corrections to evidence given at public hearing on 9 August 2023
2023-08-08	08/08/2023	Tabled Document	NSW Public Service Commission, State of the NSW Public Sector Report 2022, p. 16, tabled by Dr Betty Con Walker
2023-08-04	04/08/2023	Correspondence	Dr Stigter to the committee – Redacted by resolution of the committee
2023-08-04	04/08/2023	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Additional answers - NSW Health
2023-08-04	04/08/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Additional answers - NSW Health
2023-08-02	02/08/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Additional answers - NSW Treasury
2023-08-02	02/08/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Health on behalf of NSW Ambulance, HealthShare NSW, Health Infrastructure and eHealth NSW
2023-07-28	28/07/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	ICAC
2023-07-26	26/07/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Health on behalf of South-Eastern Sydney, Western Sydney and Sydney Local Health Districts
2023-07-24	24/07/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Additional answers - NSW Health
2023-07-24	24/07/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	PwC
2023-07-20	20/07/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Adjunct Professor Mary Foley
2023-07-17	17/07/2023	Answers to Supplementary Questions	NSW Health
2023-07-11	11/07/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Treasury
2023-07-10	10/07/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Margaret Crawford, Auditor-General for NSW
2023-06-30	30/06/2023	Tabled Document	NSW Ambulance procurement plan for consultant support for the statewide rostering improvement project implementation, tabled by Dr Dominic Morgan ASM, Chief Executive, NSW Ambulance
2023-06-26	26/06/2023	Tabled Document	Minutes from South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Board from February 2013 to May 2015, tabled by Ms Abigail Boyd MLC
2023-06-26	26/06/2023	Tabled Document	Board Referral note from Mr Michael Still, Chair of SESLHD Board dated 18 August 2015 regarding potential board member conflict of interest, tabled by Ms Kristin Stubbins AM, Acting Chief Executive, PwC Australia
2023-06-24	24/06/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Health
2023-06-15	15/06/2023	Tabled Document	Spreadsheet of Local Health Districts' spending on consultants 2011-2022, tabled by Ms Abigail Boyd MLC
2023-06-14	14/06/2023	Media Release	Public Hearing: NSW Government's use and management of consulting services
2023-06-06	06/06/2023	Media Release	New inquiry: NSW Government's use and management of consulting services

Name	Role	Phone	Email
Kate Mihaljek	Director Committees	9230 3368	[email protected]
Talina Drabsch	Principal Council Officer (Temp)	9230 2209	[email protected]
Gerard Rajakariar	Senior Council Officer	9230 2133	[email protected]
Emily Whittingstall	Administration Officer	9230 2516	[email protected]

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