Local Government Amendment (Elections) Bill 2025

The Local Government Amendment (Elections) Bill 2025 be referred to the Standing Committee on State Development for inquiry and report.

Video recording of the hearing can be found on the NSW Parliament's You Tube channel here.

Chair:		Suvaal, Emily (ALP, LC Member)
Members:		Buttigieg, Mark (ALP, LC Member)
		Faehrmann, Cate (GRNS, LC Member)
		Farlow, Scott (LIB, LC Member)
		Hurst, Emma (AJP, LC Member)
		Lawrence, Stephen (ALP, LC Member)
	*	Overall, Nichole (NAT, LC Member)
		Primrose, Peter (ALP, LC Member)

* Overall, Nichole substituted for Barrett, Scott

Date	Milestone
24 Jun 2025	Referred
08 Jul 2025	Submissions closed
15 Jul 2025	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
04 Aug 2025	Final Report
04 Aug 2025	Final Report

No. 1 Mr Ben Raue
No. 1a Mr Ben Raue
No. 2 Berrigan Shire Council
No. 3 Local Government NSW
No. 4 Willoughby City Council
No. 5 Fairfield City Council
No. 6 Sutherland Shire Council
No. 7 Lake Macquarie City Council
No. 8 Inverell Shire Council
No. 9 Forbes Shire Council
No. 10 Penrith City Council
No. 11 Dubbo Regional Council
No. 12 Wagga Wagga City Council
No. 13 Gunnedah Shire Council
No. 14 Wollondilly Shire Council
No. 15 Singleton Council
No. 16 Cr Danielle Maltman
No. 17 Cr Rodney Pryor
No. 18 Name suppressed
No. 19 Cr Robert Samuel
No. 20 Cr Ally Dench
No. 21 Albury City Council
No. 22 Cr Mitchell Griffin
No. 23 Ms Anna Greco
No. 24 Ms Kylie Smith
No. 25 Confidential
No. 26 Warwick Senjak and William Luu
No. 27 Ms Karress Rhodes
No. 28 Name suppressed
No. 29 Name suppressed
No. 30 Mr Maxwell Menzies
No. 31 Ms Claire Campbell
No. 32 Mr Benjamin Speechly
No. 33 Murray River Council
No. 34 Riverina & Murray Joint Organisation (RAMJO)
No. 35 Name suppressed
No. 36 Georges River Residents and Ratepayers Party
No. 37 Christina Jamieson
No. 38 Australian Labor Party (NSW Branch)
No. 39 MidCoast Council
No. 40 Cessnock City Council
No. 41 Narrandera Shire Council
No. 42 Hornsby Shire Council
No. 43 Cumberland City Council
No. 44 Liberal Party of Australia - NSW Division
No. 45 Office of Local Government, NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
No. 46 Cr David Porter
No. 47 New South Wales Electoral Commission
No. 48 Clarence Valley Council
No. 49 Confidential

DateSort	Report Name	Tabled Date	Government Response
	Report No. 54 - Standing Committee on State Development - Local Government Amendment (Elections) Bill 2025 - tabled 4 August 2025 (PDF)	04/08/2025
	Report No. 54 - Standing Committee on State Development - Local Government Amendment (Elections) Bill 2025 - accessible (Word)	04/08/2025

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2025-07-23	23/07/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Answers to questions on notice from Cr Ally Dench, received 23 July 2025
2025-07-22	22/07/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Answers to questions on notice from NSW Labor, received 22 July 2025
2025-07-22	22/07/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Answers to questions on notice from Berrigan Shire Council, received 22 July 2025
2025-07-22	22/07/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Answers to questions on notice from New South Wales Electoral Commission, received 22 July 2025
2025-07-22	22/07/2025	Additional Information	Additional information from Fairfield City Council, received 22 July 2025
2025-07-01	01/07/2025	Media Release	Media Release

Name	Role	Phone	Email
Rhea Goundar	Principal Council Officer	9230 2188	[email protected]
Madeleine Dowd	Director, Delegated Legislation Committe	9230 3050	[email protected]
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