Pounds in New South Wales

This inquiry was established on 29 June 2023 to inquire into and report on pounds in New South Wales.

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

Online questionnaire report

As an alternative to providing a written submission, the committee has put together an online questionnaire to obtain feedback and comments from the community on the issues that will be covered by the inquiry. A copy of the report summarising responses to the questionnaire can be found under the 'Other Documents' tab.

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Chair:		Hurst, Emma (AJP, LC Member)
Deputy Chair:		Boyd, Abigail (GRNS, LC Member)
Members:		Buttigieg, Mark (ALP, LC Member)
		MacDonald, Aileen (LIB, LC Member)
	*	Merton, Rachel (LIB, LC Member)
		Primrose, Peter (ALP, LC Member)
		Suvaal, Emily (ALP, LC Member)

* Boyd, Abigail substituted for Cohn, Amanda
* Merton, Rachel substituted for Barrett, Scott

Date	Milestone
29 Jun 2023	Self-referred
18 Aug 2023	Submissions closed
14 Nov 2023	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
15 Dec 2023	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
18 Oct 2024	Final Report
17 Jan 2025	Government Response to Final Report due

No. 1 Name suppressed	Attachments
No. 2 Confidential
No. 3 Ms Louise Webb
No. 4 Wollondilly Shire Council
No. 5 Miss Michelle Jackson
No. 6 Mr Charles Davis
No. 7 Ms Jan Kendall
No. 8 Dr Sarah Pollard-Williams
No. 9 Mr Nathan Barnes
No. 10 Mrs Lynette Desmond
No. 11 Name suppressed
No. 12 Dr Tom Lonsdale	Attachments
No. 13 Eurobodalla Shire Council
No. 14 Name suppressed
No. 15 Ms Natalie Keene
No. 16 Ms Jan O'Leary
No. 17 Name suppressed
No. 18 Miss Sharon Richards
No. 19 Ms Chara Love
No. 20 Happy Paws Haven	Attachments
No. 21 Name suppressed
No. 22 Blue Mountains City Council
No. 23 Name suppressed
No. 24 Mrs Victoria Davies
No. 25 Name suppressed
No. 26 Name suppressed
No. 27 Ms Deb Drewell
No. 28 Name suppressed
No. 29 Sara Evans
No. 30 Name suppressed
No. 31 Mrs Gai Mcgrath
No. 32 Name suppressed
No. 33 A Linneth
No. 34 Name suppressed
No. 35 Confidential
No. 36 Name suppressed
No. 37 Name suppressed
No. 38 Ms Gillian Cowie
No. 39 Ms Vicki Brumley
No. 40 Mrs Patricia Wheeldon
No. 41 Mrs Rebecca Andersen
No. 42 Mrs Ellie Robertson
No. 43 Miss Ruth McColl
No. 44 Miss Aly Kandros
No. 45 Mrs Julieann Hardy
No. 46 Murrumbidgee Council
No. 47 Hunter Animal Watch Inc.
No. 48 Confidential
No. 49 City of Sydney
No. 50 Ms Caroline Draperich
No. 51 Edward River Council
No. 52 Mr Khy Gardiner Sargent
No. 53 Albury City Council
No. 54 Dubbo Regional Council
No. 55 Liverpool Plains Shire Council
No. 56 Sydney Dogs & Cats Home
No. 57 Inner City Strays
No. 58 Animal Services Australasia
No. 59 Mr Martin Derby
No. 60 German Shepherd Rescue New South Wales
No. 61 Ms Marie Humphries
No. 62 Ms Marguerite Morgan
No. 63 Name suppressed
No. 64 Greta Young
No. 64a Greta Young
No. 65 Australian Institute of Local Government Rangers
No. 66 Council Unites for Pets Reference Group
No. 67 Mrs Gloria Tommy
No. 68 Name suppressed
No. 69 Miss Dorlene Abou-Haidar
No. 70 Wollongong City Council
No. 71 ACT Rescue and Foster
No. 72 Mrs Therese Wilk
No. 73 Name suppressed
No. 74 Street Cat Sanctuary
No. 75 Campbelltown City Council
No. 76 City of Canada Bay
No. 77 Narrabri Shire Council
No. 78 Camden Council, Campbelltown City Council and Wollondilly Shire Council
No. 79 PetRescue
No. 80 Pet Industry Association of Australia
No. 81 Sentient, The Veterinary Institute of Animal Ethics
No. 82 Animal Care Australia
No. 82a Animal Care Australia
No. 83 NSW Government
No. 84 Kip Happy Stays
No. 85 Penrith City Council
No. 86 Mrs Jaz Wolf
No. 87 Ms Nell Stetner
No. 88 Name suppressed
No. 89 Ms Deborah Rouse
No. 90 Confidential
No. 90a Confidential
No. 91 Name suppressed
No. 92 Confidential
No. 93 Lake Road Veterinary Hospital
No. 94 Cabramatta Cat Colony Rescue	Attachments
No. 95 Ms Carmen Terceiro
No. 96 Mr Geoff Davidson
No. 97 Ms Janice Haviland
No. 98 Name suppressed
No. 99 Confidential
No. 100 Pound Rescue Incorporated
No. 101 Ms Mary Ann Gourlay
No. 102 Confidential
No. 103 Arthur & Co. Pet Detectives
No. 104 Friends of the Wingecarribee Animal Shelter (FOWAS)	Attachments
No. 105 Cheryl Forrest-Smith
No. 106 Confidential
No. 107 Confidential
No. 108 Sutherland Shire Council Animal Shelter
No. 109 Australian Veterinary Association
No. 110 Confidential
No. 111 Confidential
No. 112 Pat Daley
No. 113 Confidential
No. 114 Carole de Fraga
No. 115 Susie Hearder
No. 116 Animal Defenders Office
No. 117 DoggieRescue
No. 118 Confidential
No. 119 Confidential
No. 120 Australian Institute of Animal Management
No. 121 Getting 2 Zero
No. 122 Animal Welfare League NSW
No. 123 Animal Liberation NSW	Attachments
No. 124 Hornsby Shire Council
No. 125 Clarence Valley Council
No. 126 Cat Protection Society of NSW
No. 127 Local Government NSW
No. 128 Tamworth Regional Council
No. 129 Invasive Species Council
No. 130 Jenny Cotterell
No. 131 Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) NSW
No. 132 Australian Pet Welfare Foundation
No. 133 NSW Young Lawyers Animal Law Sub-Committee
No. 134 Lawyers for Companion Animals
No. 135 City of Coffs Harbour
No. 136 Blacktown City Council
No. 137 Murray River Council
No. 138 Confidential
No. 139 Danielle Haase

Date	Venue Details
14/11/2023	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney		Schedule	Transcript
15/12/2023	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney		Schedule	Transcript

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2024-10-18	18/10/2024	Media Release	Report tabled
2024-07-02	02/07/2024	Correspondence	Greg Perry, Orange City Council
2024-06-27	27/06/2024	Media Release	Regional site visits, 1 and 2 July 2024
2024-02-06	06/02/2024	Correspondence	Cr Darriea Turley AM, President, Local Government NSW - Transcript clarification
2024-02-06	06/02/2024	Additional Information	Animal Services Australasia
2024-01-29	29/01/2024	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Geoff Davidson
2024-01-29	29/01/2024	Additional Information	PetRescue
2024-01-25	25/01/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Office of Local Government
2024-01-25	25/01/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Local Government NSW
2024-01-23	23/01/2024	Correspondence	Mr Damian Thomas, Director Advocacy, Local Government NSW - Transcript clarification
2024-01-22	22/01/2024	Additional Information	Cat Protection Society
2023-12-29	29/12/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Getting 2 Zero
2023-12-29	29/12/2023	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Getting 2 Zero
2023-12-21	21/12/2023	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Animal Liberation
2023-12-21	21/12/2023	Additional Information	Animal Liberation
2023-12-17	17/12/2023	Additional Information	Geoff Davidson (a)
2023-12-17	17/12/2023	Additional Information	Geoff Davidson (b)
2023-12-15	15/12/2023	Tabled Document	Journal of Applied Animal Ethics Research 1 (2019) 177-208 - Abstract by Anne Fawcett - tabled by Dr Sarah Pollard-Williams
2023-12-13	13/12/2023	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Blue Mountains City Council
2023-12-13	13/12/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Campbelltown City Council
2023-12-13	13/12/2023	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Tamworth Regional Council
2023-12-13	13/12/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	RSPCA NSW
2023-12-12	12/12/2023	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dubbo Regional Council
2023-12-10	10/12/2023	Correspondence	Dr Anne Quain, Committee member, Australian Veterinary Association New South Wales Division - Transcript clarification
2023-12-06	06/12/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Australian Veterinary Association NSW
2023-12-06	06/12/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Sydney Dogs and Cats Home
2023-12-01	01/12/2023	Correspondence	Dr Zachary Lederhose, President, Australian Veterinary Association New South Wales Division - Transcript clarification
2023-11-30	30/11/2023	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Sydney Dogs and Cats Home
2023-11-22	22/11/2023	Correspondence	Mr Troy McGlynn, Committee member, Australian Institute of Local Government Rangers - Transcript clarification
2023-11-14	14/11/2023	Tabled Document	RSPCA NSW, Financial Statements, FY2023 - tabled by Hon Emily Suvaal MLC
2023-11-14	14/11/2023	Tabled Document	News article, 'Residents call for RSPCA NSW to give Katoomba shelter back to the community', Blue Mountains Gazette, August 14 2023 - tabled by Hon Emily Suvaal MLC
2023-11-14	14/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Emeritus Professor Jacquie Rand
2023-11-14	14/11/2023	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Inner City Strays
2023-09-14	14/09/2023	Other	Questionnaire Report
2023-07-10	10/07/2023	Media Release	New inquiry: Pounds in New South Wales

Name	Role	Phone	Email
Rhia Victorino	Director Committees	9230 3680	[email protected]
Margaret Pollard	Senior Council Officer	9230 2714	[email protected]
James Ryan	Administration Officer	9230 3012	[email protected]

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