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Portfolio Committee No. 5 - Regional NSW and Stronger Communities

Portfolio Committee No. 5 – Regional NSW and Stronger Communities was established to inquire into and report on any matters relevant to the public administration of:

Attorney General
Corrections

Deputy Premier, Regional NSW, Police

Emergency Services and Resilience, Flood Recovery
Families and Communities, Disability Services

Multiculturalism and Seniors

Please note, following the establishment of the Portfolio Committees in the 57th Parliament portfolio allocations between committees have changed. Please contact the secretariat if you need assistance to find information from a previous Parliament.

Members
Inquiries
Reports and Government Responses
Resolution establishing the committee
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Chair:		Borsak, Robert (SFF, LC Member)
Deputy Chair:		Higginson, Sue (GRNS, LC Member)
Members:		Amato, Lou (LIB, LC Member)
		Barrett, Scott (NAT, LC Member)
		Moselmane, Shaoquett (ALP, LC Member)
		Poulos, Peter (LIB, LC Member)
		Searle, Adam (ALP, LC Member)

During the current parliament, the following inquiries have been undertaken by the committee:

Referred	Inquiry
22/06/2022	Budget Estimates 2022-2023
23/06/2021	Budget Estimates 2021-2022
18/11/2020	Budget Estimates 2020-2021
10/11/2020	Drug Supply Prohibition Order Pilot Scheme Bill 2020
16/06/2020	Rural Fires Amendment (NSW RFS and Brigades Donations Fund) Bill 2020
24/03/2020	Provisions of the Firearms and Weapons Legislation Amendment (Criminal Use) Bill 2020
27/02/2020	Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Complaint Handling) Bill 2020
15/10/2019	Road Transport Amendment (Mobile Phone Detection) Bill 2019
18/06/2019	Budget Estimates 2019-2020

No inquiries were undertaken by the committee in past parliaments.

Records of earlier inquiries undertaken by the committee appear below:

Referred	Inquiry
17/10/2018	Sustainability of the dairy industry in New South Wales
20/06/2018	Budget Estimates 2018-2019
15/11/2017	Windsor Bridge replacement project
22/06/2017	Review of the commercial fishing inquiry recommendations
21/06/2017	Budget Estimates 2017-2018
17/11/2016	Commercial fishing in New South Wales
22/06/2016	Inquiry into Wambelong fire inquiry evidence
01/06/2016	Budget Estimates 2016-2017
22/03/2016	Water augmentation
24/06/2015	Budget Estimates 2015-2016
19/06/2014	Performance of the NSW Environment Protection Authority
15/05/2014	Budget Estimates 2014-2015
14/11/2013	Wambelong fire
21/05/2013	Budget Estimates 2013-2014
23/04/2012	Management of public land in New South Wales
15/03/2012	Budget Estimates 2012 - 2013
05/08/2011	Coal seam gas
12/05/2011	Budget Estimates 2011 - 2012
12/05/2010	The RSPCA raid on the Waterways Wildlife Park
24/11/2009	Budget Estimates 2010-2011
25/06/2009	Rural wind farms
27/11/2008	Budget Estimates 2009-2010
14/05/2008	Former uranium smelter site, Hunter's Hill
05/12/2007	Budget Estimates 2008-2009
28/06/2007	Budget Estimates 2007-2008
08/06/2006	Budget Estimates 2006-2007
01/12/2005	Inquiry into a sustainable water supply for Sydney
06/05/2005	Budget Estimates 2005-2006
23/06/2004	Budget Estimates 2004-2005
12/05/2004	Hunter Economic Zone and the Tomalpin Woodlands
05/05/2004	Murrumbidgee College of Agriculture
01/09/2003	Local Government Amalgamations in NSW
03/07/2003	Budget Estimates 2003-2004
24/10/2002	M5 East Ventilation Stack (2002)
04/06/2002	Budget Estimates 2002-2003
20/06/2001	Land Clearing by Transgrid
07/06/2001	Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Trust
05/06/2001	Inquiry into Feral Animals
29/05/2001	Budget Estimates 2001-2002
10/04/2001	M5 East Ventilation Stack (2001)
29/08/2000	Sydney Water's Biosolids Strategy
29/08/2000	Northside Storage Tunnel - Scotts Creek Vent
23/05/2000	Budget Estimates 2000-2001
30/11/1999	Oil Spills in Sydney Harbour
23/11/1999	NSW Rural Fire Service
29/06/1999	Budget Estimates 1999-2000

No inquiries have been referred to the committee.

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Inquiry/Report	Tabled Date	Government Response
	Budget Estimates 2021-2022	2022-06-29
29/06/2022	PC5 - Report No 59 - Budget Estimates 2021-2022	29/06/2022
	Budget Estimates 2020-2021	2021-05-13
13/05/2021	Portfolio Committee No. 5 - Budget Estimates 2020-2021 - Final report - 13 May 2021	13/05/2021
	Provisions of the Firearms and Weapons Legislation Amendment (Criminal Use) Bill 2020	2021-04-27
27/04/2021	Final Report No 57 - Provisions of the Firearms and Weapons Legislation Amendment (Criminal Use) Bill 2020	27/04/2021
	Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Complaint Handling) Bill 2020	2021-03-18
18/03/2021	Government Response - Report No 55 - PC 5 - Anti-Discrimination (Complaint Handling) Bill 2020	18/03/2021
18/09/2020	Report No 55 - PC 5 - Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Complaint Handling) Bill 2020	18/09/2020	Due 18/03/2021
	Rural Fires Amendment (NSW RFS and Brigades Donations Fund) Bill 2020	2021-01-29
29/01/2021	Report No 54 - PC 5 - Rural Fires Amendment (NSW RFS and Brigades Donations Fund) Bill 2020 - Government response	29/01/2021
31/07/2020	Report No 54 - PC 5 - Rural Fires Amendment (NSW RFS and Brigades Donations Fund) Bill 2020	31/07/2020	Due 29/01/2021
	Drug Supply Prohibition Order Pilot Scheme Bill 2020	2020-11-17
17/11/2020	Report No 56 - PC5 - Drug Supply Prohibition Order Pilot Scheme Bill 2020	17/11/2020
	Budget Estimates 2019-2020	2020-05-20
20/05/2020	Report 53 - PC 5 - Budget Estimates 2019-2020	20/05/2020
	Road Transport Amendment (Mobile Phone Detection) Bill 2019	2019-11-12
12/11/2019	Report No. 52 - Road Transport Amendment (Mobile Phone Detection) Bill 2019	12/11/2019
	Sustainability of the dairy industry in New South Wales	2019-02-22
22/02/2019	Government response - Sustainability of the dairy industry in New South Wales	22/02/2019
13/12/2018	Sustainability of the dairy industry in New South Wales - Report No. 51	13/12/2018	Due 28/02/2019
	Review of the commercial fishing inquiry recommendations	2019-02-21
21/02/2019	Government response - Review of the commercial fishing inquiry recommendations	21/02/2019
27/09/2018	Report - Review of Commercial Fishing Inquiry Recommendations - 27 September 2018	27/09/2018	Due 28/02/2019
	Windsor Bridge replacement project	2018-12-20
20/12/2018	Windsor Bridge Inquiry - NSW Government Response	20/12/2018
22/08/2018	Report - Windsor Bridge replacement project	22/08/2018
	Water augmentation	2018-11-28
28/11/2018	Government response - Water augmentation - 14 November 2018	28/11/2018
14/05/2018	Summary of key issues and recommendations	14/05/2018	Due 14/11/2018
14/05/2018	Augmentation of water supply for rural and regional New South Wales	14/05/2018	Due 14/11/2018
	Budget Estimates 2018-2019	2018-11-28
28/11/2018	BE 2018-2019 - PC 5 - Report No. 50	28/11/2018
	Budget Estimates 2017-2018	2017-12-14
14/12/2017	BE 2017-2018 Report - PC 5 - Final	14/12/2017
	Inquiry into Wambelong fire inquiry evidence	2017-04-06
06/04/2017	Govt Response	06/04/2017
21/10/2016	Summary of recommendations	21/10/2016	06/04/2017
21/10/2016	Report - Wambelong fire inquiry evidence	21/10/2016
	Commercial fishing in New South Wales	2017-03-24
24/03/2017	Government response - Commercial fishing in New South Wales	24/03/2017
24/02/2017	Final Report - Commercial fishing in NSW	24/02/2017	24/03/2017
24/02/2017	Summary of recommendations	24/02/2017
	Budget Estimates 2016-2017	2016-11-25
25/11/2016	GPSC 5 Report No. 44	25/11/2016
	Wambelong fire	2016-03-31
31/03/2016	Government Response	31/03/2016
20/02/2015	150220 GPSC5 Report 41 (Final)	20/02/2015	31/03/2016
	Budget Estimates 2015-2016	2015-11-17
17/11/2015	Report - GPSC 5 - Budget Estimates 2015 16	17/11/2015
	Performance of the NSW Environment Protection Authority	2015-08-13
13/08/2015	Government response - Performance of Environment P	13/08/2015
13/02/2015	150213 GPSC5 Report 40	13/02/2015	13/08/2015
	Budget Estimates 2014-2015	2014-10-23
23/10/2014	141023 GPSC5 Budget Estimates report	23/10/2014
	Management of public land in New South Wales	2013-11-19
19/11/2013	Government Response	19/11/2013
15/05/2013	Final Report - Management of Public land in NSW	15/05/2013	19/11/2013
15/05/2013	Summary of key issues and recommendations	15/05/2013
	Budget Estimates 2013-2014	2013-10-29
29/10/2013	Report 38 - Budget Estimates 13-14 - GPSC5	29/10/2013
	Budget Estimates 2012 - 2013	2012-12-14
14/12/2012	121214 Final Report GPSC5	14/12/2012
	Coal seam gas	2012-11-08
08/11/2012	121108 CSG Govt response	08/11/2012
01/05/2012	Report 35 - Coal seam gas	01/05/2012	08/11/2012
	Budget Estimates 2011 - 2012	2012-02-16
16/02/2012	GP5 BE 11-12 Report	16/02/2012
	The RSPCA raid on the Waterways Wildlife Park	2011-12-13
13/12/2011	111213 Government response RSPCA Raid of the Wate	13/12/2011
09/09/2010	Final report	09/09/2010	13/12/2011
09/09/2010	100909 Media release - Final report	09/09/2010
	Budget Estimates 2010-2011	2010-11-17
17/11/2010	Budget Estimates 2010-2011 Final report	17/11/2010
	Rural wind farms	2010-06-16
16/06/2010	100616 Government response for publication	16/06/2010
16/12/2009	091216 Report - Rural wind farms	16/12/2009	16/06/2010
16/12/2009	091512 Media release - Final report	16/12/2009
	Budget Estimates 2009-2010	2009-12-17
17/12/2009	091217 GPSC5 BE Final Report	17/12/2009
	Former uranium smelter site, Hunter's Hill	2009-03-26
26/03/2009	090326 Govt Response - Former uranium smelter site	26/03/2009
30/09/2008	GPSC 5 Report No 28	30/09/2008	26/03/2009
	Budget Estimates 2008-2009	2008-11-26
26/11/2008	FINAL GPSC 5 BE Report	26/11/2008
	Budget Estimates 2007-2008	2007-12-07
07/12/2007	GPSC5 final report	07/12/2007
	Inquiry into a sustainable water supply for Sydney	2006-12-08
08/12/2006	Govtresponse-Sustainablewatersupply	08/12/2006
08/06/2006	A sustainable water supply for Sydney	08/06/2006	08/12/2006
	Budget Estimates 2006-2007	2006-11-16
16/11/2006	2006-07 Budget Estimates report GPSC 5	16/11/2006
	Budget Estimates 2005-2006	2006-03-07
07/03/2006	GPSC 5 report	07/03/2006
	Murrumbidgee College of Agriculture	2005-04-21
21/04/2005	Murrumbidge College of Agriculture	21/04/2005
21/10/2004	Murrumbidgee College of Agriculture	21/10/2004	21/04/2005
21/10/2004	Summary of Recommendations	21/10/2004
	Budget Estimates 2004-2005	2005-04-01
01/04/2005	Final compiled gpsc5	01/04/2005
	Hunter Economic Zone and the Tomalpin Woodlands	2004-12-09
09/12/2004	Final Committee Report 09 December 2004 - Inquiry	09/12/2004
	Local Government Amalgamations in NSW	2004-06-22
22/06/2004	040622 Local Govt Amalgamations	22/06/2004
16/12/2003	Local Government Amalgamations Report	16/12/2003	22/06/2004
16/12/2003	Media release for Local Govt Amalgamations Report	16/12/2003
	Budget Estimates 2003-2004	2004-03-11
11/03/2004	Final Committee Report 11 March 2004 - Budget Esti	11/03/2004
	Inquiry into Feral Animals	2002-12-10
10/12/2002	Government Response - Feral Animals	10/12/2002
29/10/2002	Report No 15 - GPSC 5 - Feral Animals - October 2002	29/10/2002	05/12/2002
	M5 East Ventilation Stack (2002)	2002-12-05
05/12/2002	Earlwood PM Data Spreadsheet	05/12/2002
05/12/2002	M5 East Tunnel Final Report dated 051202	05/12/2002
	Sydney Water's Biosolids Strategy	2002-12-04
29/11/2001	Committee Report 29 November 2001 - Inquiry into S	29/11/2001	04/12/2002
	Oil Spills in Sydney Harbour	2002-12-04
29/05/2001	Committee Report 29 May 2001 - Inquiry into Oil Sp	29/05/2001	04/12/2002
04/04/2000	Committee Report 01 April 2000 - Inquiry into Oil	04/04/2000
	Land Clearing by Transgrid	2002-11-21
21/11/2002	Committee Report 21 November 2002 - Inquiry into L	21/11/2002
	Budget Estimates 2002-2003	2002-09-05
05/09/2002	Budget Estimates 2002-03 (gpsc5)	05/09/2002
	Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Trust	2002-03-12
12/03/2002	Committee Report 12 March 2002 - Inquiry into Hawk	12/03/2002
	M5 East Ventilation Stack (2001)	2001-09-11
11/09/2001	Committee Report 23 July 2001 - Inquiry into M5 Ea	11/09/2001
04/04/2000	witlist	04/04/2000	31/03/2000
04/04/2000	m5report	04/04/2000
04/04/2000	transcript	04/04/2000
31/03/2000	response	31/03/2000
	Budget Estimates 2001-2002	2001-09-06
06/09/2001	Budget Estimates 2001-02 (gpsc5)	06/09/2001
	Northside Storage Tunnel - Scotts Creek Vent	2000-11-28
28/11/2000	Committee Report 28 November 2000 - Inquiry into N	28/11/2000
	Budget Estimates 2000-2001	2000-08-29
29/08/2000	Budget Estimates 2000-01 (gpsc5) vol2	29/08/2000
13/07/2000	Budget Estimates 2000-01 (gpsc5) vol1	13/07/2000
	NSW Rural Fire Service	2000-06-23
23/06/2000	report media release	23/06/2000
23/06/2000	RFS Final Report	23/06/2000
	Budget Estimates 1999-2000	1999-11-09
09/11/1999	Budget Estimates 1999-00 (gpsc5)	09/11/1999

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Resolved 8 May 2019, Minutes No. 2, Item 130, pp 112-117, as amended 12 October 2021, Minutes No. 94, Item 11, p 2402. Amended: Legislative Council Minutes No. 112—Wednesday 23 February 2022, Item 4, pp 2970-2971

Resolution establishing the committee - Portfolio Committees - 57th Parliament

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