Government's management of Powerhouse Museum and other museums and cultural projects in New South Wales

Introduction

This inquiry was established on 27 February 2020 to inquire into and report on the Government's management of the Powerhouse Museum and other museums and cultural projects in New South Wales.

Webcast recordings of the committee's hearing on 29 July 2020 are publicly available here.

Terms of reference
Timeline
DateMilestone
Thu 27 February 2020Referred
Sun 17 May 2020Submissions closed
Wed 29 July 2020Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Fri 21 August 2020Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Wed 02 September 2020Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Thu 08 October 2020Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Mon 15 February 2021Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Thu 17 March 2022Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Fri 30 September 2022Final Report
Wed 21 December 2022Government Response to Final Report
Fri 30 December 2022Government Response to Final Report due
Submissions

Submissions to this inquiry closed on 17 May 2020.

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Hearings and transcripts
DateVenue details
Wed 29 July 2020Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Fri 21 August 2020Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Wed 02 September 2020Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Thu 08 October 2020Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Mon 15 February 2021Jubilee Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Thu 17 March 2022Jubilee Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Reports and government responses
Other documents
DateTypeTitle
Fri 30 September 2022Media ReleaseUpper House committee hands down findings on $1.34 billion Powerhouse project (pdf, 136.70 KB)
Tue 03 May 2022Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Troy Wright, Assistant General Secretary, Public Service Association (pdf, 74.75 KB)
Wed 27 April 2022Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Greg Rogencamp, Associate Principal, Surface Water Engineering Leader, ARUP (pdf, 141.78 KB)
Thu 14 April 2022Answers to Questions on Notice Hon Ben Franklin MLC, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Minister for the Arts, and Minister for Regional Youth (pdf, 6.02 MB)
Thu 14 April 2022Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Lisa Havilah, Chief Executive, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences and Hon Peter Collins AM QC, President, Board of Trustees, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (pdf, 7.06 MB)
Thu 17 March 2022Tabled DocumentPhotographs of flood debris at Parramatta, March 2022 - tabled by Ms Suzette Meade, North Parramatta Residents Action Group (pdf, 28.18 MB)
Thu 17 March 2022Tabled DocumentCity of Parramatta, Submission to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, dated 2 July 2020 - tabled by Cr Donna Davis, Lord Mayor, City of Parramatta (pdf, 9.97 MB)
Thu 17 March 2022Tabled DocumentLetter from City of Parramatta, to the Department of Planning and Environment, dated 1 March 2022 - tabled by Cr Donna Davis, Lord Mayor, City of Parramatta (pdf, 14.27 MB)
Thu 17 March 2022Tabled DocumentFigure 16: Parramatta River peak flood levels - page 5, Powerhouse Museum Alliance, Flood Risk Review, Molino Stewart - tabled by Mr David Shoebridge MLC (pdf, 1.18 MB)
Tue 15 March 2022Media ReleasePowerhouse Museum project still under scrutiny (pdf, 130.53 KB)
Tue 15 March 2022Correspondence Letter from the Dharug Strategic Management Group Ltd (pdf, 268.64 KB)
Mon 12 April 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Kate Foy, Deputy Secretary, Community Engagement, Department of Premier and Cabinet (pdf, 111.57 KB)
Tue 30 March 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Lisa Havilah, Chief Executive, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences and Hon Peter Collins AM QC, President, Board of Trustees, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (pdf, 25.21 KB)
Mon 22 March 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Cr Donna Davis, private citizen (pdf, 14.58 KB)
Fri 19 March 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Hon Don Harwin MLC, Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs and the Arts and Mr Simon Draper, Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure NSW (pdf, 187.04 KB)
Wed 10 February 2021Media ReleaseFifth public hearing on Monday 15 February 2021 (pdf, 133.95 KB)
Wed 04 November 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Kate Foy, Deputy Secretary, Community Engagement, Department of Premier and Cabinet; Mr Tim Smith AO, Director, Heritage Operations, Heritage NSW, Department of Premier and Cabinet (pdf, 251.50 KB)
Tue 03 November 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Lisa Havilah, Chief Executive, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (pdf, 68.28 KB)
Thu 08 October 2020Tendered DocumentDharug Strategic Management Group Ltd, 'Submission to the NSW Parliamentary Select Committee on the Government's management of the Powerhouse Museum and other museums and cultural projects in NSW', Opening Statement and Further Comments, dated 8 October 2020 - tendered by Professor Richie Howitt, Director and Finance Officer, Dharug Strategic Management Group (pdf, 5.44 MB)
Thu 08 October 2020Tendered Document'Submission from Dharug Strategic Management Group Ltd, State Significant Development: Powerhouse Parramatta, Environmental Impact Statement' - tendered by Professor Richie Howitt, Director and Finance Officer, Dharug Strategic Management Group (pdf, 15.65 MB)
Tue 06 October 2020Media ReleaseFourth hearing on Thursday 8 October 2020 (pdf, 132.81 KB)
Tue 06 October 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Kate Foy, Deputy Secretary, Community Engagement, Department of Premier and Cabinet; Ms Annette Pitman, Head of Create Infrastructure, Create NSW, Department of Premier and Cabinet (pdf, 153.29 KB)
Mon 28 September 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Renzo Bendet, President and Secretary, Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum (pdf, 109.87 KB)
Wed 23 September 2020Media ReleaseSelect Committee to visit historic Willow Grove and the Harwood Building (pdf, 129.02 KB)
Wed 23 September 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Cr Linda Scott, President, Local Government NSW (pdf, 81.85 KB)
Wed 02 September 2020Tendered DocumentFirearms in Museums, Changes to NSW Firearms Regulation Targets Museums, tendered by Mr Renzo Benedet, President and Secretary, Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum (pdf, 6.45 MB)
Wed 02 September 2020Tendered DocumentFirearms in Museums, New Amendment to NSW Firearms Regulation Misses an Opportunity for Positive Change, tendered by Mr Renzo Benedet, President and Secretary, Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum (pdf, 3.33 MB)
Wed 02 September 2020Tendered DocumentFirearms in Museums, Role of Museums In Public Policy, tendered by Mr Renzo Benedet, President and Secretary, Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum (pdf, 3.18 MB)
Wed 02 September 2020Tendered DocumentImages to accompany presentation, tendered by Mr James Colman, private citizen (pdf, 2.98 MB)
Wed 02 September 2020Tendered DocumentItems from reports prepared by Edward Higginbotham and Associates P/L, consultants in archaeology, history and heritage, tendered by Mr James Colman, private citizen (pdf, 21.81 MB)
Mon 31 August 2020Media ReleaseThird public hearing (pdf, 132.71 KB)
Fri 28 August 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Troy Wright, Assistant General Secretary, Public Service Association of NSW (pdf, 179.33 KB)
Thu 27 August 2020Answers to Questions on Notice The Hon Don Harwin MLC, Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs and the Arts; Ms Kate Foy, Deputy Secretary, Community Engagement, Department of Premier and Cabinet; Ms Lisa Havilah, Chief Executive, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (pdf, 448.00 KB)
Thu 27 August 2020Answers to Questions on Notice International Council of Museums (ICOM) Australia (pdf, 129.71 KB)
Thu 27 August 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Judith Coombes, President, Australian Museum and Galleries Association (NSW Division) (pdf, 779.35 KB)
Fri 21 August 2020Tendered DocumentLetter from The Hon Gladys Berejiklian MP, Member for Willoughby, NSW Premier, to an individual, responding to their letter regarding the Powerhouse Museums at Ultimo and Parramatta, tendered by Mr Andrew Grant, private citizen (pdf, 240.14 KB)
Fri 21 August 2020Tendered DocumentAustralia ICOMOS 2019 Sydney Talk Series Number 6, Tuesday 1st October 2019; Policy, Power and the Cultural and Heritage Values of the Powerhouse Museum; Kylie Winkworth and Jennifer Sanders, Powerhouse Museum Alliance, tendered by Ms Jennifer Sanders, Representative, Powerhouse Museum Alliance (pdf, 8.06 MB)
Fri 21 August 2020Tendered DocumentPowerhouse Museum Awards: 1988-2008. Website extraction, Migration Heritage Centre, New South Wales: Awards, tendered by Ms Jennifer Sanders, Representative, Powerhouse Museum Alliance (pdf, 6.18 MB)
Fri 21 August 2020Tendered DocumentMuseum of Applied Arts and Sciences: list of collections, number of individual items and highlights, tendered by Ms Jennifer Sanders, Representative, Powerhouse Museum Alliance (pdf, 1.93 MB)
Wed 19 August 2020Media ReleaseSecond public hearing (pdf, 303.61 KB)
Fri 14 August 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Brett Newman, Chief Executive Officer, City of Parramatta; Ms Jennifer Concato, Executive Director, City Planning and Design, City of Parramatta (pdf, 66.33 KB)
Thu 11 June 2020OtherOnline questionnaire report (pdf, 268.16 KB)
Mon 04 May 2020Media ReleaseExtension of submissions (pdf, 131.84 KB)
Mon 23 March 2020Media ReleaseEstablishment of inquiry (pdf, 129.74 KB)
Contact us

Tina Higgins

Role:
Clerk Assistant – Black Rod
Phone:
9230 2976
Email:
museums@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Anthony Hanna

Role:
Director Committees
Phone:
9230 2258
Email:
museums@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Andrew Ratchford

Role:
Senior Council Officer
Phone:
9230 3672
Email:
museums@parliament.nsw.gov.au

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