NSW Government’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic

Introduction

This inquiry was self-referred on 27 March 2020 to inquire into and report on NSW Government’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic and any other related matters.

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

Terms of reference
Timeline
DateMilestone
Fri 27 March 2020Self-referred
Thu 07 May 2020Hearing - Video Conference – check Parliament's webstream, Parliament House
Fri 15 May 2020Hearing - Video Conference – check Parliament's webstream, Parliament House
Thu 21 May 2020Hearing - Video Conference – check Parliament's webstream, Parliament House
Fri 29 May 2020Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Fri 12 June 2020Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Mon 15 June 2020Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Mon 29 June 2020Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Wed 01 July 2020Hearing - Preston Stanley Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Mon 17 August 2020Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Fri 18 September 2020Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Wed 07 October 2020Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Tue 10 August 2021Hearing - Virtual hearing, Video conference, Sydney
Wed 11 August 2021Hearing - Virtual hearing, Video conference, Sydney
Mon 13 September 2021Hearing - Virtual hearing, Video conference, Sydney
Fri 17 September 2021Hearing - Virtual hearing, Video conference, Sydney
Thu 23 September 2021Hearing - Virtual hearing, Video conference, Sydney
Thu 30 September 2021Hearing - Virtual hearing, Video conference, Sydney
Fri 11 February 2022Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Fri 25 March 2022Final Report
Hearings and transcripts
DateVenue details
Thu 07 May 2020Video Conference – check Parliament's webstream, Parliament HouseView scheduleView transcript
Fri 15 May 2020Video Conference – check Parliament's webstream, Parliament HouseView scheduleView transcript
Thu 21 May 2020Video Conference – check Parliament's webstream, Parliament HouseView scheduleView transcript
Fri 29 May 2020Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Fri 12 June 2020Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Mon 15 June 2020Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Mon 29 June 2020Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Wed 01 July 2020Preston Stanley Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Mon 17 August 2020Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Fri 18 September 2020Jubilee Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Wed 07 October 2020Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Tue 10 August 2021Virtual hearing, Video conference, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Wed 11 August 2021Virtual hearing, Video conference, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Mon 13 September 2021Virtual hearing, Video conference, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Fri 17 September 2021Virtual hearing, Video conference, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Thu 23 September 2021Virtual hearing, Video conference, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Thu 30 September 2021Virtual hearing, Video conference, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Fri 11 February 2022Jubilee Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Reports and government responses
Other documents
DateTypeTitle
Fri 18 March 2022Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Health (pdf, 1.92 MB)
Mon 14 February 2022Correspondence Mr Paul Sadler, CEO, Aged & Community Services Australia (pdf, 660.10 KB)
Fri 11 February 2022Tabled DocumentProfessor Raina MacIntyre, National Health and Medical Research Council Principal Research Fellow and Professor of Global Biosecurity, University of New South Wales (pdf, 3.92 MB)
Thu 10 February 2022Media ReleaseParliamentary inquiry into the NSW Government's management of the COVID-19 pandemic to hold hearing on 11 February 2022 (pdf, 128.07 KB)
Mon 15 November 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Resilience NSW (pdf, 147.15 KB)
Wed 03 November 2021Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Health (pdf, 244.06 KB)
Wed 03 November 2021Answers to Supplementary QuestionsNSW Health (pdf, 705.56 KB)
Fri 29 October 2021Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Treasury (pdf, 253.86 KB)
Tue 26 October 2021Answers to Questions on Notice South Western Sydney Local Health District (pdf, 704.61 KB)
Tue 26 October 2021Answers to Supplementary QuestionsSouth Western Sydney Local Health District (pdf, 241.62 KB)
Fri 22 October 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Public Service Association of NSW (pdf, 454.09 KB)
Fri 22 October 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Department of Education (pdf, 375.97 KB)
Fri 22 October 2021Answers to Supplementary QuestionsDepartment of Education (pdf, 598.93 KB)
Fri 22 October 2021Correspondence Mr Nathan Bradshaw, Industrial Manager, Justice, Public Service Association of NSW - Transcript corrections (pdf, 420.26 KB)
Fri 22 October 2021Correspondence The Hon Sarah Mitchell MLC, Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning - Transcript corrections (pdf, 192.81 KB)
Thu 21 October 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Professor Jodie McVernon, Professor and Director of Doherty Epidemiology, Doherty Institute (pdf, 70.87 KB)
Thu 21 October 2021Answers to Supplementary QuestionsCr Charles Lynch, Deputy Chair, Aboriginal Land Council (pdf, 87.06 KB)
Tue 19 October 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Arab Council Australia (pdf, 179.75 KB)
Tue 19 October 2021Correspondence Ms Wendy Hoey, Executive Director, Clinical Operations, Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network, NSW Health - Transcript corrections (PDF, 282.09 KB)
Mon 18 October 2021Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Health (pdf, 395.97 KB)
Mon 18 October 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network, NSW Health (pdf, 306.79 KB)
Mon 18 October 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Department of Premier and Cabinet (pdf, 27.19 KB)
Fri 15 October 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Corrective Services NSW (pdf, 550.75 KB)
Mon 11 October 2021Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Police Force (pdf, 128.63 KB)
Mon 11 October 2021Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Police Force (pdf, 209.47 KB)
Mon 11 October 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Multicultural NSW (pdf, 100.04 KB)
Mon 11 October 2021Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Ombudsman (pdf, 146.78 KB)
Tue 05 October 2021Additional InformationClr Charles Lynch, Deputy Chair, NSW Aboriginal Land Council (pdf, 683.99 KB)
Wed 29 September 2021Media ReleaseCOVID-19: Chief Health Officer and Ministry of Health to give evidence at parliamentary hearing on Thursday 30 September 2021 (pdf, 128.23 KB)
Thu 23 September 2021Answers to Supplementary QuestionsMs Mary Ronayne, Community and Culture Manager, Wilcannia Safe House (pdf, 139.73 KB)
Wed 22 September 2021Media Release COVID-19: Roadmap out of lockdown to be examined at parliamentary hearing on Thursday 23 September 2021 (pdf, 129.12 KB)
Thu 16 September 2021Media ReleaseCOVID-19: Parliamentary inquiry to hold further hearing on Friday 17 September 2021 (pdf, 130.77 KB)
Thu 16 September 2021Correspondence Ms Randa Kattan, Chief Executive Officer, Arab Council Australia (pdf, 557.67 KB)
Mon 13 September 2021Correspondence Michelle Falstein, Secretary, New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties, to the Regulation Committee, NSW Legislative Council, requesting scrutiny of COVID-19 instruments (pdf, 220.08 KB)
Fri 10 September 2021Media ReleaseCOVID-19: Parliamentary inquiry to hold hearing on Monday 13 September 2021 (pdf, 121.15 KB)
Fri 10 September 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Hon Brad Hazzard MP, Minister for Health and Medical Research, and Dr Kerry Chant, Chief Health Officer and Deputy Secretary, Population and Public Health, NSW Health (pdf, 268.32 KB)
Fri 10 September 2021Answers to Supplementary QuestionsHon Brad Hazzard MP, Minister for Health and Medical Research, and Dr Kerry Chant, Chief Health Officer and Deputy Secretary, Population and Public Health, NSW Health (pdf, 396.16 KB)
Thu 09 September 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Hon Sarah Mitchell MLC, Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning (pdf, 226.39 KB)
Thu 09 September 2021Answers to Supplementary QuestionsHon Sarah Mitchell MLC, Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning (pdf, 241.95 KB)
Mon 06 September 2021Correspondence Order for Papers under standing order 208 for documents on the recent outbreak of COVIC-19, dated 23 July 2021, with associated correspondence dated 4 August 2021 and 6 August 2021 (pdf, 3.72 MB)
Fri 20 August 2021Correspondence Mr David Shoebridge MLC, Chair, to the Hon Brad Hazzard MP, Minister for Health and Medical Research, providing an opportunity to clarify evidence provided at the hearing on Tuesday 10 August 2021 (pdf, 100.80 KB)
Mon 09 August 2021Correspondence Department of Premier and Cabinet - Order for Papers (pdf, 27.84 MB)
Wed 04 August 2021Media ReleaseUpcoming hearings on 10 August 2021 and 11 August 2021 (pdf, 123.78 KB)
Thu 22 July 2021Media ReleaseParliamentary inquiry is examining the NSW Government's management of the pandemic and current outbreak (pdf, 133.33 KB)
Mon 09 November 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Families, Communities and Disability Services (pdf, 308.29 KB)
Mon 09 November 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Arts (pdf, 54.58 KB)
Mon 09 November 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Customer Service and Better Regulation (pdf, 40.92 KB)
Mon 09 November 2020Answers to Supplementary QuestionsFamilies, Communities and Disability Services (pdf, 197.03 KB)
Fri 06 November 2020Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Health (pdf, 115.18 KB)
Mon 19 October 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Karl Schlothauer, Independent Bars Association (pdf, 415.26 KB)
Thu 15 October 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Cr Linda Scott, Local Government NSW (PDF, 93.30 KB)
Thu 15 October 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Michael Rodrigues, NTIA (pdf, 316.90 KB)
Thu 15 October 2020Correspondence from Ms Penelope Benton, National Association for the Visual Arts - providing clarification to her evidence given at the public hearing on on 18 September 2020 (pdf, 626.88 KB)
Wed 07 October 2020Tabled DocumentMedia release, entitled 'NAVA apologises to Create NSW staff and reports on artists' and organisations key concerns, dated 18 September 2020 - tabled by the Hon Don Harwin MLC (pdf, 1.59 MB)
Wed 07 October 2020Tabled Documententitled 'NSW Government's Sydney 24 Hour Economy Strategy' - resolved on the motion of Hon Natalie Ward MLC (pdf, 41.73 KB)
Tue 06 October 2020Correspondence from Mr James Hulme, Committee for Sydney - providing a link to a public statement as Answer to Questions on Notice from 18 September 2020 hearing (PDF, 79.47 KB)
Fri 25 September 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Julia Robinson, Australian Festivals Association (PDF, 456.86 KB)
Tue 22 September 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Mission Australia (PDF, 512.62 KB)
Mon 21 September 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Leo Patterson Ross, Tenants Union NSW (PDF, 16.45 KB)
Fri 18 September 2020Tabled DocumentCorrespondence from APRA AMCOS, Solotel Group, Sydney Festival, Sydney Fringe Festival and the Live Music Office to various ministers - tendered by Mr John Wardle, Live Music Office (pdf, 192.83 KB)
Fri 18 September 2020Tabled DocumentDepartment of Education (Queensland) guidelines, entitled 'Instrumental music program guidelines for managing hazards associated with COVID-19' - tendered by Mr John Wardle, Live Music Office (pdf, 403.48 KB)
Fri 18 September 2020Tabled DocumentEntitled 'Member Insight NSW Government response to COVID-19'- tendered by Ms Nicole Beyer, Theatre Network Australia (pdf, 574.39 KB)
Fri 18 September 2020Tabled DocumentProposal from Mr Alex Masso regarding COVID-19 safety measures for school music ensembles - tendered by Mr John Wardle, Live Music Office (pdf, 306.73 KB)
Fri 18 September 2020Tabled DocumentSurvey results, entitled 'Live Music and Performance Venue Impacts from COVID-19 Australia' - tendered by Mr John Wardle, Live Music Office (pdf, 4.76 MB)
Fri 18 September 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Rhiannon Cook, St Vincent de Paul (PDF, 101.56 KB)
Thu 17 September 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Tony Devlin, Salvation Army (PDF, 395.50 KB)
Thu 17 September 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Miriam Pellicano and Mr Peter Hennessy, St Francis Social Services (PDF, 134.68 KB)
Tue 15 September 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Rosanna Barbero, Addison Road Community Centre (PDF, 1.61 MB)
Mon 17 August 2020Tabled DocumentEntitled 'report to NSW Parliamentary inquiry into COVID-19 response' - tendered by Ms Rosanna Barbero, Addison Road Community Organisation (pdf, 2.55 MB)
Wed 05 August 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Industrial Relations and Arts (pdf, 319.77 KB)
Mon 27 July 2020Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Health (pdf, 128.81 KB)
Fri 24 July 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Agriculture (PDF, 822.38 KB)
Fri 10 July 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Better Regulation and Innovation (pdf, 1.07 MB)
Fri 10 July 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Mental Health, Regional Youth and Women (pdf, 3.76 MB)
Thu 09 July 2020Correspondence From the Hon Bronnie Taylor, Minister for Mental Health, Regional Youth and Women - clarifying evidence provided at 12 June 2020 hearing (pdf, 201.08 KB)
Mon 29 June 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Police and Emergency Services - Attachment A: COVID-19 health order fact sheet for police (PDF, 15.99 MB)
Mon 29 June 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Police and Emergency Services - Attachment B: Email from Mr Peter Thurtell, Assistant Commissioner to staff regarding the COVID-19 fact sheet (pdf, 190.68 KB)
Thu 25 June 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Planning and Public Spaces (PDF, 375.38 KB)
Tue 23 June 2020Answers to Supplementary QuestionsNSW Health - excluding questions 1, 2 and 7 (PDF, 64.58 KB)
Mon 22 June 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Police and Emergency Services (PDF, 530.42 KB)
Mon 22 June 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Better Regulation and Innovation (PDF, 226.88 KB)
Mon 22 June 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Finance and Small Business (PDF, 275.02 KB)
Mon 15 June 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Department of Education (PDF, 473.45 KB)
Mon 15 June 2020Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Treasury (PDF, 215.26 KB)
Mon 08 June 2020Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Health (PDF, 294.51 KB)
Mon 08 June 2020Answers to Supplementary QuestionsNSW Health - questions 1, 2 and 7 (PDF, 271.40 KB)
Fri 01 May 2020Media ReleaseAnnouncement of hearings (pdf, 119.53 KB)
Fri 27 March 2020Media ReleaseAnnouncement of inquiry (pdf, 301.95 KB)
Contact us

Stephen Frappell

Role:
LC Deputy Clerk
Phone:
9230 2464
Email:
public.accountability@parliament.nsw.gov.au

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