Structure and funding of the arts, music, night-time economy, and transport portfolios

This inquiry was established on 23 October 2025 to inquire into and report on the structure and funding of the arts, music, night-time economy, and transport portfolios.

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

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This inquiry was self-referred on 23 October 2025.

Terms of reference - Transport restructures in NSW - Updated 3 February 2026

Date	Milestone
23 Oct 2025	Self-referred
14 Nov 2025	Submissions closed
10 Dec 2025	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
12 Dec 2025	Hearing - Preston Stanley Room, Parliament House, Sydney
29 Apr 2026	Final Report
29 Apr 2026	Final Report
29 Jul 2026	Government Response to Final Report due
29 Jul 2026	Government Response to Final Report due

No. 1 Confidential
No. 2 Name suppressed
No. 3 Confidential
No. 4 Name suppressed
No. 5 Name suppressed
No. 6 Confidential
No. 7 Name suppressed
No. 8 Name suppressed
No. 9 Name suppressed
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No. 11 Name suppressed
No. 12 Confidential
No. 13 Left Bank Co
No. 14 Friends of Ultimo
No. 15 Name suppressed
No. 16 Mr Jean-Pierre Alexandre and Patricia Johnson on behalf of the Save the Powerhouse campaign
No. 17 Confidential
No. 18 Confidential
No. 19 Name suppressed
No. 20 Australasian College of Road Safety
No. 21 Transport Workers' Union of NSW
No. 22 Ausfilm
No. 23 Name suppressed
No. 24 Ms Grace Cochrane AM
No. 25 Name suppressed
No. 26 Mr Tim Bidder
No. 27 Mr Tom Lockley
No. 28 Regional Arts NSW
No. 29 Chris Abbott
No. 30 Museums & Galleries of NSW
No. 31 Lake Macquarie City Council
No. 32 Rail, Tram and Bus Union
No. 33 Lynda Newnam
No. 34 Local Government NSW
No. 35 Name suppressed
No. 36 Mr Garry Horvai
No. 37 Mr John Buckley
No. 38 Name suppressed
No. 39 Name suppressed
No. 40 Dr Lindsay Sharp
No. 40a Dr Lindsay Sharp
No. 40b Dr Lindsay Sharp
No. 41 Name suppressed
No. 42 Name suppressed
No. 43 Dr Darren Heinrich
No. 44 Name suppressed
No. 45 Confidential
No. 46 Mr Andrew Grant, Jennifer Sanders, Kylie Winkworth and Dr Lindsay Sharp on behalf of the Powerhouse Museum Alliance
No. 46a Mr Andrew Grant, Jennifer Sanders, Kylie Winkworth and Dr Lindsay Sharp on behalf of the Powerhouse Museum Alliance
No. 47 Professionals Australia
No. 47a Confidential
No. 48 Name suppressed
No. 49 Name suppressed
No. 50 Name suppressed
No. 51 Name suppressed
No. 52 Name suppressed
No. 53 Miss Stephanie Peters
No. 54 Mr Steve Starr
No. 55 Confidential
No. 56 Confidential
No. 57 Name suppressed
No. 58 Name suppressed
No. 59 Confidential
No. 60 Name suppressed
No. 61 Name suppressed
No. 62 Name suppressed
No. 63 Name suppressed
No. 64 Ms Deborah McLeod
No. 65 Confidential
No. 66 Ms Helen Wyatt
No. 67 Name suppressed
No. 68 Ms Claire Cassidy
No. 69 Ms Elizabeth Elenius
No. 70 Confidential
No. 71 Confidential
No. 72 Confidential
No. 73 Australian Design Centre
No. 74 Justine Shih Pearson, PACT centre for emerging artists on behalf of small-medium performing arts organisations
No. 75 Anne Masters
No. 76 Andrew Grant
No. 77 Australian Services Union NSW & ACT (Services) Branch
No. 78 Jennifer Sanders
No. 79 Public Service Association of NSW
No. 80 National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA)

Date	Venue Details
10/12/2025	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney		Schedule	Transcript
12/12/2025	Preston Stanley Room, Parliament House, Sydney		Schedule	Transcript

DateSort	Report Name	Tabled Date	Government Response
	Report No 27 - Portfolio Committee No. 6 - Transport and the Arts - Structure and funding of the arts, music, night-time economy, and transport portfolios (Word)	29/04/2026	Due 29/07/2026
	Report No 27 - Portfolio Committee No. 6 - Transport and the Arts - Structure and funding of the arts, music, night-time economy, and transport portfolios (PDF)	29/04/2026	Due 29/07/2026

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2026-04-29	29/04/2026	Media Release	Report tabled
2026-03-20	20/03/2026	Correspondence	Secretary of the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport providing corrected answer to supplementary questions
2026-03-06	06/03/2026	Additional Information	Ms Jennifer Sanders, Former Deputy Director, Powerhouse Museum
2026-02-20	20/02/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Transport for NSW
2026-01-28	28/01/2026	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Government, Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport
2026-01-28	28/01/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	NSW Government, Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport
2026-01-28	28/01/2026	Answers to Questions on Notice	Transport for NSW
2026-01-28	28/01/2026	Additional Information	Professionals Australia
2026-01-27	27/01/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Natty Osorio, Organiser, NSW Branch of Professionals Australia
2026-01-27	27/01/2026	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Stephanie Peters, Individual
2026-01-27	27/01/2026	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Government, Art Gallery of NSW and Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
2026-01-27	27/01/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	NSW Government, Art Gallery of NSW
2026-01-21	21/01/2026	Additional Information	Dr Lindsay Sharp, Founding Director, Powerhouse Museum
2026-01-20	20/01/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Toby Warnes, Branch Secretary, Rail, Tram and Bus Union NSW (RTBU NSW)
2026-01-20	20/01/2026	Additional Information	Ms Jennifer Sanders, Former Deputy Director, Powerhouse Museum
2026-01-20	20/01/2026	Additional Information	Ms Jennifer Sanders addressing paragraphs (a), (c) and (h) of the terms of reference
2026-01-20	20/01/2026	Additional Information	Ms Jennifer Sanders enclosing an image of the flooded Parramatta River
2026-01-20	20/01/2026	Additional Information	Ms Jennifer Sanders providing a link to a campaign video produced by a long-term supporter of the Powerhouse Museum
2026-01-20	20/01/2026	Additional Information	Ms Jennifer Sanders enclosing a letter from Dr Miles Oglethorpe, International Committee on the Conservation of Industrial Heritage, to the former NSW Premier
2026-01-20	20/01/2026	Additional Information	Ms Jennifer Sanders & Mr Andrew Grant addressing paragraphs (c) and (h) of the terms of reference and enclosing correspondence between Mr Grant and Mr Bob Debus.
2026-01-19	19/01/2026	Additional Information	Dr Lindsay Sharp, Founding Director, Powerhouse Museum
2025-12-12	12/12/2025	Tabled Document	Correspondence from Mr Josh Murray, Secretary, Transport for NSW, to Combined Transport Unions, dated 23 October 2025 - tabled by Professionals Australia
2025-12-12	12/12/2025	Tabled Document	Email from Thomas Costa, Assistant Secretary, Unions NSW, to Paul Murphy and Josh Murray, Secretary, Transport for NSW, dated 1 August 2025 - tabled by Professionals Australia
2025-12-12	12/12/2025	Tabled Document	Member Survey Report, December 2025, presenting key findings from a member survey conducted to support Professionals Australia's submission to the inquiry, tabled by Professionals Australia
2025-12-12	12/12/2025	Tabled Document	Paper titled 'Impact summary: Abolition of Engineering Roles and Operational Risks – Regional Fleet Program' - tabled by Professionals Australia
2025-12-12	12/12/2025	Tabled Document	Paper titled 'Impact of Rail Fleet Governance, Procurement Failures and Capability Erosion on Regional NSW' - tabled by Professionals Australia
2025-12-12	12/12/2025	Tabled Document	Paper titled 'PSCs in Infrastructure Projects and Engineering CSSPO Unit' - tabled by Professionals Australia
2025-12-12	12/12/2025	Tabled Document	Paper titled 'Example of Excessive Use of PSCs in TfNSW' - tabled by Professionals Australia
2025-12-12	12/12/2025	Tabled Document	Branch design consultation schedule, dated 9 December 2025 - tabled by Professionals Australia
2025-12-12	12/12/2025	Tabled Document	Summary of all Proposed and Determined Structures as at 11 December 2025 - tabled by Professionals Australia
2025-12-12	12/12/2025	Tabled Document	Correspondence from Mr Josh Murray, Secretary, Transport for NSW, to Thomas Costa, Assistant Secretary, Union NSW, dated 6 August 2025 - tabled by Professionals Australia
2025-12-12	12/12/2025	Tabled Document	Correspondence from Mr Josh Murray, Secretary, Transport for NSW, to Justine McCarthy, Director, The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia (APESMA, also known as Professionals Australia), dated 23 July 2025 - tabled by Professionals Australia
2025-12-12	12/12/2025	Tabled Document	Report snapshot, Rail rolling stock procurement, Audit Office of New South Wales, tabled in NSW Parliament 21 October 2025 - tabled by Professionals Australia
2025-12-11	11/12/2025	Additional Information	Ms Stephanie Peters, Individual
2025-12-11	11/12/2025	Additional Information	Ms Jennifer Sanders, Former Deputy Director, Powerhouse Museum
2025-12-10	10/12/2025	Tabled Document	Overview of emerging insights from the Feedback Survey 2025 hosted by Australian Design Centre, tendered by Ms Lisa Cahill, Executive Director/CEO, Australian Design Centre
2025-12-09	09/12/2025	Media Release	First hearings
2025-10-30	30/10/2025	Media Release	Call for submissions

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