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Budget Estimates

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About the Budget Estimates inquiry

Ministers and senior public servants attend an annual Budget Estimates inquiry to answer questions about the expenditure, performance and effectiveness of their agencies. 

Budget Estimates is a key process for government accountability and transparency. The Budget Estimates inquiry involves detailed questioning on the decisions, actions and advice of ministers and public servants.

The Budget Estimates inquiry is conducted by the Legislative Council’s eight Portfolio Committees. 

Further information about the Budget Estimates inquiry can be found in Chapter 20 of New South Wales Legislative Council Practice.

Budget Estimates hearings are open to the public and are webcast live on the Parliament's website.
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Budget Estimates 2025-2026

​The Budget Estimates and related papers for 2025-2026 were referred by the House to the Portfolio Committees for inquiry and report on 26 June 2025. Known as the Budget Estmates resolution, the referral sets the terms of reference​ for the inquiry into Budget Estimates 2025-2026.​​

The following dates have been set aside for hearings:

​Initial hearings
 ​19 August to 22 August 2025
25 August to 29 August 2025
1 September to 3 September 2025

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​The Budget Estimates Guide​ 2025-2026​ contains more information about Budget Estimates​ processes and procedures, along with committee membership and the timetable for the initial hearings both by date and by committee.

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Initial hearings 202​5

It is anticipated that transcripts will be available on the mornin​g of the next business day after a hearing.

Video recordings are expected to be available on the NSW Parliament's You Tube channel the afternoon of the next business day following the hearing. ​​​

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Tuesday 19 August 2025

Time 
 Portf​olio 
 PC
 ​Room
 Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm





9.15 am - 5.30 pm
​​Roads, Regional Transport (Aitchison)​
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Family and Communities, Disability Inclusion (Washington)​
 ​6





5

Macquarie





​Jubilee		​

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Wednesday 20 August 2025

Time 
 Portfolio 
 PC
 ​Room
 Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm

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9.15 am - 5.30 pm

 Premier (Minns)


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Lands and Property, Multiculturalism, Sport, Jobs and Tourism (Kamper)
 1​




4

 Macquarie




Jubilee​​​​                               




Thursday 21 August 2025
Time 
 Portfolio 
 PC
 ​Room
 Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm







​9.15 am - 5.30 pm
 Health, Regional Health, the Illawarra and the South Coast (Park)




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Women, Seniors, Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (Harrison)
2







​​5​

 Macquarie






​
​Jubilee​
 ​​


Friday 22 August 2025

Time 
 Portfolio 
 PC
 ​Room
 Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm



9.15 am - 5.30 pm
​Treasurer (Mookhey)​



Water, Housing, Homelessness, Mental Health, Youth (Jackson)
 ​​1​



2

 Macquarie



Jubilee​
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Monday 25 August 2025

Time 
 Portfolio 
 PC
 ​Room
 Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm



9.15 am - 5.30 pm
Planning and Public Spaces (Scully) 



Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Industry and Trade, Innovation, Science and Technology, Building, Corrections (Chanthivong)​​
 7



8

 Macquarie



Jubilee




Tuesday 26 August 2025 

Time 
 Portfolio 
 PC
 ​Room
 Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm



9.15 am - 5.30 pm
Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty, Gaming and Racing, Veterans, the Central Coast, Medical Research (Harris)​

Small Business, Recovery, North Coast (Saffin)
1

​

8
 Macquarie



Jubilee



Wednesday 27 August 2025 

Time 
 Port​folio 
 PC
 ​Room
 Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm




9.15 am - 1.00 pm
 Education and Early Learning, Western Sydney (Houssos) 



The Legislature (Franklin)
3




1		 Macquarie




Jubilee


Thursday 28 August 2025

Time 
Portfolio 
PC
​Room
Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm



9.15 am - 5.30 pm
Special Minister of State, Transport, the Arts, Music and the Night-time Economy (Graham)​
​

Attorney-General (Daley)​
6​



5
​
Macquarie



Jubilee



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Friday 29 August 2025
Time 
 Portfolio 
 PC
 ​Room
 Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm



9.15 am - 5.30 pm
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, Heritage (Sharpe)​


Skills, TAFE, Tertiary Education (Whan)
7​



3​​
Macquarie



Jubilee





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Monday 1 September 2025

Time 
Portfolio 
PC
​Room
Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm




9.15 am - 5.30 pm
Industrial Relations, Work Health and Safety​ (Cotsis)



Agriculture, Regional New South Wales, Western New South Wales (Moriarty)​​​
1




4​
Macquarie




Jubilee





Tuesday 2 September 2025

Time 
Portfolio 
PC
​Room
Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm




9.15 am - 5.30 pm
Finance, Domestic Manufacturing and Government Procurement, Natural Resources (Houssos) ​​



Local Government (Hoenig)		1




8​
Macquarie




Jubilee





Wednesday 3 September 2025​
Time 
 Port​folio 
 PC
 ​Room
 Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm

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9.15 am - 5.30 pm
 ​Customer Service and Digital Government, Emergency Services, Youth Justice (Dib)




Police and Counter Terrorism, the Hunter (Catley)
8​​




​​
5​		 Macquarie





Jubilee		 ​

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For more information, please contact the secretariat at (02) 9230 2991 or email [email protected]

For transcripts and other information relating to the Budget Estimates for 2024-2025 please click here.​​

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