Integrity, efficacy and value for money of NSW Government grant programs

Introduction

This inquiry was established on 3 July 2020 to inquire into and report on the integrity, efficacy and value for money of NSW Government grant programs.

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

Terms of reference
This inquiry was Self-referred on 03 July 2020.
Timeline
DateMilestone
Fri 03 July 2020Self-referred
Mon 21 September 2020Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Fri 16 October 2020Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Fri 23 October 2020Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, 6 Macquarie Street
Fri 27 November 2020Hearing - Parliament House, Macquarie Room, Sydney
Wed 09 December 2020Hearing - Parliament House, Macquarie Room, Sydney
Mon 01 February 2021Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Mon 08 February 2021Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Mon 22 February 2021Submissions closed
Tue 30 March 2021Committee Interim Report
Mon 26 April 2021Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Fri 17 September 2021Government Response to Interim Report
Thu 30 September 2021Hearing - Virtual hearing, Video conference, Sydney
Thu 09 December 2021Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Thu 24 February 2022Final Report
Wed 08 June 2022Government Response to Final Report
Wed 24 August 2022Government Response to Final Report due
Submissions

Submissions to this inquiry closed on 22 Feb 2021.

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Hearings and transcripts
DateVenue details
Mon 21 September 2020Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Fri 16 October 2020Jubilee Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Fri 23 October 2020Jubilee Room, Parliament House, 6 Macquarie StreetView scheduleView transcript
Fri 27 November 2020Parliament House, Macquarie Room, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Wed 09 December 2020Parliament House, Macquarie Room, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Mon 01 February 2021Jubilee Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Mon 08 February 2021Jubilee Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Mon 26 April 2021Jubilee Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Thu 30 September 2021Virtual hearing, Video conference, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Thu 09 December 2021Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Reports and government responses

Government response - Reports No 8 and 10 - Public Accountability Committee - NSW Government grant programs

Tabled date:
Wed 08 June 2022
PDF6.61 MB

Report No 10 - Public Accountability Committee - NSW Government grant programs - Final report

Tabled date:
Thu 24 February 2022
Government response due:
Wed 24 August 2022
PDF3.38 MB

Government response - Report No 8 - Public Accountability Committee - NSW Government grant programs - First report

Tabled date:
Fri 17 September 2021
PDF620.24 KB

Report No 8 - Public Accountability Committee - NSW Government grant programs - First report

Tabled date:
Tue 30 March 2021
Government response due:
Thu 30 September 2021
PDF4.55 MB
Other documents
DateTypeTitle
Thu 24 February 2022Media ReleaseFinal report tabled (pdf, 276.27 KB)
Thu 13 January 2022Answers to Questions on Notice Core Integrity (pdf, 95.94 KB)
Sat 30 October 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Service NSW (pdf, 1.09 MB)
Sat 30 October 2021Answers to Supplementary QuestionsService NSW (pdf, 902.21 KB)
Thu 30 September 2021Tabled DocumentGrant Delivery Chronology of E2E Events, tendered by Mr David Shoebridge MLC, Committee Chair (pdf, 4.43 MB)
Wed 25 August 2021OtherLetter, Dr Brian Lindsay, Chair, Board of State Archives and Records Authority (pdf, 115.69 KB)
Fri 21 May 2021Correspondence Letter from Mr Jonathan Wheaton, Department of Regional NSW, providing clarification to his evidence on 26 April 2021 (pdf, 170.44 KB)
Fri 21 May 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Chris Hanger, Deputy Secretary, Public Works Advisory and Regional Development and Mr Jonathan Wheaton, Executive Director, Regional Programs, Department of Regional NSW (pdf, 1020.13 KB)
Fri 21 May 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Marg Prendergast PSM, Executive Director, Disaster Recovery and Mr Chris Presland , Director, Natural Disaster Expenditure and Governance, Resilience NSW (pdf, 991.76 KB)
Thu 20 May 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Dr Rosemary Dillon, Chief Executive Officer, Blue Mountains City Council (pdf, 1002.83 KB)
Wed 19 May 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Leanne Barnes OAM, General Manager and Mr Anthony McMahon, Director - Assets and Operations, Bega Valley Shire Council (pdf, 1.66 MB)
Wed 19 May 2021Additional InformationDr Brett Stevenson and Ms Bernie O'Neil, Co-convenors, A Better Eurobodalla (pdf, 2.93 MB)
Tue 11 May 2021Correspondence From Service NSW to Committee Chair, providing further information relating to Core Integrity bushfire grants (pdf, 811.08 KB)
Tue 11 May 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Matthew Hyde , Chief Executive Officer, Snowy Valleys Council (pdf, 284.62 KB)
Tue 04 May 2021Correspondence Letter from Department of Communities and Justice to Committee Chair, in response to the committee's request for documents relating to Core Integrity bushfire grants (pdf, 134.70 KB)
Mon 03 May 2021Correspondence Letter from Department of Customer Service to Committee Chair, in response to the committee's request for documents relating to Core Integrity bushfire grants (pdf, 1.26 MB)
Mon 26 April 2021Tabled DocumentPowerPoint presentation entitled 'Bushfire recovery support package', tendered by Mr Jonathan Wheaton, Department of Regional NSW (pdf, 184.06 KB)
Mon 26 April 2021Tabled DocumentMedia releases and photos, tendered by the Hon Shayne Mallard MLC (pdf, 4.88 MB)
Mon 26 April 2021Tabled DocumentTable entitled 'Bushfire Local Economic Recovery (BLER) Package', tendered by the Hon Courtney Houssos MLC (pdf, 1.73 MB)
Mon 26 April 2021Correspondence Email from Dr Rosemary Dillon, CEO, Blue Mountains City Council, responding to matters raised at the hearing (pdf, 411.69 KB)
Mon 26 April 2021Tabled DocumentMr David Shoebridge MLC, Committee Chair - Document returned in response to an order for papers entitled: 'Bushfire Fast Tracked Projects: Project Selection' (pdf, 512.61 KB)
Tue 30 March 2021Media ReleaseFirst report tabled (pdf, 306.48 KB)
Mon 22 March 2021Answers to Supplementary QuestionsThe Hon John Barilaro MP, Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW (pdf, 696.09 KB)
Tue 09 March 2021Answers to Questions on Notice The Hon John Barilaro MP, Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW (pdf, 1.62 MB)
Mon 08 March 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Tim Hurst Deputy Secretary, Local Government, Planning and Policy, Office of Local Government (pdf, 67.53 KB)
Mon 08 March 2021Additional InformationMs Kate Foy, Department of Premier and Cabinet (pdf, 5.63 MB)
Mon 01 March 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Chris Hanger and Mr Jonathan Wheaton, Department of Regional NSW (pdf, 1.37 MB)
Mon 01 March 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Live Music Office, Attachments 1-3 Victorian planning amendment provisions and report (pdf, 232.77 KB)
Mon 01 March 2021Answers to Questions on Notice National Association for the Visual Arts, Attachment 1, Code of Practice revision (pdf, 947.16 KB)
Mon 01 March 2021Answers to Questions on Notice National Association for the Visual Arts, Attachment 2, Economics of Australia's visual arts sector report (pdf, 3.23 MB)
Mon 01 March 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Mr John Wardle, Consultant, Live Music Office (pdf, 389.59 KB)
Fri 26 February 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Kate Foy, Mr Chris Keely and Ms Annette Pitman, Department of Premier and Cabinet (pdf, 696.60 KB)
Fri 26 February 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Mr David Clarkson, Board Member, Theatre Network NSW (pdf, 630.94 KB)
Fri 26 February 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Penelope Benton, Acting Chief Executive Officer, National Association for the Visual Arts (pdf, 200.67 KB)
Fri 26 February 2021Answers to Supplementary QuestionsDepartment of Premier and Cabinet (pdf, 211.08 KB)
Fri 12 February 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Elizabeth Rogers, Chief Executive Officer, Regional Arts NSW (pdf, 72.24 KB)
Mon 08 February 2021Tabled DocumentDocument outlining process of identifying projects and rating fire impact under the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery fund, tendered by the Hon John Barilaro MP, Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW (PDF, 534.79 KB)
Mon 08 February 2021Tabled DocumentBushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund program guidelines, tendered by the Hon John Barilaro MP, Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW (pdf, 12.82 MB)
Mon 08 February 2021Tabled DocumentMap of NSW displaying Regional Growth Fund grants, tendered by the Hon John Barilaro MP, Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW (pdf, 10.85 MB)
Mon 08 February 2021Tabled Document2 maps indicating NSW Bushfires State Electorate Overview – Impact assessment data, tendered by the Chair (pdf, 14.40 MB)
Sun 07 February 2021Correspondence Letter from Deputy Premier to Chair concerning Bushfire Local Economic Recovery program (pdf, 236.07 KB)
Tue 02 February 2021Media ReleaseReopening submissions, Bushfire grants (pdf, 308.30 KB)
Mon 01 February 2021Tabled DocumentHon Courtney Houssos MLC - Document returned in response to an order for papers entitled Briefing for the Deputy Premier (pdf, 3.56 MB)
Mon 25 January 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Laura Clarke, Former Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Deputy Premier (pdf, 1.86 MB)
Fri 22 January 2021Correspondence State Archives and Records Authority Report - recordkeeping assessment of the Office of the Premier and records relating to the Stronger Communities Fund (pdf, 2.75 MB)
Fri 15 January 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Jeff Sowiak, General Manager, Brewarrina Shire Council (pdf, 244.16 KB)
Fri 15 January 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Jacquelyn Richards, Portfolio General Manager, Community Choice, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council (pdf, 96.90 KB)
Tue 12 January 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Anthony McMahon, Director, Assets and Operations, Bega Valley Shire Council (pdf, 753.19 KB)
Tue 12 January 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Simon Massey, Economic Strategy and Government Relations Manager, City of Newcastle (pdf, 85.38 KB)
Fri 08 January 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Tim Mackney, Manager Infrastructure Delivery, Tweed Shire Council (pdf, 447.88 KB)
Thu 17 December 2020Correspondence Letter from Premier's chief of staff, declining the re-invitation to appear as a witness on 8 February 2021 (pdf, 640.61 KB)
Thu 17 December 2020Correspondence Letter from Ms Gabrielle Upton MP, former Minister for Local Government, declining the invitation to appear as a witness on 8 February 2021 (pdf, 289.66 KB)
Wed 16 December 2020Correspondence Letter from the Hon John Barilaro MP, Deputy Premier – accepting the invitation to appear as a witness on 8 February 2021 (pdf, 59.71 KB)
Fri 11 December 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Gerard Van Emmerik, Manager Community & Economic Development, Federation Council (pdf, 233.63 KB)
Thu 10 December 2020Correspondence Letter from the Chair to the Hon John Barilaro MP, Deputy Premier, inviting him to appear as a witness on 8 February 2021 to answer questions relating to the Stronger Communities Fund (pdf, 188.62 KB)
Thu 10 December 2020Correspondence Letter from the Chair to the Hon Gladys Berejiklian MP, Premier, reinviting her to appear as a witness on 8 February 2021 to answer questions relating to the Stronger Communities Fund (pdf, 190.70 KB)
Thu 10 December 2020Correspondence Letter from the Chair to Ms Gabrielle Upton MP, former Minister for Local Government, inviting her to appear as a witness on 8 February 2021 to answer questions relating to the Stronger Communities Fund (pdf, 187.78 KB)
Wed 09 December 2020Tabled DocumentMr David Shoebridge MLC, Committee Chair – Various documents related to the Stronger Communities Fund returned in response to orders for papers, referred to at the hearing on 9 December 2020 (pdf, 5.63 MB)
Wed 09 December 2020Tabled DocumentThe Hon Courtney Houssos MLC and the Hon John Graham MLC – Various documents related to the Stronger Communities Fund returned in response to orders for papers, referred to at the hearing on 9 December 2020 (pdf, 16.19 MB)
Mon 07 December 2020Answers to Supplementary QuestionsFurther answers to supplementary questions, Ms Sarah Lau, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the NSW Premier (pdf, 92.58 KB)
Fri 27 November 2020Correspondence Letter from Mr Tim Hurst, response to documents tendered by Cr Byrne on 21 September, received 12 November 2020 (pdf, 59.83 KB)
Fri 27 November 2020Tabled DocumentDocuments tendered by Cr Darcy Byrne - 21 September 2020 (pdf, 7.20 MB)
Tue 24 November 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Sarah Cruickshank, Former Chief of Staff, Office of the NSW Premier (pdf, 69.47 KB)
Fri 20 November 2020Correspondence Letter from Mr Tim Reardon, Secretary DPC to Deputy Chair regarding witness attendance at the hearing on 23 October 2020 (pdf, 238.46 KB)
Fri 20 November 2020Correspondence Letter from Mr Bran Black, Office of the Premier, declining the invitation for the Premier to appear at a future hearing (pdf, 115.53 KB)
Fri 20 November 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Sarah Lau, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the NSW Premier (pdf, 257.63 KB)
Fri 20 November 2020Answers to Supplementary QuestionsMs Sarah Lau, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the NSW Premier (pdf, 77.73 KB)
Fri 20 November 2020Answers to Supplementary QuestionsMs Sarah Cruickshank, Deputy Secretary, Transformation Group, Department of Premier and Cabinet (pdf, 2.87 MB)
Fri 13 November 2020Correspondence Letter from State Archives and Records Authority to Committee Chair, providing responses to questions related to the State Records Act 1998 (pdf, 170.92 KB)
Thu 12 November 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Chris Hanger, Deputy Secretary, Department of Regional NSW (pdf, 895.29 KB)
Thu 12 November 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Margaret Crawford, Auditor-General of New South Wales (pdf, 606.12 KB)
Wed 11 November 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Hon Peter Hall QC, Chief Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption (pdf, 114.84 KB)
Mon 02 November 2020Correspondence Letter from DPC to Committee Chair, regarding witnesses for hearing on 23 October 2020 (pdf, 154.92 KB)
Fri 23 October 2020Tabled DocumentMr David Shoebridge MLC, Committee Chair – Various documents returned in response to an order for papers on 3 June 2020, Referred to at the hearing on 23 October (pdf, 3.98 MB)
Fri 23 October 2020Tabled DocumentMs Sarah Lau, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Premier – Letter from Mr Tim Hurst, Office of Local Government to the Clerk of the Parliaments, regarding the Stronger Communities Fund tied grants round, signed 19 October, Referred to at hearing on 23 October (pdf, 1.31 MB)
Fri 23 October 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Cr Khal Asfour, Mayor, Canterbury Bankstown Council (pdf, 591.80 KB)
Thu 22 October 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Tim Hurst, CEO, Office of Local Government (pdf, 247.89 KB)
Thu 22 October 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Michael Edgar, General Manager and Ms Chandi Saba, Chief Financial Officer, Hills Shire Council (pdf, 100.79 KB)
Thu 22 October 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Cr Darcy Byrne, Mayor, Inner West Council (pdf, 43.71 KB)
Thu 22 October 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Cr Darcy Byrne, Mayor, Inner West Council, Appendixes (pdf, 264.31 KB)
Wed 21 October 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Steven Head, General Manager, Hornsby Shire Council (pdf, 19.74 KB)
Wed 21 October 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Steven Head, General Manager, Hornsby Shire Council, Appendixes (pdf, 11.84 MB)
Wed 21 October 2020Correspondence Email from Kate Boyd, Department of Premier and Cabinet, to secretariat, confirming Ms Sarah Lau will attend the hearing on 23 October 2020, received 21 October (pdf, 89.59 KB)
Wed 21 October 2020Correspondence Email from secretariat to DPC in response to correspondence, sent 21 October (pdf, 411.12 KB)
Tue 20 October 2020Correspondence Email from Secretariat to DPC, providing reasons for witness invitations for 23 October hearing (pdf, 194.37 KB)
Mon 19 October 2020Correspondence Email from DPC to Secretariat concerning attendance of Ms Lau and Ms Cruickshank for 23 October hearing (pdf, 132.05 KB)
Fri 16 October 2020Correspondence Email from DPC to Secretariat concerning attendance of Ms Lau at 23 October Hearing (pdf, 138.13 KB)
Tue 13 October 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Cr Linda Scott, President, Local Government NSW (pdf, 133.38 KB)
Mon 21 September 2020Tabled DocumentCr Khal Asfour, Mayor of Canterbury-Bankstown Council - Letter to the Hon Gabriel Upton MP, Minister for Local Government, regarding funding, dated 8 June 2018; and reply from the Hon Scot MacDonald MLC - Referred to at the hearing on 21 September (pdf, 324.71 KB)
Mon 21 September 2020Tabled DocumentMr David Shoebridge MLC, Committee Chair – Various documents returned in response to an order for papers on 3 June 2020 - Referred to at the hearing on 21 September (pdf, 986.15 KB)
Mon 06 July 2020Media ReleaseMedia Release - 6 July 2020 - Integrity of grants - Announcement (pdf, 116.69 KB)
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