Budget Estimates 2025-2026

Introduction

This inquiry was established on 26 June 2025 to report on the Budget Estimates and related papers for the financial year 2025-2026 presenting the amounts to be appropriated from the Consolidated Fund.

Portfolios:

  • Premier
  • Treasurer
  • Finance, Domestic Manufacturing and Government Procurement, Natural Resources
  • Industrial Relations, Work Health and Safety
  • The Legislature
  • Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty, Gaming and Racing, Veterans, the Central Coast, Medical Research

Contact the Budget Estimates team at budgetestimates@parliament.nsw.gov.au.

The following was the schedule of hearings for Portfolio Committee No. 1 - Premier and Finance. The terms of reference includes the full hearing schedule.

Initial hearings

  • Wednesday 20 August 2025: Premier (Minns)
  • Friday 22 August 2025: Treasurer (Mookhey)
  • Tuesday 26 August 2025: Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty, Gaming and Racing, Veterans, the Central Coast, Medical Research (Harris)
  • Wednesday 27 August 2025: The Legislature (Franklin)
  • Monday 1 September 2025: Industrial Relations, Work Health and Safety (Cotsis)
  • Tuesday 2 September 2025: Finance, Domestic Manufacturing and Government Procurement, Natural Resources (Houssos)

Additional hearings

  • Wednesday 25 February 2026: Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty, Gaming and Racing, Veterans, the Central Coast, Medical Research (Harris)
  • Tuesday 3 March 2026: The Legislature (Franklin)
  • Wednesday 4 March 2026: Treasurer (Mookhey)
  • Thursday 5 March 2026: Premier (Minns)
  • Monday 9 March 2026: Finance, Domestic Manufacturing and Government Procurement, Natural Resources (Houssos)
  • Tuesday 10 March 2026: Industrial Relations, Work Health and Safety (Cotsis)
Terms of reference
Timeline
DateMilestone
Thu 26 June 2025Referred
Wed 20 August 2025Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Fri 22 August 2025Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Tue 26 August 2025Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Wed 27 August 2025Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Mon 01 September 2025Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Tue 02 September 2025Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Wed 25 February 2026Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Tue 03 March 2026Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Wed 04 March 2026Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Thu 05 March 2026Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Mon 09 March 2026Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Tue 10 March 2026Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Mon 22 June 2026Final Report
Hearings and transcripts
DateVenue details
Wed 20 August 2025Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Fri 22 August 2025Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Tue 26 August 2025Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Wed 27 August 2025Jubilee Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Mon 01 September 2025Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Tue 02 September 2025Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Wed 25 February 2026Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Tue 03 March 2026Jubilee Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Wed 04 March 2026Jubilee Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Thu 05 March 2026Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Mon 09 March 2026Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Tue 10 March 2026Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Reports and government responses

Report No. 68 - Portfolio Committee No. 1 - Premier and Finance - Budget Estimates 2025-2026

Tabled date:
Mon 22 June 2026
PDF659.00 KB
Other documents
DateTypeTitle
Thu 23 April 2026Correspondence Letter of clarification - Hon John Hatzistergos AM Chief Commissioner, NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (pdf, 194.14 KB)
Tue 14 April 2026Answers to Questions on Notice Hon Sophie Cotsis MP - Updated (pdf, 387.76 KB)
Wed 08 April 2026Answers to Supplementary QuestionsHon Sophie Cotsis MP (pdf, 304.89 KB)
Tue 07 April 2026Answers to Questions on Notice Hon Courtney Houssos MLC (pdf, 346.13 KB)
Tue 07 April 2026Answers to Supplementary QuestionsHon Courtney Houssos MLC (pdf, 707.84 KB)
Tue 07 April 2026Answers to Supplementary QuestionsAttachment 1 - Hon Courtney Houssos MLC (pdf, 198.36 KB)
Tue 07 April 2026Answers to Supplementary QuestionsAttachment 2 - Hon Courtney Houssos MLC (pdf, 101.59 KB)
Tue 07 April 2026Answers to Supplementary QuestionsAttachment 3 - Hon Courtney Houssos MLC (pdf, 140.00 KB)
Wed 01 April 2026Answers to Questions on Notice Hon Chris Minns MP - Premier (pdf, 357.44 KB)
Wed 01 April 2026Answers to Supplementary QuestionsHon Chris Minns MP - Premier (pdf, 612.74 KB)
Wed 01 April 2026Answers to Supplementary QuestionsPublic Service Commissioner - Received 25 March 2026 (pdf, 133.22 KB)
Wed 01 April 2026Answers to Supplementary QuestionsLaw Enforcement Conduct Commission - Received 26 March 2026 (pdf, 97.45 KB)
Wed 01 April 2026Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) - Received 30 March 2026 (pdf, 126.25 KB)
Wed 01 April 2026Answers to Supplementary QuestionsNSW Independent Commission Against Corruption - Received 30 March 2026 (pdf, 159.53 KB)
Wed 01 April 2026Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Electoral Commission - Received 1 April 2026 (pdf, 719.56 KB)
Wed 01 April 2026Answers to Supplementary QuestionsNSW Electoral Commission - Received 1 April 2026 (pdf, 629.52 KB)
Tue 31 March 2026Answers to Questions on Notice Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC, Treasurer (pdf, 263.70 KB)
Tue 31 March 2026Answers to Supplementary QuestionsHon Daniel Mookhey MLC, Treasurer (pdf, 431.14 KB)
Tue 31 March 2026Correspondence Letter of clarification - the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC, Treasurer (pdf, 472.41 KB)
Tue 31 March 2026Additional InformationLetter of clarification - Revenue NSW (pdf, 138.96 KB)
Fri 27 March 2026Correspondence Letter of clarification - Ms Georgina Beattie, NSW Resources (pdf, 152.07 KB)
Thu 26 March 2026Answers to Questions on Notice Hon Ben Franklin MLC, President (pdf, 258.62 KB)
Tue 24 March 2026Answers to Questions on Notice Hon David Harris MP (pdf, 457.64 KB)
Tue 24 March 2026Answers to Supplementary QuestionsHon David Harris MP (pdf, 471.58 KB)
Tue 24 March 2026Answers to Supplementary QuestionsAttachment 1 - Hon David Harris MP (pdf, 1.84 MB)
Mon 23 March 2026Correspondence Letter of clarification - Ms Liz Livingstone, NSW Treasury (pdf, 101.56 KB)
Mon 16 March 2026OtherSupplementary questions - 10 March 2026 - Hon Sophie Cotsis MP (pdf, 173.38 KB)
Mon 16 March 2026OtherHighlighted questions on notice - Hon Sophie Cotsis MP (PDF, 820.18 KB)
Fri 13 March 2026OtherHighlighed questions on notice - Hon Courtney Houssos MLC (PDF, 912.29 KB)
Fri 13 March 2026OtherSupplementary questions - Hon Courtney Houssos MLC (pdf, 194.01 KB)
Wed 11 March 2026OtherSupplementary questions - Hon Chris Minns MP (pdf, 172.97 KB)
Wed 11 March 2026OtherHighlighted questions on notice - Hon Chris Minns MP (PDF, 1007.88 KB)
Wed 11 March 2026Tabled DocumentNSW Resources Regulator - Compliance History Silver Mines Limited – Wednesday 2 October 2024, tabled by Ms Faehrmann (Houssos) (pdf, 10.05 MB)
Wed 11 March 2026Tabled DocumentEmail from the Resources Regulator to Bowden Silver dated 20 September 2024, tabled by Ms Faehrmann (Houssos) (pdf, 273.32 KB)
Tue 10 March 2026OtherSupplementary questions - Hon Daniel Mookhey MP (pdf, 198.60 KB)
Tue 10 March 2026OtherHighlighted questions on notice - Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC (PDF, 834.22 KB)
Mon 09 March 2026OtherHighlighted questions on notice - Hon Ben Franklin MLC (pdf, 634.15 KB)
Wed 04 March 2026Tabled DocumentFigure 2: Costs to build an apartment in Sydney, drivers and possible mitigations, Source: CIE and NSW Productivity and Equality Commission, dated 2024, tendered by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC. (pdf, 858.84 KB)
Wed 25 February 2026OtherSupplementary questions - Hon David Robert Harris MP (pdf, 199.90 KB)
Wed 25 February 2026OtherHighlighted questions on Notice - Hon David Roberts Harris MP (pdf, 1.03 MB)
Mon 01 December 2025Correspondence Correspondence from the Hon David Harris regarding an Answer to Question Taken on Notice (pdf, 80.37 KB)
Wed 22 October 2025Correspondence Correspondence from Mr Steve Griffin, Chief Executive Officer, Greyhound Racing NSW, 8 October 2025 (pdf, 612.36 KB)
Tue 30 September 2025Answers to Questions on Notice Hon Courtney Houssos MLC (pdf, 282.30 KB)
Tue 30 September 2025Answers to Supplementary QuestionsHon Courtney Houssos MLC (pdf, 594.52 KB)
Fri 26 September 2025Answers to Questions on Notice Hon Sophie Cotsis MP (pdf, 538.83 KB)
Fri 26 September 2025Answers to Supplementary QuestionsHon Sophie Cotsis MP (pdf, 213.37 KB)
Wed 24 September 2025OtherAttachment to answers to supplementary question - Hon David Harris MP (pdf, 232.83 KB)
Tue 23 September 2025Answers to Questions on Notice Hon David Harris MP (pdf, 356.21 KB)
Tue 23 September 2025Answers to Supplementary QuestionsHon David Harris MP (pdf, 469.95 KB)
Mon 22 September 2025Answers to Questions on Notice Hon Ben Franklin MLC (pdf, 196.48 KB)
Mon 22 September 2025Answers to Supplementary QuestionsHon Ben Franklin MLC (pdf, 132.54 KB)
Thu 18 September 2025Answers to Questions on Notice Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC (pdf, 155.99 KB)
Thu 18 September 2025Answers to Supplementary QuestionsHon Daniel Mookhey MLC (pdf, 219.10 KB)
Thu 18 September 2025Correspondence Letter of clarification - Mr Michael Coutts-Trotter, Secretary, NSW Treasury (pdf, 220.66 KB)
Tue 16 September 2025Answers to Questions on Notice Hon Chris Minns MP (pdf, 307.38 KB)
Tue 16 September 2025Answers to Supplementary QuestionsHon Chris Minns MP (pdf, 730.40 KB)
Tue 16 September 2025Answers to Questions on Notice Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) (pdf, 500.05 KB)
Tue 16 September 2025Answers to Supplementary QuestionsLaw Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) (pdf, 53.46 KB)
Tue 16 September 2025Answers to Supplementary QuestionsAudit Office of NSW (pdf, 178.67 KB)
Mon 15 September 2025Correspondence Letter of clarification - Hon David Harris MP (pdf, 789.54 KB)
Wed 10 September 2025OtherFurther supplementary question - Hon Ben Franklin MLC (pdf, 161.74 KB)
Tue 09 September 2025OtherHighlighted questions on notice - Hon Courtney Houssos MLC (pdf, 877.25 KB)
Tue 09 September 2025OtherSupplementary questions - Hon Courtney Houssos MLC (pdf, 225.50 KB)
Mon 08 September 2025OtherHighlighted questions on notice - Hon Sophie Cotsis MP (pdf, 1001.72 KB)
Mon 08 September 2025OtherSupplementary questions - Hon Sophie Cotsis MP (pdf, 233.48 KB)
Fri 05 September 2025Answers to Supplementary QuestionsOffice of the Public Service Commissioner (pdf, 114.25 KB)
Tue 02 September 2025Tabled DocumentGeneral penalty notice to Bliss Early Learning – 3148497780, tabled by Ms Boyd (pdf, 248.08 KB)
Tue 02 September 2025Tabled DocumentNSW Government Resources Regulator – Investigation outcome – Authorisation number EL 8312 (1992) with two images attached, tabled by Ms Faehrmann (pdf, 8.80 MB)
Tue 02 September 2025Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) (pdf, 159.94 KB)
Tue 02 September 2025Answers to Supplementary QuestionsNSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) (pdf, 1.33 MB)
Mon 01 September 2025OtherHighlighted questions on notice - Hon Ben Franklin MLC (PDF, 442.95 KB)
Mon 01 September 2025OtherSupplementary questions - Hon Ben Franklin MLC (pdf, 303.12 KB)
Mon 01 September 2025OtherSupplementary questions - Hon David Harris MP (pdf, 289.55 KB)
Mon 01 September 2025OtherHighlighted questions on notice - Hon David Harris MP (pdf, 1.02 MB)
Fri 29 August 2025OtherSupplementary questions - Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC (pdf, 336.75 KB)
Fri 29 August 2025Answers to Supplementary QuestionsNSW Ombudsman (pdf, 192.32 KB)
Wed 27 August 2025OtherHighlighted questions on notice - Hon Chris Minns MP (pdf, 1.00 MB)
Wed 27 August 2025OtherSupplementary questions - Hon Chris Minns MP (pdf, 526.33 KB)
Wed 27 August 2025OtherSupplementary questions​ - NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) (pdf, 307.04 KB)
Wed 27 August 2025OtherSupplementary questions - Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) (pdf, 301.86 KB)
Wed 27 August 2025OtherSupplementary questions - Audit Office of NSW (pdf, 300.74 KB)
Wed 27 August 2025OtherSupplementary questions - NSW Ombudsman (pdf, 296.40 KB)
Wed 27 August 2025OtherSupplementary questions - Office of the Public Service Commissioner (pdf, 233.91 KB)
Wed 27 August 2025OtherHighlighted questions on notice - Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC (pdf, 798.88 KB)
Tue 26 August 2025Tabled DocumentHistory Won’t be Kind / Minister, (2025) acrylic on paper screen print, by artist Elliott Fox, tabled by Ms Boyd (pdf, 1.05 MB)
Wed 20 August 2025Tabled DocumentFRNSW IRC Decision 14 August 2025, tendered by Mr Minns (pdf, 1.22 MB)
Wed 20 August 2025Tabled Document2025 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers of the President of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program, tendered by Mr Ruddick (pdf, 2.05 MB)
Wed 20 August 2025Tabled DocumentSydney Morning Herald, 22 April 1966 – Identikit picture of Wanda murder case produced in the Coroner’s Court and a picture of Mr Ivan Milat, tendered by Mr Buckingham (pdf, 491.25 KB)
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Role:
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Phone:
9230 2064
Email:
portfoliocommittee1@parliament.nsw.gov.au

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Phone:
9230 2296
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