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Current Parliament Inquiries (All by Date)

In the following table, LA means the Legislative Assembly, LC means the Legislative Council, and Report Date means the date of the report where a final report has been published, and in other cases the estimated reporting date.

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	Report Date	Referred	Inquiry Name	Status	Committee	House
Current / Pending Inquiries
			Are You Connected?: Telecommunications Availability in Rural and Regional Communities	Submissions Being Received	Broadband in Rural and Regional Communities	LA
			Transforming Life Outside Cities: the Potential of Broadband Services	Submissions Being Received	Broadband in Rural and Regional Communities	LA
			Children, Young People and the Built Environment - Follow-up Inquiry	Commenced	Children and Young People	Joint
	03 Sep 2009		Children and Young People 9-14 Years in NSW	Report Tabled	Children and Young People	Joint
		02 Mar 2009	2008 local government elections	Conducting Hearings	Electoral Matters	Joint
		27 Nov 2008	Budget Estimates 2009-2010	Commenced	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1	LC
			Review of the implementation of the recommendations of the Inquiry into the management and operations of the Ambulance Service of NSW	Commenced	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2	LC
		04 Dec 2008	Bullying of children and young people	Report Tabled	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2	LC
		13 Oct 2008	Governance of NSW universities	Report Tabled	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2	LC
		27 Nov 2008	Budget Estimates 2009-2010	Commenced	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 3	LC
		09 Sep 2009	Badgerys Creek land dealings and planning decisions	Commenced	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4	LC
		27 Nov 2008	Budget Estimates 2009-2010	Commenced	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4	LC
	19 Dec 2008	29 Aug 2008	Transport needs of Sydney's North-West Sector	Report Tabled	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4	LC
		25 Jun 2009	Rural wind farms	Commenced	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5	LC
		27 Nov 2008	Budget Estimates 2009-2010	Commenced	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5	LC
			Operation of the Health Care Complaints Act 1993	Commenced	Health Care Complaints	Joint
			Review of the 2007-2008 Annual Report of the Independent Commission Against Corruption	Commenced	ICAC Committee	Joint
		27 Nov 2008	Proposed amendments to the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988	Conducting Hearings	ICAC Committee	Joint
		26 Jun 2008	Protection of public sector whistleblower employees	Drafting Final Report	ICAC Committee	Joint
		10 Nov 2009	Spent convictions for juvenile offenders	Commenced	Law and Justice	LC
		29 Jun 2009	The use of victims' DNA	Submissions Being Received	Law and Justice	LC
	01 Sep 2009	30 May 2007	Second Review of the Lifetime Care and Support Authority	Report Tabled	Law and Justice	LC
			Managing Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity	Commenced	Natural Resource Management (Climate Change)	LA
		10 Nov 2009	NSW Taxi Industry	Commenced	NSW Taxi Industry	LC
			procedures for examining complaints against the Police Integrity Commission	Drafting Final Report	Ombudsman and Police Integrity Commission	Joint
			Twelfth General Meeting with the Police Integrity Commission	Conducting Hearings	Ombudsman and Police Integrity Commission	Joint
			Tenth General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission	Conducting Hearings	Ombudsman and Police Integrity Commission	Joint
			Sixteenth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman	Conducting Hearings	Ombudsman and Police Integrity Commission	Joint
		10 Sep 2009	Inquiry into a memorandum of understanding with the ICAC relating to the execution of search warrants on members' offices	Commenced	Privileges (LC)	LC
			Review of the Audit Office under s 48A of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983	Commenced	Public Accounts	LA
		09 Dec 2008	Inquiry into Sustainable Procurement	Drafting Final Report	Public Accounts	LA
		26 Sep 2007	Efficiency of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Examination of Performance Audit	Drafting Final Report	Public Accounts	LA
		26 Sep 2007	Signal Failures on the Metropolitan Network - Examination of Performance Audit	Drafting Final Report	Public Accounts	LA
		26 Sep 2007	Ageing Workforce - Teachers - Examination of Performance Audit	Drafting Final Report	Public Accounts	LA
		26 Sep 2007	Working with Hotels and Clubs to reduce alcohol-related crime - Examination of Auditor-General's Performance Report	Submissions Being Received	Public Accounts	LA
		26 Sep 2007	Recycling and Reuse of Waste by the NSW Public Sector - Examination of Performance Audit	Conducting Hearings	Public Accounts	LA
		26 Sep 2007	Delivering Health Care out of Hospitals	Submissions Being Received	Public Accounts	LA
			Review of Annual Reports	Conducting Hearings	Public Bodies Review	LA
			Inquiry into the Development of Arts and Cultural Infrastructure Outside the Sydney CBD	Commenced	Public Works	LA
		23 Oct 2007	The Royal North Shore Hospital	Commenced	Royal North Shore Hospital	LC
		30 Jun 2009	Substitute decision-making for people lacking capacity	Conducting Hearings	Social Issues	LC
	24 Sep 2009	03 Dec 2008	Homelessness and low-cost rental accommodation	Report Tabled	Social Issues	LC
		26 Jun 2008	New South Wales planning framework	Submissions Being Received	State Development	LC
		06 May 2009	Ministerial Reference - Inquiry into Pedestrian Safety	Commenced	Staysafe (Road Safety)	Joint
		26 Nov 2008	Heavy Vehicle Safety	Commenced	Staysafe (Road Safety)	Joint
		23 Jun 2009	6th General Meeting with the Valuer-General	Commenced	Valuer-General	Joint
Expired / Completed Inquiries
	24 Mar 2009		Broadband in Rural and Regional Communities: Key Issues for Further Investigation	Completed	Broadband in Rural and Regional Communities	LA
	24 Mar 2009	21 Jun 2007	Broadband in rural and regional communities	Completed	Broadband in Rural and Regional Communities	LA
	14 May 2009		Review of Child Death Review Team Reports: 2007 Annual Report & Trends in Child Deaths in New South Wales 1996-2005	Completed	Children and Young People	Joint
	14 May 2009		Review of 2007-2008 Annual Report of Commission for Children and Young People	Completed	Children and Young People	Joint
	19 Jun 2008		Review of 2006-2007 Annual Report of Commission for Children and Young People and 2006 Annual Report of Child Death Review Team	Completed	Children and Young People	Joint
	08 Nov 2007	10 Oct 2007	Review of the 2005/06 Annual Report of the Commission for Children and Young People	Completed	Children and Young People	Joint
	19 Jun 2008	27 Jun 2007	Electoral and Political Party Funding	Completed	Electoral and Political Party Funding	Joint
	21 May 2008	27 Jun 2007	Administration of the 2007 NSW election and related matters	Completed	Electoral Matters	Joint
	05 Mar 2009	05 Dec 2007	Budget Estimates 2008-2009	Completed	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1	LC
	30 Oct 2008	24 Sep 2008	Inquiry into the need for a mini budget	Completed	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1	LC
	05 Dec 2007	28 Jun 2007	Budget Estimates 2007-2008	Completed	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1	LC
	12 Nov 2009	27 Nov 2008	Budget Estimates 2009-2010	Completed	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2	LC
	03 Mar 2009	05 Dec 2007	Budget Estimates 2008-2009	Completed	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2	LC
	15 Dec 2008	26 Jun 2008	The Program of Appliances for Disabled People (PADP)	Completed	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2	LC
	20 Oct 2008	15 May 2008	The management and operations of the NSW Ambulance Service	Completed	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2	LC
	05 Mar 2008	28 Jun 2007	Budget Estimates 2007-2008	Completed	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2	LC
	14 Dec 2007	27 Jul 2007	Inquiry into the operations of the Home Building Service	Completed	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2	LC
	05 Jun 2009	17 Dec 2008	The privatisation of prisons and prison-related services	Completed	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 3	LC
	09 Dec 2008	05 Dec 2007	Budget Estimates 2008-2009	Completed	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 3	LC
	05 Dec 2007	28 Jun 2007	Budget Estimates 2007-2008	Completed	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 3	LC
	05 Mar 2009	05 Dec 2007	Budget Estimates 2008-2009	Completed	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4	LC
	06 Mar 2008	28 Jun 2007	Budget Estimates 2007-2008	Completed	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4	LC
	26 Nov 2008	05 Dec 2007	Budget Estimates 2008-2009	Completed	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5	LC
	30 Sep 2008	14 May 2008	Former uranium smelter site, Hunter's Hill	Completed	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5	LC
	07 Dec 2007	28 Jun 2007	Budget Estimates 2007-2008	Completed	General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5	LC
	14 May 2009		Review of the 2007-2008 Annual Report of the Health Care Complaints Commission	Completed	Health Care Complaints	Joint
	26 Jun 2008	06 Jun 2008	The Investigations by the Health Care Complaints Commission into the Complaints Made Against Mr Graeme Reeves	Completed	Health Care Complaints	Joint
	24 Jun 2008	06 Mar 2008	Review of the 2006-2007 Annual Report of the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission	Completed	Health Care Complaints	Joint
	20 Feb 2008	22 Nov 2006	Review of the 2005-2006 Annual Report of the Health Care Complaints Commission	Completed	Health Care Complaints	Joint
	31 Mar 2009		Review of special reports tabled in 2008 by the Inspector of the Independent Commission Against Corruption	Completed	ICAC Committee	Joint
	31 Mar 2009		Review of the 2007-2008 Annual Report of the Inspector of the Independent Commission Against Corruption	Completed	ICAC Committee	Joint
	21 Oct 2008		Review of the 2006-2007 Annual Report of the Inspector of the Independent Commission Against Corruption	Completed	ICAC Committee	Joint
	21 Oct 2008		Review of the 2006-2007 Annual Report of the Independent Commission Against Corruption	Completed	ICAC Committee	Joint
	12 Dec 2007	26 Jun 2007	Review of the 2005-2006 Annual Report of the Inspector of the Independent Commission Against Corruption	Completed	ICAC Committee	Joint
	06 Nov 2007	26 Jun 2007	Review of the 2005-2006 annual report of the Independent Commission Against Corruption	Completed	ICAC Committee	Joint
	08 Jul 2009	02 Dec 2008	Adoption by same sex couples	Completed	Law and Justice	LC
	27 May 2009	04 Aug 2008	Legislation on altruistic surrogacy in NSW	Completed	Law and Justice	LC
	30 Oct 2008	30 May 2007	The exercise of the functions of the Lifetime Care and Support Authority and Lifetime Care and Support Advisory Council - First Review	Completed	Law and Justice	LC
	01 Sep 2008	30 May 2007	The exercise of the functions of the Motor Accidents Authority and Motor Accidents Council - Ninth Review	Completed	Law and Justice	LC
	21 Apr 2008	16 Oct 2007	The prohibition on the publication of names of children involved in criminal proceedings	Completed	Law and Justice	LC
	08 Nov 2007	30 May 2007	The exercise of the functions of the Motor Accidents Authority and Motor Accidents Council - Eighth Review	Completed	Law and Justice	LC
	12 May 2009	05 Mar 2008	Emissions Trading Schemes	Completed	Natural Resource Management (Climate Change)	LA
	04 Dec 2008	21 Jun 2007	Natural Resource Management (Climate Change)	Completed	Natural Resource Management (Climate Change)	LA
	08 Sep 2009		Eleventh General Meeting with the Police Integrity Commission	Completed	Ombudsman and Police Integrity Commission	Joint
	08 Sep 2009		Fifteenth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman	Completed	Ombudsman and Police Integrity Commission	Joint
	31 Mar 2009		Ninth General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission	Completed	Ombudsman and Police Integrity Commission	Joint
	31 Mar 2009		Early Intervention Systems in the NSW Police Force	Completed	Ombudsman and Police Integrity Commission	Joint
	24 Jun 2008		Fourteenth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman	Completed	Ombudsman and Police Integrity Commission	Joint
	24 Jun 2008		Tenth General Meeting with the Police Integrity Commission	Completed	Ombudsman and Police Integrity Commission	Joint
	24 Jun 2008	03 Jul 2007	Statutory Review of the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993	Completed	Ombudsman and Police Integrity Commission	Joint
	04 Mar 2008		Eighth General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission	Completed	Ombudsman and Police Integrity Commission	Joint
	19 Oct 2008		Further review of the Consultation Draft Constitution (Disclosures by Members) Amendment Regulation 2008	Completed	Parliamentary Privilege and Ethics (LA)	LA
	04 Mar 2008	04 Feb 2008	Review of Draft Constitution (Disclosures by Members) Amendment Regulation 2008	Completed	Parliamentary Privilege and Ethics (LA)	LA
	29 Nov 2007	14 Nov 2007	Review of Draft Constitution (Disclosures by Members) Further Amendment Regulation 2007	Completed	Parliamentary Privilege and Ethics (LA)	LA
	29 Oct 2008	15 Aug 2008	Citizen's Right of Reply (Mr M Tebbutt)	Completed	Privileges (LC)	LC
	26 Jun 2008	17 Jun 2008	Further draft Constitution (Disclosures by Members) Amendment Regulation 2008	Completed	Privileges (LC)	LC
	24 Jun 2008	14 May 2008	Citizen's Right of Reply (Mr D Kennedy)	Completed	Privileges (LC)	LC
	24 Jun 2008	29 Apr 2008	Citizen's Right of Reply (Mr R Bailey) (No. 2)	Completed	Privileges (LC)	LC
	24 Jun 2008	08 Apr 2008	Citizen's Right of Reply (Prof Bob Walker and Ms Betty Con Walker)	Completed	Privileges (LC)	LC
	28 Feb 2008	27 Feb 2008	Inquiry into draft Constitution (Disclosures by Members) Amendment Regulation 2008	Completed	Privileges (LC)	LC
	29 Dec 2007	15 Nov 2007	Inquiry into draft Constitution (Disclosure by Members) Further Amendment Regulation 2007	Completed	Privileges (LC)	LC
	29 Nov 2007	13 Nov 2007	Citizen's Right of Reply (Mr T H Logan)	Completed	Privileges (LC)	LC
	19 Sep 2007	12 Jun 2007	Inquiry into comments made by Cardinal George Pell	Completed	Privileges (LC)	LC
	17 Sep 2007	04 Jul 2007	Citizen's Right of Reply (Mr R Bailey)	Completed	Privileges (LC)	LC
	27 Jun 2007	12 Jun 2007	Citizen's Right of Reply (NRMA)	Completed	Privileges (LC)	LC
	12 Mar 2009		Limiting debate, tabling of papers when the House is pr	Completed	Procedure Committee	LC
	06 Mar 2008	28 Jun 2007	Inquiry into standing order 210 (10)	Completed	Procedure Committee	LC
		26 Sep 2007	Responding to Homelessness - Examination of Performance Audit	Not Proceeded With	Public Accounts	LA
	24 Jun 2009	26 Sep 2007	Improving Efficiency of Irrigation Water Use on Farms Examination of Performance Audit	Completed	Public Accounts	LA
	24 Jun 2009	26 Sep 2007	Police Rostering - Examination of Performance Audit	Completed	Public Accounts	LA
	24 Jun 2009	26 Sep 2007	Managing Departmental Amalgamations - Examination of Performance Audit	Completed	Public Accounts	LA
	25 Mar 2009	26 Sep 2007	Connecting with Public Transport Examination of Performance Audit	Completed	Public Accounts	LA
	25 Mar 2009	26 Sep 2007	Government Advertising - Examination of Performance Audit	Completed	Public Accounts	LA
	25 Mar 2009	26 Sep 2007	Homelessness - Examination of Performance Audit	Completed	Public Accounts	LA
	25 Mar 2009	26 Sep 2007	Dealing with Household Burglaries Examination of Performance Audit	Completed	Public Accounts	LA
	27 Nov 2008	26 Sep 2007	State Plan Reporting	Completed	Public Accounts	LA
	11 Nov 2008	26 Sep 2007	Helping Older People Access A Residential Aged Care Facility - Examination of Performance Audit	Completed	Public Accounts	LA
	11 Nov 2008	26 Sep 2007	Educating Primary School Students with Disabilities - Examination of Performance Audit	Completed	Public Accounts	LA
	11 Nov 2008	26 Sep 2007	Major Infectious Disease Outbreaks:Readiness to Respond Examination of Performance Audit	Completed	Public Accounts	LA
	11 Nov 2008	26 Sep 2007	Attracting, Retaining and Managing Nurses in Hospitals - Examination of Performance Audit	Completed	Public Accounts	LA
	11 Nov 2008	26 Sep 2007	Condition of State Roads, Examination of Performance Audit	Completed	Public Accounts	LA
	11 Nov 2008	26 Sep 2007	Distributing Legal Aid in New South Wales - Examination of Performance Audit	Completed	Public Accounts	LA
	11 Nov 2008	26 Sep 2007	Addressing the Needs of Young Offenders - Examination of Performance Audit	Completed	Public Accounts	LA
	08 Sep 2009	26 Sep 2007	Inquiry into Environmental Impact Reporting in the NSW Public Sector	Completed	Public Bodies Review	LA
	25 Sep 2008	26 Sep 2007	Inquiry into Web Based Annual Reporting in the NSW Public Sector	Completed	Public Bodies Review	LA
	27 Nov 2008	27 Jun 2007	Local Government Private Partnerships for Asset Development	Completed	Public Works	LA
	27 Nov 2008	29 Aug 2007	Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage	Completed	Social Issues	LC
	29 Oct 2008	06 Dec 2007	Nanotechnology in New South Wales	Completed	State Development	LC
	28 Nov 2007	28 Jun 2007	Aspects of agriculture in NSW	Completed	State Development	LC
	24 Jun 2009	26 Nov 2008	Updating Progress on Railway Level Crossing Safety	Completed	Staysafe (Road Safety)	Joint
	12 Nov 2008	21 Aug 2007	Young Driver Safety and Education Programs	Completed	Staysafe (Road Safety)	Joint
	25 Jun 2009		Fifth General Meeting with the Valuer General	Completed	Valuer-General	Joint

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