Data centres

This inquiry was established on 29 January 2026 to inquire into and report on data centres in New South Wales.

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

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Chair:		Boyd, Abigail (GRNS, LC Member)
Members:		Buttigieg, Mark (ALP, LC Member)
	*	Farlow, Scott (LIB, LC Member)
	*	Martin, Taylor (IND, LC Member)
	*	Munro, Jacqui (LIB, LC Member)
		Primrose, Peter (ALP, LC Member)
	*	Suvaal, Emily (ALP, LC Member)

* Farlow, Scott substituted for Tudehope, Damien
* Martin, Taylor substituted for Latham, Mark
* Suvaal, Emily substituted for Kaine, Sarah
* Munro, Jacqui substituted for Mitchell, Sarah

Date	Milestone
29 Jan 2026	Self-referred
27 Mar 2026	Submissions closed
01 May 2026	Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
08 May 2026	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
22 May 2026	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
29 May 2026	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney

No. 1 Name suppressed
No. 2 Name suppressed
No. 3 Name suppressed
No. 4 Name suppressed
No. 5 CertifiedStrategic.com
No. 6 Confidential
No. 7 Noizend Pty Ltd
No. 8 Mr Ty Hardin
No. 9 Name suppressed
No. 10 Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG) and Australian Writers’ Guild Authorship Collecting Society (AWGACS)
No. 11 Pablo Donnan
No. 12 Greater Western Sydney Advocacy Network
No. 13 Name suppressed
No. 14 Mr Tim Chan
No. 15 Miss Rachel Arthur
No. 16 Name suppressed
No. 17 Name suppressed
No. 18 Name suppressed
No. 19 Environmental Health Australia (NSW) INC
No. 20 Confidential
No. 21 Tranby Aboriginal Co-operative Ltd
No. 22 Mr Tobias Walsh
No. 23 Currie Country Social Change Aborginal Corporation
No. 24 Wingecarribee Shire Council
No. 25 Growing@Goulburn
No. 26 Deputy Lord Mayor Jess Miller
No. 27 Mr Peter McVay and Suzanne Sheridan
No. 28 Climate Action Burwood Canada Bay
No. 29 The Centre of AI and Trust Governance and The Net Zero Institute at The University of Sydney
No. 30 Data Centres Australia
No. 31 Lane Cove Council
No. 32 Penrith City Council
No. 33 Good Ancestors
No. 34 Kordz International
No. 35 Friends of Ultimo
No. 36 Resilient Sydney
No. 37 Justice and Equity Centre
No. 38 Dr Turlough Guerin
No. 39 Tomorrow Movement
No. 40 Committee for Sydney
No. 41 City of Ryde Council
No. 42 National Electrical & Communications Association
No. 43 National Growth Areas Alliance
No. 44 Dr Martin Scurrah
No. 45 City of Sydney Council
No. 46 Women in AI Australia
No. 47 Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends
No. 48 Sydney Desalination Plant
No. 49 Protocol Policy Lab
No. 50 Squadron Energy
No. 51 Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils Ltd
No. 52 Confidential
No. 53 Astrolabe Group
No. 54 Planning Institute of Australia
No. 55 The Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue
No. 56 Australian Publishers Association
No. 57 coNEXA
No. 58 Property Council of Australia
No. 59 Lock the Gate Alliance
No. 60 Carbon Zero Initiative
No. 61 Green Building Council Australia
No. 62 Urban Development Institute of Australia (NSW)
No. 63 UNSW Insitute for Industrial Decarbonisation
No. 64 Australian Information Industry Association
No. 65 Confidential
No. 66 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)
No. 67 Nature Conservation Council of NSW
No. 68 Water Services Association of Australia
No. 69 Mr Rod Pomroy
No. 70 Name suppressed
No. 71 Name suppressed
No. 72 Name suppressed
No. 73 Mr Kurt Mueller
No. 74 Name suppressed
No. 75 Name suppressed
No. 76 Confidential
No. 77 WinDC Pty Ltd
No. 78 Name suppressed
No. 79 Name suppressed
No. 80 NSW DNSPs
No. 81 CSIRO Black Mountain Science and Innovation Park
No. 82 Othelia Technologies
No. 83 Dr Bronwyn Cumbo
No. 84 Name suppressed
No. 85 ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society
No. 86 Name suppressed
No. 87 Confidential
No. 88 Australian Copyright Council
No. 89 Capital Investment Pty Limited
No. 90 Confidential
No. 91 The University of Sydney
No. 92 Northern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils
No. 93 Gamuda Australia
No. 94 Mr Luke Blackman
No. 95 Ms Emily Hale
No. 96 Name suppressed
No. 97 Name suppressed
No. 98 Miss Portia McMullin
No. 99 NSW Net Zero Commission
No. 100 IPART
No. 101 Confidential
No. 102 Water Directorate
No. 103 LMS Energy Pty Ltd
No. 104 Sweltering Cities
No. 105 Nexa Advisory
No. 106 Clean Energy Council
No. 107 Bayside Council
No. 108 Centre for Safe Air
No. 109 Ms Deirdre Pyper
No. 110 Mrs Amber Andersen
No. 111 Name suppressed
No. 112 Name suppressed
No. 113 Professor Arky Ryall
No. 114 Transgrid
No. 115 Veolia Australia and New Zealand
No. 116 Business Council of Australia
No. 117 Stop the Bill Shock Coalition
No. 118 Future Skills Organisation and Powering Skills Organisation
No. 119 Climate Council
No. 120 Greenpeace Australia Pacific
No. 121 Friends of the Earth Australia
No. 122 Business NSW
No. 123 Unions NSW
No. 124 Australian Academy of Science
No. 125 NSW Irrigators’ Council
No. 126 Nuclear for Australia
No. 127 Plumbing and Pipe Trades Employees Union NSW and Brown and Moodie
No. 128 Force Fire and Safety
No. 129 Confidential
No. 130 Anne-Marie Hunter-Brown and Paul Brown
No. 131 Name suppressed
No. 132 Lane Cove Responsible Planning Group
No. 133 Name suppressed
No. 134 Voices of Bennelong
No. 135 ILUF Planning
No. 136 Transport for NSW

Date	Venue Details
01/05/2026	Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
08/05/2026	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
22/05/2026	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
29/05/2026	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript

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Markus Bell	Principal Council Officer	9230 2451	[email protected]
Alex Stedman	Director Committees	9230 2253	[email protected]
Kevin Cen	Senior Council Officer	9230 2569	[email protected]
Harriet Cronley	Administration Officer	9230 2398	[email protected]

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