Legislative Council - Budget Estimates 2018-2019
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 six Portfolio Committees.
The dates set aside for the 2018 hearings are listed below:
| Initial hearings | Thursday 30 August - Friday 7 September 2018
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| Supplementary hearings | Monday 8 October - Friday 12 October 2018
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Below is a copy of the Terms of Reference establishing the inquiry into Budget Estimates 2018-2019, including the dates for this year's Budget Estimates hearings, as agreed to by the Legislative Council on 20 June 2018.
Terms of Reference - Budget Estimates 2018-2019.pdf
For more information on the Budget Estimates processes, please refer to the Budget Estimates Guide.
2018 Timetable of initial hearings
Thursday 30 August 2018 (PC 4)
Friday 31 August 2018 (PC 5 & 6)
Monday 3 September 2018 (PC 1 & 5)
Tuesday 4 September 2018 (PC 3, & 4)
Wednesday 5 September 2018 (PC 2 & 3)
Thursday 6 September 2018 (PC 1 & 2)
Friday 7 September 2018 (PC 3, 5 & 6)
For more information, please contact the secretariat at (02) 9230 3313 or email budget.estimates@parliament.nsw.gov.au.
For transcripts and other information relating to Budget Estimates 2017-2018, please click here and navigate to the Budget Estimates 2017-2018 inquiry links.
