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:
  • Local Government
  • Customer Service and Digital Government, Emergency Services, Youth Justice
  • Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Industry and Trade, Innovation, Science and Technology, Building, Corrections
  • Small Business, Recovery, North Coast
Contact the Budget Estimates team at budgetestimates@parliament.nsw.gov.au.

The following was the schedule of hearings for Portfolio Committee No. 8 - Customer Service. The terms of reference includes the full hearing schedule.

Initial hearings

  • Monday 25 August 2025: Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Industry and Trade, Innovation, Science and Technology, Building, Corrections (Chanthivong)
  • Tuesday 2 September 2025: Local Government (Hoenig)
  • Wednesday 3 September 2025: Customer Service and Digital Government, Emergency Services, Youth Justice (Dib)
  • Friday 5 September 2025: Small Business, Recovery, North Coast (Saffin)

Additional hearings

  • Tuesday 24 February 2026: Customer Service and Digital Government, Emergency Services, Youth Justice (Dib)
  • Thursday 26 February 2026: Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Industry and Trade, Innovation, Science and Technology, Building, Corrections (Chanthivong)
  • Friday 27 February 2026: Small Business, Recovery, North Coast (Saffin)
  • Friday 6 March 2026: Local Government (Hoenig)
Terms of reference
Timeline
DateMilestone
Thu 26 June 2025Referred
Mon 25 August 2025Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Tue 02 September 2025Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Wed 03 September 2025Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Fri 05 September 2025Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Tue 24 February 2026Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Thu 26 February 2026Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Fri 27 February 2026Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Fri 06 March 2026Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Mon 22 June 2026Final Report
Hearings and transcripts
DateVenue details
Mon 25 August 2025Jubilee Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Tue 02 September 2025Jubilee Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Wed 03 September 2025Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Fri 05 September 2025Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Tue 24 February 2026Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Thu 26 February 2026Jubilee Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Fri 27 February 2026Jubilee Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Fri 06 March 2026Jubilee Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Reports and government responses

Report No. 6 - Portfolio Committee No. 8 - Customer Service - Budget Estimates 2025-2026

Tabled date:
Mon 22 June 2026
PDF504.98 KB
Other documents
DateTypeTitle
Thu 02 April 2026Answers to Questions on Notice AQONs - Hon Ron Hoenig MP - Received 2 April 2026 (pdf, 440.98 KB)
Thu 02 April 2026Answers to Supplementary QuestionsASQs - Hon Ron Hoenig MP - Received 2 April 2026 (pdf, 904.95 KB)
Thu 26 March 2026Answers to Supplementary QuestionsSupplementary questions - Attachment A - re P8 Q64 Notification letter to NSW Privacy Commissioner from CEO RA (pdf, 99.77 KB)
Thu 26 March 2026Answers to Supplementary QuestionsASQs - Hon Janelle Saffin MP - Received 26 March 2026 (pdf, 347.22 KB)
Thu 26 March 2026Answers to Questions on Notice AQONs - Hon Janelle Saffin MP - Received 26 March 2026 (pdf, 188.49 KB)
Wed 25 March 2026Answers to Supplementary QuestionsASQs - Hon Anoulak Chanthivong MP - Received 25 March 2026 (pdf, 787.86 KB)
Wed 25 March 2026Answers to Questions on Notice AQoNs - Hon Anoulak Chanthivong MP - Received 25 March 2026 (pdf, 304.71 KB)
Wed 25 March 2026Answers to Supplementary QuestionsAttachments - Supplementary Questions - Hon Anoulak Chanthivong MP (pdf, 1.81 MB)
Mon 23 March 2026Answers to Questions on Notice AQONs - Hon Jihad Dib MP - Received 23 March 2026 (pdf, 510.45 KB)
Mon 23 March 2026Answers to Supplementary QuestionsASQs - Hon Jihad Dib MP - Received 23 March 2026 (pdf, 455.39 KB)
Thu 12 March 2026OtherHighlighted questions on notice - Hon Ron Hoenig MP (PDF, 688.00 KB)
Thu 12 March 2026OtherSupplementary questions - Hon Ron Hoenig MP (pdf, 165.35 KB)
Fri 06 March 2026Tabled DocumentSomeva Renewables Briefing note regarding Notice of Motion 19 February 2026 – Coonerang Wind Farm Proposal, tabled by Hon Nichole Overall MLC (PDF, 3.19 MB)
Thu 05 March 2026Answers to Supplementary QuestionsSupplementary questions - Hon Janelle Saffin MP (pdf, 167.72 KB)
Thu 05 March 2026Answers to Questions on Notice Highlighted questions on notice - Hon Janelle Saffin MP (PDF, 752.34 KB)
Wed 04 March 2026OtherSupplementary questions - Hon Anoulack Chanthivong MP (pdf, 307.30 KB)
Wed 04 March 2026OtherHighlighted questions on notice - Hon Anoulack Chanthivong MP (PDF, 1.03 MB)
Mon 02 March 2026Other Highlighted questions on notice - Hon Jihad Dib MP (PDF, 1.08 MB)
Mon 02 March 2026OtherSupplementary Questions - The Hon. Jihad Dib MP (pdf, 185.76 KB)
Fri 27 February 2026Tabled DocumentExtracts from Hansard transcript 3 November 2023, tabled by Hon Aileen MacDonald MLC (PDF, 1.85 MB)
Thu 26 February 2026Tabled DocumentPoster on a fridge in an inmate common area in MSPC 3 May 2024 - tabled by Ms Sue Higginson MLC (pdf, 8.17 MB)
Tue 14 October 2025Answers to Questions on Notice Hon Jihad Dib MP (pdf, 376.55 KB)
Tue 14 October 2025Answers to Supplementary QuestionsHon Jihad Dib MP (pdf, 1.26 MB)
Thu 02 October 2025Answers to Questions on Notice Hon Janelle Saffin MP (pdf, 369.38 KB)
Thu 02 October 2025Answers to Supplementary QuestionsHon Janelle Saffin MP (pdf, 579.16 KB)
Thu 02 October 2025Correspondence Letter of clarification - Hon Janelle Saffin MP, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Recovery, Minister for the North Coast (pdf, 1.07 MB)
Mon 29 September 2025Answers to Questions on Notice Hon Ron Hoenig MP (pdf, 170.84 KB)
Mon 29 September 2025Answers to Supplementary QuestionsHon Ron Hoenig MP (pdf, 429.07 KB)
Mon 29 September 2025Answers to Questions on Notice Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) (PDF, 460.43 KB)
Mon 29 September 2025OtherAttachment to answer to question on notice, Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) - Copy of File Note - Meeting between meeting between Felicity Wilson MP and Carmel Donnelly (PDF, 25.37 KB)
Mon 29 September 2025Answers to Supplementary QuestionsIndependent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) (PDF, 338.71 KB)
Mon 29 September 2025Correspondence Letter of clarification - Hon Ron Hoenig MP, Minister for Local Government (pdf, 156.88 KB)
Fri 19 September 2025Answers to Questions on Notice Hon Anoulak Chanthivong MP (pdf, 324.35 KB)
Fri 19 September 2025Answers to Supplementary QuestionsHon Anoulak Chanthivong MP (pdf, 1.15 MB)
Fri 19 September 2025OtherAttachments to Answers to Supplementary questions - Hon Anoulack Chanthivong MP (pdf, 1.04 MB)
Fri 12 September 2025OtherHighlighted questions on notice - Hon Janelle Saffin MP (pdf, 610.13 KB)
Fri 12 September 2025Correspondence Letter to the Hon Emma Hurst MLC from Mr Leon Taylor, Deputy Commissioner, Security and Custody, Corrective Services NSW - clarification of Budget Estimates evidence (pdf, 102.74 KB)
Thu 11 September 2025OtherSupplementary questions - Hon Janelle Saffin MP (pdf, 232.84 KB)
Thu 11 September 2025Correspondence Letter to the Hon Emma Hurst MLC from Dr Anne-Marie Martin, Deputy Commissioner, Community, Industry and Capacity, Corrective Services NSW - clarification of Budget Estimates evidence (pdf, 125.56 KB)
Tue 09 September 2025OtherHighlighted questions on notice - Hon Ron Hoenig MP (pdf, 700.30 KB)
Tue 09 September 2025OtherSupplementary questions - Hon Ron Hoenig MP (pdf, 260.74 KB)
Tue 09 September 2025OtherHighlighted questions on notice - Hon Jihad Dib MP (pdf, 1012.12 KB)
Tue 09 September 2025OtherSupplementary questions - Hon Jihad Dib MP (pdf, 536.57 KB)
Fri 05 September 2025Tabled DocumentCase Study: Gaps in Startup Guidance for a Cleaning Business, tendered by Hon Scott Farlow MLC (pdf, 1022.07 KB)
Wed 03 September 2025Tabled DocumentAssumptions and Drivers – Emergency Services Levy, tabled by Hon Wes Fang MLC (pdf, 1.28 MB)
Tue 02 September 2025Tabled DocumentDetails of Local Small Commitment Allocation to upgrade L’Estrange Park playground in Bayside Council, tabled by Hon Chris Rath MLC (pdf, 326.95 KB)
Fri 29 August 2025OtherSupplementary Questions - Budget Estimates - PC 8 Chanthivong - 25 August 2025 (pdf, 577.13 KB)
Fri 29 August 2025OtherTranscript - PC8 - 25 August 2025 - Budget Estimates (Chanthivong) HIGHLIGHTED FOR QoN (PDF, 974.64 KB)
Contact us

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Role:
PCO - Digital Enablement
Phone:
9230 2581
Email:
portfoliocommittee8@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Gareth Perkins

Role:
Council Officer
Phone:
9230 2296
Email:
portfoliocommittee8@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Taryne Cullen

Role:
Council Officer
Phone:
9230 2035
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