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Standing Committee on Social Issues

The Social Issues Committee was first established on 9 June 1988 in the 49th Parliament and has been reappointed in each subsequent Parliament. The committee was most recently reappointed on 8 May 2019.

The committee was established to inquire into and report on:

issues concerned with the social development and wellbeing of the people of New South Wales, including health, education, housing, ageing, disability, children's services and community services, and

matters concerned with citizenship, sport and recreation and gaming and racing.

The Standing Committee on Social Issues has published two Legacy Reports:

Legacy Report - 55th Parliament
Legacy Report - 56th Parliament

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Chair:		Poulos, Peter (LIB, LC Member)
Deputy Chair:		Buttigieg, Mark (ALP, LC Member)
Members:		Boyd, Abigail (GRNS, LC Member)
		Franklin, Ben (NAT, LC Member)
		Mallard, Shayne (LIB, LC Member)
		Martin, Taylor (LIB, LC Member)
		Nile, Fred (CDP, LC Member)
		Primrose, Peter (ALP, LC Member)

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

Referred	Inquiry
13/05/2021	Review of the Heritage Act 1977
11/03/2020	State Records Act 1998 and the Policy Paper on its review
15/10/2019	Gay and Transgender hate crimes between 1970 and 2010 - 57th Parliament
06/08/2019	Modern Slavery Act 2018 and associated matters
06/08/2019	Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019
28/05/2019	Provisions of the Ageing and Disability Commissioner Bill 2019

No inquiries were undertaken by the committee in past parliaments.

Records of earlier inquiries undertaken by the committee appear below:

Referred	Inquiry
19/09/2018	Gay and Transgender hate crimes between 1970 and 2010
23/06/2016	Inquiry into Childhood overweight and obesity
25/06/2015	Service coordination in communities with high social needs
06/12/2012	Same sex marriage law in NSW
15/11/2012	Strategies to reduce alcohol abuse among young people in NSW
25/07/2011	Domestic violence trends and issues in NSW
21/06/2011	Transition support for students with additional or complex needs and their families
24/06/2010	Services provided or funded by the Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
30/06/2009	Substitute decision-making for people lacking capacity
03/12/2008	Homelessness and low-cost rental accommodation
29/08/2007	Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage
28/03/2006	Impact of Commonwealth WorkChoices legislation
07/04/2005	Dental services in NSW
23/03/2005	Funeral industry
17/03/2005	Public disturbances at Macquarie Fields
09/12/2004	Recruitment and training of teachers
26/02/2004	Issues relating to Redfern/Waterloo
23/09/2003	Inebriates Act 1912
03/09/2002	Equal Age of Consent Inquiry
10/04/2002	Child Protection Services
05/12/2001	Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Amendment Bill 2001
27/09/2001	Community Housing
29/08/2000	Early Intervention into Learning Difficulties
16/09/1999	Residential and Support Services for People with Disability
15/10/1998	De Facto Relationships Legislation
28/05/1998	Adoption Practices in New South Wales
21/06/1997	Dedicated seats in the New South Wales Parliament
01/05/1997	Hepatitis C In New South Wales
01/05/1997	Clinical Trials and Guardianship
31/10/1996	Aged Care and Nursing Homes
01/08/1995	Children's Advocacy Inquiry
25/05/1995	A Report into Children of Imprisoned Parents
01/03/1994	Suicide in Rural New South Wales Inquiry
01/04/1993	Youth Violence in New South Wales
18/09/1992	Incidence of Sexual Offences in New South Wales Inquiry
05/05/1992	Births, Deaths and Marriages: An Open Register?
14/08/1991	Juvenile Justice in New South Wales
01/12/1989	Drug Abuse Among Youth

No inquiries have been referred to the committee.

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Inquiry/Report	Tabled Date	Government Response
	Gay and Transgender hate crimes between 1970 and 2010 - 57th Parliament	2021-05-04
04/05/2021	Report No 58 - Committee on Social Issues - Gay and Transgender hate crimes between 1970 and 2010	04/05/2021	Due 04/11/2021
	State Records Act 1998 and the Policy Paper on its review	2021-04-14
14/04/2021	Government response - Report No 57 - State Records Act 1998 and the Policy Paper on its review	14/04/2021
15/10/2020	Report No 57 - Social Issues Committee - State Records Act 1998 and the Policy Paper on its review	15/10/2020	Due 15/04/2021
	Modern Slavery Act 2018 and associated matters	2020-09-24
24/09/2020	Government response - Modern Slavery Act 2018 and associated matters	24/09/2020
25/03/2020	Final Report No.56 - Modern Slavery Act 2018 and associated matters - 25 March 2020	25/03/2020
	Gay and Transgender hate crimes between 1970 and 2010	2019-08-29
29/08/2019	Government Response - Gay and Transgender hate crimes between 1970 and 2010 - received 29 August 2019	29/08/2019
26/02/2019	Report No. 52 - Gay and transgender hate crimes between 1970 and 2010	26/02/2019	Due 26/08/2019
	Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019	2019-08-27
27/08/2019	Final report - Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 - Report No 55	27/08/2019
	Provisions of the Ageing and Disability Commissioner Bill 2019	2019-06-04
04/06/2019	Report no 54 – Ageing and Disability Commissioner Bill 2019	04/06/2019
	Inquiry into Childhood overweight and obesity	2017-06-13
13/06/2017	Govt response - Childhood overweight and obesity	13/06/2017
15/12/2016	Final Report	15/12/2016	13/06/2017
	Service coordination in communities with high social needs	2016-06-15
15/06/2016	Government Response - Service coordination in communities with high social needs	15/06/2016
11/12/2015	Report - Service coordination in communities with	11/12/2015	15/06/2016
	Strategies to reduce alcohol abuse among young people in NSW	2014-06-17
17/06/2014	Government response - Strategies to reduce alcohol	17/06/2014
13/12/2013	Final Report - Strategies to reduce alcohol abuse	13/12/2013	17/06/2014
	Same sex marriage law in NSW	2013-07-26
26/07/2013	Report - 47 - Same-sex marriage law in New South W	26/07/2013
	Domestic violence trends and issues in NSW	2013-02-27
27/02/2013	D13 04612 Government response - Domestic violence	27/02/2013
27/08/2012	120827 Media release - final report	27/08/2012	27/02/2013
27/08/2012	120827 Executive summary and summary of recommenda	27/08/2012
27/08/2012	120827 Final report	27/08/2012
	Transition support for students with additional or complex needs and their families	2012-09-06
06/09/2012	D12 23524 Government response - Transition suppor	06/09/2012
06/03/2012	120306 Final report	06/03/2012	06/09/2012
06/03/2012	120306 Media release - final report	06/03/2012
	Services provided or funded by the Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care	2011-12-13
13/12/2011	111213 Government response_Services provided by AD	13/12/2011
11/11/2010	101124 ADHC Final compile	11/11/2010	13/12/2011
11/11/2010	101109 Executive Summary and Reccommendations doc	11/11/2010
	Substitute decision-making for people lacking capacity	2011-03-03
03/03/2011	110303 Government Response	03/03/2011
25/02/2010	100225 SDM Final Report	25/02/2010
25/02/2010	100810 Hon Hatzistergos Letter	25/02/2010	03/03/2011
	Homelessness and low-cost rental accommodation	2010-03-24
24/03/2010	100324 Government Response	24/03/2010
24/09/2009	090924 Report 42	24/09/2009	24/03/2010
	Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage	2009-05-27
27/05/2009	090527 Govt response to OID final report	27/05/2009
27/11/2008	081127 Final Report Summary of Recommendations	27/11/2008	27/05/2009
27/11/2008	081125 Final Report for website	27/11/2008
27/06/2008	OID Interim Report 30 June	27/06/2008
	Impact of Commonwealth WorkChoices legislation	2007-05-30
30/05/2007	Govt reponse- WorkChoices	30/05/2007
23/11/2006	Media release Report 23 Nov 2006	23/11/2006	30/05/2007
23/11/2006	Final Report 23 November 2006	23/11/2006
	Inebriates Act 1912	2007-01-03
03/01/2007	Government Response 3 Jan 2007	03/01/2007
03/01/2007	Correspondence re Govt response to Report on Inebr	03/01/2007
27/08/2004	05 Inebriates Report - Chapter 4	27/08/2004	03/01/2007
27/08/2004	10 Inebriates Report - Chapter 9	27/08/2004
27/08/2004	11 Inebriates Report - Appendices 1 and 2	27/08/2004
27/08/2004	08 Inebriates Report - Chapter 7	27/08/2004
27/08/2004	09 Inebriates Report - Chapter 8	27/08/2004
27/08/2004	01 Inebriates Report - Introduction	27/08/2004
27/08/2004	12 Inebriates Report - Appendices 3 and 4	27/08/2004
27/08/2004	03 Inebriates Report - Chapter 2	27/08/2004
27/08/2004	07 Inebriates Report - Chapter 6	27/08/2004
27/08/2004	04 Inebriates Report - Chapter 3	27/08/2004
27/08/2004	06 Inebriates Report - Chapter 5	27/08/2004
27/08/2004	02 Inebriates Report - Chapter 1	27/08/2004
27/08/2004	13 Inebriates Report - Appendices 5 and 6	27/08/2004
	Public disturbances at Macquarie Fields	2006-12-18
18/12/2006	Report 38 - Macquarie Fields	18/12/2006
16/06/2006	060616 Media Release	16/06/2006	18/12/2006
16/06/2006	Macquarie Fields Final Report	16/06/2006
	Dental services in NSW	2006-09-29
29/09/2006	Government Response - Dental Services, 29 Sep 06	29/09/2006
31/03/2006	FINAL- COMPILED 30 MARCH	31/03/2006	29/09/2006
	Funeral industry	2006-06-06
06/06/2006	Report 36 - The funeral industry	06/06/2006
09/12/2005	Addendum to Funeral Industry Report	09/12/2005	06/06/2006
09/12/2005	The funeral industry	09/12/2005
	Recruitment and training of teachers	2006-05-02
02/05/2006	Government response	02/05/2006
25/10/2005	Recruitment and training of teachers report	25/10/2005	02/05/2006
	Issues relating to Redfern/Waterloo	2005-02-22
22/02/2005	Reports 32 and 34 - Redfern and Waterloo	22/02/2005
22/02/2005	Reports 32 and 34 - Redfern and Waterloo	22/02/2005
16/12/2004	08 Final Report Appendices 1 and 2	16/12/2004	22/02/2005
16/12/2004	10 Final Report Appendix 5	16/12/2004
16/12/2004	03 Final Report Chapter 2	16/12/2004
16/12/2004	09 Final Report Appendices 3 and 4	16/12/2004
16/12/2004	11 Final Report Appendix 6	16/12/2004
16/12/2004	06 Final Report Chapter 5	16/12/2004
16/12/2004	05 Final Report Chapter 4	16/12/2004
16/12/2004	02 Final Report Chapter 1	16/12/2004
16/12/2004	WHOLE Final Report	16/12/2004
16/12/2004	07 Final Report Chapter 6	16/12/2004
16/12/2004	04 Final Report Chapter 3	16/12/2004
16/12/2004	01 Final Report Introduction	16/12/2004
02/08/2004	Interim Report Redfern Appendix 9	02/08/2004	22/02/2005
02/08/2004	Interim Report Redfern - Appendix 3	02/08/2004
02/08/2004	Interim Report Redfern - Chapter 3	02/08/2004
02/08/2004	Interim Report Redfern - Appendices 1 and 2	02/08/2004
02/08/2004	Interim Report Redfern - Appendix 4	02/08/2004
02/08/2004	Media Release Redfern and Waterloo	02/08/2004
02/08/2004	Interim Report Redfern - Appendix 8	02/08/2004
02/08/2004	Interim Report Redfern - Chapter 1	02/08/2004
02/08/2004	Interim Report Redfern - Appendix 6	02/08/2004
02/08/2004	Interim Report Redfern - Chapter 5	02/08/2004
02/08/2004	Interim Report Redfern - Appendix 5	02/08/2004
02/08/2004	Interim Report Redfern - Chapter 4	02/08/2004
02/08/2004	Interim Report Redfern - Chapter 2	02/08/2004
02/08/2004	Interim Report Redfern - Introduction	02/08/2004
02/08/2004	Interim Report Redfern - Appendix 7	02/08/2004
	Child Protection Services	2004-12-08
08/12/2004	Community Services	08/12/2004
10/12/2002	Care and Support - Final Report on Child Protectio	10/12/2002	08/12/2004
16/10/2002	Interim Committee Report 16 October 2002 - Inquiry	16/10/2002
	Community Housing	2004-05-28
28/05/2004	040602 Community Housing - Government Response	28/05/2004
28/11/2003	Community Housing Report Introduction	28/11/2003	28/05/2004
28/11/2003	Community Housing Report Chapter 6	28/11/2003
28/11/2003	Community Housing Report Appendices	28/11/2003
28/11/2003	Community Housing Report Chapters 3and4	28/11/2003
28/11/2003	Community Housing Report Chapters 1and2	28/11/2003
28/11/2003	Community Housing Report Chapter 5	28/11/2003
	Early Intervention into Learning Difficulties	2004-04-01
01/04/2004	Early Intervention - Government Response	01/04/2004
15/09/2003	Master copy Final Report	15/09/2003	01/04/2004
16/10/2002	First Report	16/10/2002
12/03/2002	Early Intervention Issues Paper	12/03/2002
	Residential and Support Services for People with Disability	2003-08-19
19/08/2003	Government Response	19/08/2003
14/11/2002	Final Report on Disability Services	14/11/2002	19/08/2003
19/09/2001	Second Report	19/09/2001
19/09/2001	Disability - A Matter of Priority - Government Res	19/09/2001
07/12/1999	Group Homes Report	07/12/1999
	Government Response to Group Homes Report
	Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Amendment Bill 2001	2002-10-03
03/10/2002	Report 24 - Interim Report - Off-Line Matters	03/10/2002
06/06/2002	Classification Bill - Final Report	06/06/2002
14/03/2002	Interim Report on Classification Bill	14/03/2002	03/10/2002
	Report 25 - Final Report - On-Line Matters
	Adoption Practices in New South Wales	2001-06-20
20/06/2001	Adoption Government Response_1	20/06/2001
27/02/2001	Errata to original report printed December 2000	27/02/2001
27/02/2001	Adoption Government Response	27/02/2001
27/02/2001	Report	27/02/2001	20/06/2001
21/06/2000	Interim Committee Report 21 June 2000 - Inquiry in	21/06/2000
19/11/1998	30Sep98	19/11/1998
19/11/1998	intro	19/11/1998
19/11/1998	02Sep98	19/11/1998
19/11/1998	19Oct98	19/11/1998
19/11/1998	27Aug98	19/11/1998
	De Facto Relationships Legislation	1999-12-07
07/12/1999	Committee Report 02 December 1999 - Inquiry into G	07/12/1999
	Govt Response_Domestic issues
	Dedicated seats in the New South Wales Parliament	1998-11-23
23/11/1998	biblio	23/11/1998
23/11/1998	append3	23/11/1998
23/11/1998	chapt7	23/11/1998
23/11/1998	chapt6	23/11/1998
23/11/1998	chapt3	23/11/1998
23/11/1998	chapt10	23/11/1998
23/11/1998	chapt9	23/11/1998
23/11/1998	append2	23/11/1998
23/11/1998	chapt8	23/11/1998
23/11/1998	chapt2	23/11/1998
23/11/1998	introd	23/11/1998
23/11/1998	append4	23/11/1998
23/11/1998	chapt1	23/11/1998
23/11/1998	append1	23/11/1998
23/11/1998	chapt5	23/11/1998
23/11/1998	chapt4	23/11/1998
	Govt Response_Enhancing Aboriginal Political Repre
	Hepatitis C In New South Wales	1998-11-11
11/11/1998	Chapter03 - Report on Hepatitis C in NSW	11/11/1998
11/11/1998	Chapter06 - Report on Hepatitis C in NSW	11/11/1998
11/11/1998	Chapter09 - Report on Hepatitis C in NSW	11/11/1998
11/11/1998	Bibliography - Report on Hepatitis C in NSW	11/11/1998
11/11/1998	Chapter10 - Report on Hepatitis C in NSW	11/11/1998
11/11/1998	Chapter08 - Report on Hepatitis C in NSW	11/11/1998
11/11/1998	Chapter07 - Report on Hepatitis C in NSW	11/11/1998
11/11/1998	Chapter05 - Report on Hepatitis C in NSW	11/11/1998
11/11/1998	Chapter02 - Report on Hepatitis C in NSW	11/11/1998
11/11/1998	Appendices - Report on Hepatitis C in NSW	11/11/1998
11/11/1998	Chapter04 - Report on Hepatitis C in NSW	11/11/1998
11/11/1998	Chapter11 - Report on Hepatitis C in NSW	11/11/1998
11/11/1998	Chapter01 - Report on Hepatitis C in NSW	11/11/1998
11/11/1998	Intro - Report on Hepatitis C in NSW	11/11/1998
	Govt Response_Hepatitis C
	Aged Care and Nursing Homes	1998-03-31
01/09/1997	Inquiry into Aged Care and Nursing Homes part 4	01/09/1997	31/03/1998
01/09/1997	Inquiry into Aged Care and Nursing Homes part 1	01/09/1997
01/09/1997	Inquiry into Aged Care and Nursing Homes part 5	01/09/1997
01/09/1997	Report 14 government response	01/09/1997
01/09/1997	Inquiry into Aged Care and Nursing Homes part 3	01/09/1997
01/09/1997	Inquiry into Aged Care and Nursing Homes part 2	01/09/1997
01/06/1997	Interim Report Iquiry into Aged Care and Nursing H	01/06/1997
	Clinical Trials and Guardianship	1997-09-01
01/09/1997	Clinical Trials and Guardianship Maximising the Sa	01/09/1997
	Govt Response_Clinical trials and Guardianship
	A Report into Children of Imprisoned Parents	1997-07-01
01/07/1997	Compiled report	01/07/1997
	Government Response March 1998
	Children's Advocacy Inquiry	1996-09-01
01/09/1996	Inquiry into children's advocacy part 5	01/09/1996
01/09/1996	Inquiry into children's advocacy part 1	01/09/1996
01/09/1996	Inquiry into children's advocacy part 3	01/09/1996
01/09/1996	Inquiry into children's advocacy part 7	01/09/1996
01/09/1996	Inquiry into children's advocacy part 2	01/09/1996
01/09/1996	Inquiry into children's advocacy part 4	01/09/1996
01/09/1996	Inquiry into children's advocacy part 6	01/09/1996
	Govt Reponse_Children's Advocacy
	Incidence of Sexual Offences in New South Wales Inquiry	1996-04-01
01/04/1996	Final Committee Report 01 April 1996 - Incidence o	01/04/1996
01/12/1993	Incidence of Sexual Offence in New South Wales	01/12/1993
01/12/1993	Incidence of Sexual Offence in New South Wales par	01/12/1993
	Youth Violence in New South Wales	1995-09-01
01/09/1995	Youth Violence in New South Wales part 4	01/09/1995
01/09/1995	Youth Violence in New South Wales part 5	01/09/1995
01/09/1995	Youth Violence in New South Wales part 11	01/09/1995
01/09/1995	Youth Violence in New South Wales part 2	01/09/1995
01/09/1995	Youth Violence in New South Wales part 10	01/09/1995
01/09/1995	Youth Violence in New South Wales part 3	01/09/1995
01/09/1995	Youth Violence in New South Wales part 9	01/09/1995
01/09/1995	Youth Violence in New South Wales part 6	01/09/1995
01/09/1995	Youth Violence in New South Wales part 12	01/09/1995
01/09/1995	Youth Violence in New South Wales part 8	01/09/1995
01/09/1995	Youth Violence in New South Wales part 7	01/09/1995
01/09/1995	Youth Violence in New South Wales part 13	01/09/1995
01/09/1995	Youth Violence in New South Wales part 1	01/09/1995
01/09/1993	Youth Violence Issue Paper	01/09/1993
01/09/1993	Youth Violence Issue Paper part 3	01/09/1993
01/09/1993	Youth Violence Issue Paper part 2	01/09/1993
01/09/1993	Youth Violence Issue Paper part 5	01/09/1993
01/09/1993	Youth Violence Issue Paper part 4	01/09/1993
	Report 08 - Youth Violence - Chapters 01-05
	Report 08 - Youth Violence - Chapters 11-end
	Report 08 - Youth Violence - Chapters 06-10
	Suicide in Rural New South Wales Inquiry	1994-11-01
01/11/1994	Siicide in rural New South Wales part 6	01/11/1994
01/11/1994	Siicide in rural New South Wales part 2	01/11/1994
01/11/1994	Siicide in rural New South Wales part 4	01/11/1994
01/11/1994	Siicide in rural New South Wales part 3	01/11/1994
01/11/1994	Siicide in rural New South Wales part 5	01/11/1994
01/11/1994	Siicide in rural New South Wales part 7	01/11/1994
01/11/1994	Siicide in rural New South Wales front page	01/11/1994
	Births, Deaths and Marriages: An Open Register?	1993-03-01
01/03/1993	Births, Deaths and Marriages part 7	01/03/1993
01/03/1993	Births, Deaths and Marriages	01/03/1993
01/03/1993	Births, Deaths and Marriages part 9	01/03/1993
01/03/1993	Births, Deaths and Marriages part 6	01/03/1993
01/03/1993	Births, Deaths and Marriages part 5	01/03/1993
01/03/1993	Births, Deaths and Marriages part 2	01/03/1993
01/03/1993	Births, Deaths and Marriages part 3	01/03/1993
01/03/1993	Births, Deaths and Marriages part 4	01/03/1993
01/03/1993	Births, Deaths and Marriages part 8	01/03/1993
	Juvenile Justice in New South Wales	1992-05-01
01/05/1992	Juvenile Justice in New South Wales part 7	01/05/1992
01/05/1992	Juvenile Justice in New South Wales part 4	01/05/1992
01/05/1992	Juvenile Justice in New South Wales part 5	01/05/1992
01/05/1992	Juvenile Justice in New South Wales part 2	01/05/1992
01/05/1992	Juvenile Justice in New South Wales part 3	01/05/1992
01/05/1992	Juvenile Justice in New South Wales part 6	01/05/1992
01/05/1992	Juvenile Justice in New South Wales part 8	01/05/1992
01/05/1992	Juvenile Justice in New South Wales	01/05/1992
01/05/1992	Juvenile Justice in New South Wales part 9	01/05/1992
	Govt Response_Juvenile Justice in NSW
	Drug Abuse Among Youth	1990-12-01
01/12/1990	Drugs Abuse Among Youth part 3	01/12/1990
01/12/1990	Drugs Abuse Among Youth part 1	01/12/1990
01/12/1990	Drugs Abuse Among Youth part 2	01/12/1990
01/12/1990	Drugs Abuse Among Youth part 5	01/12/1990
01/12/1990	Drugs Abuse Among Youth part 4	01/12/1990
	Govt Response_Drug Abuse Among Youth