NSW Government's use and management of consulting services

Introduction

This inquiry was established on 31 May 2023 to inquire into and report on the NSW Government's use and management of consulting services.   

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

Terms of reference
Timeline
DateMilestone
Wed 31 May 2023Referred
Thu 15 June 2023Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Mon 26 June 2023Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Fri 30 June 2023Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Mon 17 July 2023Submissions closed
Fri 28 July 2023Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Tue 08 August 2023Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Wed 09 August 2023Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Wed 16 August 2023Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Tue 05 September 2023Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Wed 06 September 2023Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Mon 05 February 2024Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Wed 29 May 2024FinalReport
Fri 07 June 2024Committee Other Report
Thu 29 August 2024Government Response to Final Report due
Thu 29 August 2024Government Response to Final Report
Submissions

Submissions to this inquiry closed on 17 Jul 2023.

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Hearings and transcripts
DateVenue details
Thu 15 June 2023Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Mon 26 June 2023Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Fri 30 June 2023Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Fri 28 July 2023Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Tue 08 August 2023Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Wed 09 August 2023Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Wed 16 August 2023Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Tue 05 September 2023Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Wed 06 September 2023Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Mon 05 February 2024Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Reports and government responses
Other documents
DateTypeTitle
Thu 18 July 2024Correspondence Correspondence from Sydney Metro regarding the case study on pages 39-40 of the committee's final report (pdf, 823.23 KB)
Wed 29 May 2024Media ReleaseNSW Government's use and management of consulting services - report tabled (pdf, 117.72 KB)
Wed 29 May 2024Correspondence Professor Brendan Lyon, Professor of Practice, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Wollongong (pdf, 432.31 KB)
Mon 04 March 2024Answers to Questions on Notice EY (pdf, 252.67 KB)
Wed 28 February 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Scyne Advisory (pdf, 231.69 KB)
Fri 08 December 2023Correspondence KPMG response to correspondence dated 24 November 2023 (pdf, 97.86 KB)
Mon 20 November 2023Answers to Supplementary QuestionsAdditional answers - Transport for NSW (pdf, 303.72 KB)
Thu 26 October 2023Answers to Supplementary QuestionsAdditional answers - Transport for NSW (pdf, 982.01 KB)
Wed 25 October 2023Answers to Questions on Notice EnergyCo (pdf, 568.91 KB)
Sun 22 October 2023Answers to Questions on Notice Australian Services Union (pdf, 499.90 KB)
Fri 20 October 2023Answers to Questions on Notice Sydney Water (pdf, 4.54 MB)
Thu 19 October 2023Answers to Questions on Notice Professor Brendan Lyon (pdf, 12.28 MB)
Wed 04 October 2023Answers to Questions on Notice KPMG (pdf, 197.93 KB)
Wed 04 October 2023Answers to Questions on Notice Hunter Water (pdf, 1.70 MB)
Wed 04 October 2023Answers to Questions on Notice Infrastructure NSW (pdf, 773.31 KB)
Wed 04 October 2023Answers to Questions on Notice Sydney Metro (pdf, 411.82 KB)
Wed 04 October 2023Answers to Questions on Notice Transport for NSW (pdf, 1.40 MB)
Wed 04 October 2023Answers to Questions on Notice Transport Asset Holding Entity (TAHE) NSW (pdf, 98.10 KB)
Wed 04 October 2023Answers to Supplementary QuestionsTransport Asset Holding Entity (TAHE) NSW (pdf, 214.37 KB)
Wed 04 October 2023Correspondence Email from Infrastructure NSW, providing clarifications to evidence given at the hearing on 5 September 2023 (pdf, 722.30 KB)
Wed 27 September 2023Correspondence Letter from Ms Katherine Danks, FRNSW, providing corrections to answers to supplementary questions received on 7 September 2023 (pdf, 756.69 KB)
Thu 21 September 2023Correspondence Letter from Ms Vanessa Chapman, CA ANZ, responding to possible adverse mention in Submission no. 22 (pdf, 90.43 KB)
Wed 20 September 2023Correspondence Letter from Mr Bill Browne, correcting an error in Submission no. 27 from The Australia Institute (pdf, 174.47 KB)
Wed 20 September 2023Correspondence Letter from Ms Heather Watson, responding to possible adverse mention in answers to questions on notice from Emeritus Professor James Guthrie et al (pdf, 140.05 KB)
Wed 20 September 2023Correspondence Letter from Ms Heather Watson, responding to possible adverse mention in Submission no. 27 (pdf, 122.69 KB)
Tue 19 September 2023Correspondence Letter from Mr David Deverall, providing a correction to evidence given at the hearing on 6 September 2023 (pdf, 215.07 KB)
Tue 19 September 2023Answers to Questions on Notice TCorp (pdf, 136.38 KB)
Wed 13 September 2023Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Health (pdf, 9.15 MB)
Wed 13 September 2023Answers to Questions on Notice SIRA (pdf, 60.41 KB)
Wed 13 September 2023Answers to Supplementary QuestionsSIRA (pdf, 65.87 KB)
Wed 13 September 2023Answers to Questions on Notice Public Service Association (pdf, 133.55 KB)
Wed 13 September 2023Answers to Questions on Notice Deloitte (pdf, 277.42 KB)
Tue 12 September 2023Answers to Questions on Notice iCare (pdf, 9.22 MB)
Thu 07 September 2023Answers to Questions on Notice Fire and Rescue NSW (pdf, 30.56 MB)
Wed 06 September 2023Tabled DocumentWhatsApp messages from James Copsey to Professor Brendan Lyon, tabled by Professor Brendan Lyon (pdf, 26.00 MB)
Wed 06 September 2023Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Treasury (pdf, 182.03 KB)
Wed 06 September 2023Answers to Supplementary QuestionsNSW Treasury (pdf, 109.34 KB)
Wed 06 September 2023Answers to Supplementary QuestionsNSW Procurement (pdf, 125.09 KB)
Tue 05 September 2023Tabled DocumentContract notice – Infrastructure NSW - Commercial Director for Projects NSW – INSW2057, tabled by Ms Abigail Boyd MLC (pdf, 3.66 MB)
Tue 05 September 2023Tabled DocumentContract notice – Transport for NSW - Project Management Services – 4200276524, tabled by Ms Abigail Boyd MLC (pdf, 3.57 MB)
Tue 05 September 2023Tabled DocumentLinkedIn Profile – Bryan Tan, tabled by Ms Abigail Boyd MLC (pdf, 5.54 MB)
Mon 04 September 2023Correspondence Ms Heather Watson response to Submission No. 5 (pdf, 215.16 KB)
Fri 01 September 2023Correspondence Central Coast Local Health District response to Submission No. 26 (pdf, 65.48 KB)
Thu 31 August 2023Answers to Questions on Notice Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (pdf, 237.16 KB)
Tue 29 August 2023Answers to Questions on Notice Per Capita (pdf, 53.96 KB)
Fri 25 August 2023Answers to Supplementary QuestionsChartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (pdf, 236.13 KB)
Wed 23 August 2023Additional InformationClarification of Points of Evidence - CA ANZ Professional Standards Scheme (pdf, 299.87 KB)
Tue 22 August 2023Answers to Questions on Notice The Australia Institute (pdf, 189.97 KB)
Thu 17 August 2023Answers to Questions on Notice Health Services Union (pdf, 204.37 KB)
Wed 16 August 2023Tabled DocumentCustomer Service/SIRA Actuarial Services Agreement - SIRA/2460, tabled by Ms Abigail Boyd MLC (pdf, 2.46 MB)
Wed 16 August 2023Tabled DocumentCustomer Service/Master services contract Actuarial services – SIRA/2460-1, tabled by Ms Abigail Boyd MLC (pdf, 2.92 MB)
Wed 16 August 2023Tabled DocumentCustomer Service/Provision of Actuarial Services for the State Insurance Regulatory Authority – SIRA/6358/2016, tabled by Ms Abigail Boyd MLC (pdf, 2.56 MB)
Wed 16 August 2023Tabled DocumentData on NSW Government consultant spend 2021-22, tabled by Mr Stewart Little, General Secretary, Public Service Association of NSW (pdf, 433.26 KB)
Wed 16 August 2023Tabled DocumentData on NSW Government contract labour, tabled by Mr Stewart Little, General Secretary, Public Service Association of NSW (pdf, 295.82 KB)
Wed 16 August 2023Tabled DocumentAppendix 10 of the icare 2017-2018 annual report, tabled by Ms Abigail Boyd MLC (pdf, 425.88 KB)
Tue 15 August 2023Answers to Questions on Notice Emeritus Professor James Guthrie, AM, FCPA, Professor John Dumay, CA, Professor Jane Andrew, CPA and Dr Erin Twyford, CA (pdf, 180.67 KB)
Mon 14 August 2023Correspondence Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board - Corrections to evidence given at public hearing on 9 August 2023 (pdf, 67.26 KB)
Tue 08 August 2023Tabled DocumentNSW Public Service Commission, State of the NSW Public Sector Report 2022, p. 16, tabled by Dr Betty Con Walker (pdf, 360.50 KB)
Fri 04 August 2023Correspondence Dr Stigter to the committee – Redacted by resolution of the committee (pdf, 143.87 KB)
Fri 04 August 2023Answers to Supplementary QuestionsAdditional answers - NSW Health (pdf, 149.52 KB)
Fri 04 August 2023Answers to Questions on Notice Additional answers - NSW Health (pdf, 187.63 KB)
Wed 02 August 2023Answers to Questions on Notice Additional answers - NSW Treasury (pdf, 139.33 KB)
Wed 02 August 2023Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Health on behalf of NSW Ambulance, HealthShare NSW, Health Infrastructure and eHealth NSW (pdf, 364.74 KB)
Fri 28 July 2023Answers to Questions on Notice ICAC (pdf, 265.89 KB)
Wed 26 July 2023Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Health on behalf of South-Eastern Sydney, Western Sydney and Sydney Local Health Districts (pdf, 258.37 KB)
Mon 24 July 2023Answers to Questions on Notice Additional answers - NSW Health (pdf, 146.50 KB)
Mon 24 July 2023Answers to Questions on Notice PwC (pdf, 704.69 KB)
Thu 20 July 2023Answers to Questions on Notice Adjunct Professor Mary Foley (pdf, 78.83 KB)
Mon 17 July 2023Answers to Supplementary QuestionsNSW Health (pdf, 1.08 MB)
Tue 11 July 2023Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Treasury (pdf, 248.45 KB)
Mon 10 July 2023Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Margaret Crawford, Auditor-General for NSW (pdf, 128.83 KB)
Fri 30 June 2023Tabled DocumentNSW Ambulance procurement plan for consultant support for the statewide rostering improvement project implementation, tabled by Dr Dominic Morgan ASM, Chief Executive, NSW Ambulance (pdf, 8.07 MB)
Mon 26 June 2023Tabled DocumentMinutes from South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Board from February 2013 to May 2015, tabled by Ms Abigail Boyd MLC (pdf, 38.29 MB)
Mon 26 June 2023Tabled DocumentBoard Referral note from Mr Michael Still, Chair of SESLHD Board dated 18 August 2015 regarding potential board member conflict of interest, tabled by Ms Kristin Stubbins AM, Acting Chief Executive, PwC Australia (pdf, 458.10 KB)
Sat 24 June 2023Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Health (pdf, 5.18 MB)
Thu 15 June 2023Tabled DocumentSpreadsheet of Local Health Districts' spending on consultants 2011-2022, tabled by Ms Abigail Boyd MLC (pdf, 372.75 KB)
Wed 14 June 2023Media ReleasePublic Hearing: NSW Government's use and management of consulting services (pdf, 143.30 KB)
Tue 06 June 2023Media ReleaseNew inquiry: NSW Government's use and management of consulting services (pdf, 140.86 KB)
Contact us

Kate Mihaljek

Role:
Director - Office of the Black Rod
Phone:
9230 3368
Email:
PAWC@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Talina Drabsch

Role:
Director Committees
Phone:
9230 2209
Email:
PAWC@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Emily Whittingstall

Role:
Principal Council Officer
Phone:
9230 2516
Email:
PAWC@parliament.nsw.gov.au

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