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Legislative Assembly Select Committee on Essential Worker Housing

The Legislative Assembly Select Committee on Essential Worker Housing was established to inquire into and report on options for essential worker housing in New South Wales.

The Committee's inquiry was focused on establishing an appropriate definition of essential worker housing for the NSW Government to adopt, as well as identifying options to increase housing supply for essential workers.

 

The Committee tabled a report on its findings on 13 June 2025. The report can be found in the Reports and Government Responses tab below.

 


 

 

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Thursday 16 May 2024

 

10 SELECT COMMITTEE ON ESSENTIAL WORKER HOUSING

Mr Ron Hoenig moved, That:

(1) That a Select Committee to be known as the Legislative Assembly Select Committee on Essential Worker Housing be appointed.
(2) That the Committee inquire into and report on options for essential worker housing in New South Wales, specifically:

(a) Establishing an appropriate definition for essential worker housing for the NSW Government to adopt including criteria for prioritising worker cohorts and geographical areas.
(b) Identify options to increase housing supply for essential workers, including but not limited to:

(i) planning tools and reforms
(ii) incentives for developments on privately owned land
(iii) opportunities within developments on government owned land
(iv) investigate reforms that promote fiscal sustainability, innovation and essential worker housing in-perpetuity
(v) other related matters.

(3) The Committee shall consist of five members, comprising:

(a) three government members, being Mr Stephen Bali, Mrs Sally Quinnell and Ms Liza Butler.
(b) one opposition member .
(c) one crossbench member, being Mr Alex Greenwich.

(4) That the opposition member be nominated in writing by the Opposition Whip to the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly by 23 May 2024.

(5) Mr Alex Greenwich shall be the Chair of the Committee.

(6) The Committee have leave to sit during the sitting or any adjournment of the House.

(7) The Committee have leave to make visits of inspection within the state of New South Wales and other states and territories of Australia.

(8) The Committee shall report by 7 March 2025.

Question put and passed.

 

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Thursday 24 October 2024

 

9 SELECT COMMITTEE ON ESSENTIAL WORKER HOUSING—EXTENSION OF REPORTING DATE

Mr Ron Hoenig moved, by leave, That the reporting date of the Select Committee on Essential Worker Housing, as set out in the resolution of the House of 16 May 2024 appointing the committee, be extended from 7 March 2025 to 16 June 2025.

Debate ensued.

Question put and passed.

 

 

Extract from Votes and Proceedings 24 October 2024
Extract from Votes and Proceedings 16 May 2024

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