Defence industry in New South Wales

Introduction

This inquiry was established on 9 May 2017 to inquire into and report on opportunities to incentivise and grow the defence industry in New South Wales to generate economic development. 

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The committee has held hearings in Sydney, Nowra, Orange, Tweed Heads, Armidale and Queanbeyan and a range of site visits.

The committee published a discussion paper on 14 November 2017, which highlights a number of specific issues that have been identified by stakeholders as being critical to incentivise and grow the defence industry in New South Wales.

The committee is seeking submissions by 12 February 2018 in response to the questions asked in the paper and encourages all stakeholders to provide their views on these important topics to inform their final report, due to be published by June 2018. The secretariat would be happy to assist stakeholders with any questions about the submission process - contact details can be accessed via the tab below.

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Terms of reference
The terms of reference were referred to the Committee by the Hon Niall Blair MLC, Minister for Primary Industries, Minister for Regional Water, Minister for Trade and Industry on 3 May 2017.
Timeline
DateMilestone
Wed 03 May 2017Referred
Thu 29 June 2017Hearing - The Gallery, Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre, 44 Bridge Road, Nowra
Thu 03 August 2017Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House,
Mon 14 August 2017Hearing - Orange, Orange,
Mon 28 August 2017Hearing - tweed heads, tweed heads,
Tue 29 August 2017Hearing - Armidale, Armidale,
Mon 18 September 2017Hearing - Newcastle, Newcastle,
Tue 24 October 2017Hearing - Queanbeyan, Queanbeyan,
Mon 12 February 2018Submissions closed
Wed 04 April 2018Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House,
Thu 07 June 2018Final Report
Fri 07 December 2018Government Response to Final Report due
Fri 07 December 2018Government Response to Final Report
Submissions

Submissions to this inquiry closed on 12 Feb 2018.

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Hearings and transcripts
DateVenue details
Thu 29 June 2017The Gallery, Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre, 44 Bridge Road, NowraView scheduleView transcript
Thu 03 August 2017Macquarie Room, Parliament House,View scheduleView transcript
Mon 14 August 2017Orange, Orange,View scheduleView transcript
Mon 28 August 2017tweed heads, tweed heads,View scheduleView transcript
Tue 29 August 2017Armidale, Armidale,View scheduleView transcript
Mon 18 September 2017Newcastle, Newcastle,View scheduleView transcript
Tue 24 October 2017Queanbeyan, Queanbeyan,View scheduleView transcript
Wed 04 April 2018Macquarie Room, Parliament House,View scheduleView transcript
Reports and government responses

Government response – Report No. 43 – Standing Committee on State Development – Defence industry in New South Wales

Tabled date:
Fri 07 December 2018
PDF507.59 KB

Report No. 43 – Standing Committee on State Development – Defence industry in New South Wales

Tabled date:
Thu 07 June 2018
Government response due:
Fri 07 December 2018
PDF2.30 MB

Discussion Paper - Defence industry in New South Wales

Tabled date:
Tue 14 November 2017
PDF684.84 KB
Other documents
DateTypeTitle
Thu 07 June 2018Media ReleaseDefence industry in New South Wales - Report tabled (pdf, 273.57 KB)
Wed 23 May 2018Answers to Questions on Notice Centre for Defence Industry Capability (PDF, 94.08 KB)
Mon 07 May 2018Answers to Questions on Notice Hunter Business Chamber (PDF, 267.20 KB)
Wed 02 May 2018Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Laurie Koster, Global Defence Solutions (pdf, 61.73 KB)
Wed 18 April 2018Answers to Questions on Notice Professor Andrew Dempster, UNSW Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research (PDF, 88.18 KB)
Thu 12 April 2018Answers to Questions on Notice Commodore Peter Scott, Department of Industry NSW (PDF, 94.20 KB)
Tue 21 November 2017Answers to Questions on Notice Hunter Business Chamber - received 21 November 2017  (pdf, 717.28 KB)
Tue 14 November 2017Media ReleaseSTATE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE DISCUSSION PAPERS RELEASED (pdf, 114.79 KB)
Mon 13 November 2017OtherSite visit report - The Hunter - September 2017 (pdf, 348.89 KB)
Mon 13 November 2017OtherSite visit report - Nowra and Wollongong - June 2017 (pdf, 229.70 KB)
Mon 13 November 2017OtherSite visit report - Canberra and Adelaide - October 2017 (pdf, 326.20 KB)
Wed 25 October 2017Answers to Questions on Notice Dept of Defence - received 25 October (PDF, 93.51 KB)
Mon 23 October 2017Media ReleaseState Development Committee travels to Queanbeyan (pdf, 110.21 KB)
Wed 11 October 2017Answers to Questions on Notice Department of Defence - received 11 October 2017 (pdf, 80.50 KB)
Tue 10 October 2017Answers to Questions on Notice Newcastle City Airport - received 10 October 2017 (PDF, 7.84 KB)
Mon 18 September 2017Tabled DocumentDraft Newcastle Airport Master Plan - September 2017 (PDF, 1.13 MB)
Wed 13 September 2017Answers to Questions on Notice Clarence Valley Council - received 13 September 2017 (pdf, 57.77 KB)
Mon 11 September 2017Answers to Questions on Notice Charles Sturt University - received 11 September 2016 (pdf, 543.06 KB)
Fri 01 September 2017Answers to Questions on Notice Defence NSW - received 1 September 2017 (pdf, 350.08 KB)
Thu 24 August 2017Answers to Questions on Notice Bland Shire Council (pdf, 1.17 MB)
Mon 21 August 2017Correspondence Dept of Defence - clarification of evidence (PDF, 93.37 KB)
Fri 11 August 2017Media ReleasePublic hearing Orange - 14 August 2017 (pdf, 97.16 KB)
Fri 11 August 2017Answers to Questions on Notice ACT Government (pdf, 136.00 KB)
Tue 08 August 2017Answers to Questions on Notice Sydney Aerospace and Defence Interest Group - received 8 August 2017 (pdf, 58.55 KB)
Tue 01 August 2017Answers to Questions on Notice Professor Valerie Linton and Mr Mark Roberts -  University of Wollongong, received 1 August 2017 (pdf, 164.13 KB)
Thu 29 June 2017Tabled Document Shoalhaven City Council - Defence Sector Strategy (pdf, 4.85 MB)
Thu 29 June 2017Tabled Document Regional Development Australia - The Jewel of the East Coast (pdf, 7.51 MB)
Thu 29 June 2017Tabled Document Shoalhaven City Council - Supplementary information (pdf, 828.82 KB)
Wed 28 June 2017Media ReleasePublic hearing Nowra 29 June 2017 (pdf, 111.95 KB)
Mon 15 May 2017Media ReleaseCall for submissions (pdf, 110.17 KB)
Contact us

Stephanie Galbraith

Role:
Main Contact
Phone:
(02) 9230 3324
Email:
state.development@parliament.nsw.gov.au

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