Legislative Council General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2

The General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2 is a current standing committee of the Legislative Council, established 7 May 1997, re-established 12 May 2011.

General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2 was established to inquire into and report on any matters regarding the expenditure, performance or effectiveness of any Government department, statutory body or corporation within the following portfolios:

Health
Medical Research
Education
Mental Health
Healthy Lifestyles
Ageing
Aboriginal Affairs
Disability Services
Family and Community Services
Women
Citizenship and Communities
Western New South Wales
Sports and Recreation

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Inquiries (click to show)

During the current parliament, the following inquiries have been undertaken by the committee:

ReferredInquiry Name
15/03/2012 Budget Estimates 2012 - 2013 (Commenced)
11/11/2011 Education Amendment (Ethics Classes Repeal) Bill 2011 (Drafting Final Report)
12/05/2011 Budget Estimates 2011 - 2012 (Completed)

Records of 28 earlier inquiries conducted by the committee are also available online.

Submissions invited (click to show)


The committee is not actively receiving submissions at present. Past submissions may be available under the relevant inquiry.

Reports and government responses (click to show)

During the current parliament, the committee has or plans to table the following reports:
Report DateName of the report
14/02/2012Budget Estimates 2011-2012
(there are also 31 reports from past Parliaments).

Members (click to show)

Position
Chair: The Hon. Marie FICARRA (Lib, LC Member).
Deputy Chair: The Hon. Paul GREEN (CDP, LC Member).
Members:The Hon. Jan BARHAM (The Greens, LC Member)
 The Hon. David CLARKE (Lib, LC Member)
 The Hon. Sarah MITCHELL (Nat, LC Member)
 The Hon. Shaoquett MOSELMANE (ALP, LC Member)
 The Hon. Helen WESTWOOD (ALP, LC Member)

Contact (click to show)

RoleNamePhoneFaxEmail
Main contactRachel Callinan(02) 9230 2976(02) 9230 2981gpscno2@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Assistant Council OfficerLynn Race[02] 9230 3504[02] 9230 2981gpscno2@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Postal address (click to show)

Parliament House,
Macquarie Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Terms of Reference establishing Committee (click to show)

Resolution passed 12 May 2011, Minutes No. 8, Item 6 page 98; As amended 15 March 2012, Minutes No. 71, Item 18 page 819.

120312 General Purpose Standing Committees Resolution.pdf