Standing Committee on State Development

Introduction

The State Development 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 in the 58th Parliament on 10 May 2023.  

The committee was established to inquire into and report on:

  • issues concerned with state, local and regional development in New South Wales, and
  • matters concerned with planning, infrastructure, finance, industry, the environment, primary industry, natural resources, science, local government, emergency services and public administration.

 The State Development Committee has published three Legacy Reports: 

Members
Chair:
Emily Suvaal (Australian Labor Party, Legislative Council)
Deputy Chair:
Nichole Overall (The Nationals, Legislative Council)
Members:
Inquiries

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

Start dateInquiry
Tue 24 June 2025Game and Feral Animal Legislation Amendment (Conservation Hunting) Bill 2025
Tue 24 June 2025Local Government Amendment (Elections) Bill 2025
Fri 03 May 2024Beneficial and productive post-mining land use
Thu 14 March 2024Ability of local governments to fund infrastructure and services
Tue 27 June 2023Debt Retirement Fund
Thu 22 June 2023Feasibility of undergrounding the transmission infrastructure for renewable energy projects

Records of earlier inquiries undertaken by the committee:

Start dateInquiry
Tue 29 November 2022Allegations of impropriety against agents of the City of Canterbury Bankstown Council
Thu 25 November 2021Animal welfare policy in New South Wales
Tue 08 December 2020Development of a hydrogen industry in New South Wales
Thu 06 June 2019Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2019
Wed 26 September 2018Water NSW Amendment (Warragamba Dam) Bill 2018
Tue 22 May 2018Provisions of the Forestry Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
Wed 03 May 2017Defence industry in New South Wales
Thu 09 March 2017Regional development and a global Sydney
Thu 13 August 2015Regional planning processes in NSW
Thu 13 August 2015Economic development in Aboriginal communities
Fri 13 December 2013Regional aviation services
Mon 28 May 2012Adequacy of water storages in NSW
Thu 07 July 2011Economic and social development in central western New South Wales
Wed 01 September 2010Wine grape market and prices
Thu 26 June 2008New South Wales planning framework
Thu 06 December 2007Nanotechnology in New South Wales
Thu 28 June 2007Aspects of agriculture in NSW
Tue 07 June 2005Skills Shortages in Rural and Regional NSW
Tue 21 October 2003Port Infrastructure in New South Wales
Thu 03 July 2003Science and its Commercialisation in New South Wales
Thu 13 December 2001Local Government Boundaries
Wed 24 October 2001Redevelopment and Remediation of the Rhodes Peninsula
Wed 07 March 2001Merger of country energy distributors
Thu 11 November 1999Genetically Modified Food
Thu 23 September 1999Opportunities for Strengthening Rural Towns in NSW
Fri 17 September 1999Road Maintenance and Competitive Road Tendering
Mon 23 November 1998Use and Management of Pesticides in New South Wales
Thu 28 May 1998Provision and Operation of Rural and Regional Air Services in New South Wales
Mon 23 June 1997Future Employment and Business Opportunities in the Hunter Region and the Downsizing of the Rack Rite Investment Proposal
Mon 23 June 1997Operations of the Sydney Market Authority (Dissolution) Bill from Commencement until 31 December 1997
Thu 05 December 1996Waste Minimisation and Management
Wed 01 May 1996Fisheries Management and Resource Allocation in New South Wales
Thu 20 July 1995International Competitiveness of Agriculture in NSW
—National Conference of Parliamentary Environment Committees
Reports and government responses

During the current parliament, the following reports and government responses have been tabled:

InquiryReport tabledGovernment response due
Game and Feral Animal Legislation Amendment (Conservation Hunting) Bill 2025Fri 12 September 2025—
Local Government Amendment (Elections) Bill 2025Mon 04 August 2025—
Beneficial and productive post-mining land useMon 14 April 2025Wed 16 July 2025
Ability of local governments to fund infrastructure and servicesFri 29 November 2024Tue 06 May 2025
Feasibility of undergrounding the transmission infrastructure for renewable energy projectsThu 31 August 2023Thu 30 November 2023
Debt Retirement FundFri 18 August 2023Mon 13 November 2023

Reports and government responses tabled by the committee:

InquiryReport tabledGovernment response due
Allegations of impropriety against agents of the City of Canterbury Bankstown CouncilMon 27 February 2023Tue 27 June 2023
Animal welfare policy in New South WalesWed 15 June 2022Mon 12 September 2022
Development of a hydrogen industry in New South WalesThu 30 September 2021Wed 30 March 2022
Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2019Wed 04 March 2020Mon 07 September 2020
Water NSW Amendment (Warragamba Dam) Bill 2018Wed 10 October 2018Wed 03 July 2019
Defence industry in New South WalesThu 07 June 2018Fri 07 December 2018
Regional development and a global SydneyThu 07 June 2018Fri 07 December 2018
Provisions of the Forestry Legislation Amendment Bill 2018Wed 06 June 2018—
Regional planning processes in NSWMon 28 November 2016Tue 30 May 2017
Economic development in Aboriginal communitiesFri 30 September 2016Mon 01 May 2017
Regional aviation servicesThu 23 October 2014Mon 09 March 2015
Adequacy of water storages in NSWWed 26 June 2013Thu 30 January 2014
Economic and social development in central western New South WalesThu 31 May 2012Tue 15 January 2013
Wine grape market and pricesThu 02 December 2010Tue 13 December 2011
New South Wales planning frameworkThu 10 December 2009Tue 13 December 2011
Nanotechnology in New South WalesWed 29 October 2008Wed 29 April 2009
Aspects of agriculture in NSWWed 28 November 2007Wed 04 June 2008
Skills Shortages in Rural and Regional NSWThu 11 May 2006Wed 15 November 2006
Port Infrastructure in New South WalesFri 17 June 2005Mon 12 December 2005
Science and its Commercialisation in New South WalesWed 17 December 2003Tue 22 June 2004
Local Government BoundariesTue 03 December 2002—
International Competitiveness of Agriculture in NSWFri 27 September 2002—
Redevelopment and Remediation of the Rhodes PeninsulaThu 27 June 2002Tue 24 December 2002
Genetically Modified FoodWed 24 October 2001—
Merger of country energy distributorsThu 31 May 2001Tue 18 December 2001
Road Maintenance and Competitive Road TenderingTue 14 November 2000—
Use and Management of Pesticides in New South WalesWed 22 September 1999Wed 12 April 2000
Provision and Operation of Rural and Regional Air Services in New South WalesTue 01 September 1998—
Future Employment and Business Opportunities in the Hunter Region and the Downsizing of the Rack Rite Investment ProposalWed 01 July 1998—
Operations of the Sydney Market Authority (Dissolution) Bill from Commencement until 31 December 1997Sun 01 March 1998—
Fisheries Management and Resource Allocation in New South WalesWed 19 November 1997Tue 19 May 1998
Waste Minimisation and ManagementThu 24 April 1997Thu 06 November 1997
Resolution establishing the committee

58th Parliament

Resolved 10 May 2023.

Contact us

Emma Rogerson

Role:
Director Committees
Phone:
9230 2898
Email:
state.development@parliament.nsw.gov.au

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