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Budget Estimates

​​Legislative Council - Budget Estimates 2023-2024


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.


Budget Estimates 2023-2024

​The Budget Estimates and related papers for 2023-2024 were referred by the House to the Portfolio Committees for inquiry and report on 12 September 2023.

The following dates have been set aside for hearings:

​Initial hearings
​24 October to 26 October 2023
31 October to 3​​ November 2023
7 November to 10 November 2023

The Budget Estimates Guide 2023-2024 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.


Initial hearings 2023​

Video recordings of hearings, where available, can be found on the NSW Parliament's YouTube channel here.​

Tuesday 24 October 2023

Time 
Portfolio 
PC
Room
Documents
9.15 am - 7.45 pm


9.15 am - 5.30 pm
Education and Early Learning, Western Sydney, Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education (Car)​​

Small Business, Lands and Property, Multiculturalism, Sport (Kamper)

3


4





Wednesday 25 October 2023

Time 
Portfolio 
PC
Room
Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm

9.15 am - 5.30 pm
Premier (Minns)

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

1

4




Thursday 26 October 2023

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)

Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty, Gaming and Racing, Veterans, the Central Coast, Medical Research (Harris)

2


1




Tuesday 31 October 2023

Time 
Portfolio 
PC
​Room
Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm

9.15 am - 5.30 pm
Treasurer (Mookhey)

Customer Service and Digital Government, Emergency Services, Youth Justice (Dib)

1

8



Wednesday 1 November 2023

Time 
Portfolio 
PC
Room
Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm


9.15 am - 5.30 pm

Water, Housing, Homelessness, Mental Health, Youth, the North Coast (Jackson)

Regional Transport and Roads (Aitchison)
2


6




Thursday 2 November 2023 

Time 
Portfolio 
PC
​Room
Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm


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

Finance, Natural Resources (Houssos)
7


1




Friday 3 November 2023

Time 
Portfolio 
PC
​Room
Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm

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

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

7

5




Tuesday 7 November 2023

Time 
Portfolio 
PC
Room
Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm

9.15 am - 5.30 pm

2.00 pm - 5.30 pm
Transport (Haylen)

Police and Counter-T​errorism, the Hunter (Catley)

The Legislature (Franklin)

6

5

1




Wednesday 8 November 2023

Time 
Portfolio 
PC
Room
Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm


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

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

1


8



Thursday 9 November 2023

Time 
Portfolio 
PC
​Room
Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm



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

Families and Communities, Disability Inclusion (Washington)

6



5




Friday 10 November 2023

Time 
Portfolio 
PC
​Room
Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm

9.15 am - 5.30 pm
Attorney-General (Daley)

Local Government (Hoenig)

5

8




For more information, please contact the secretariat at (02) 9230 2778 or email [email protected]

For transcripts and other information relating to the previous Budget Estimates for 2022-2023 please click here.