Acquisition of land in relation to major transport projects

This inquiry was referred on 10 March 2021 to inquire into and report on the acquisition of land by Transport for NSW and related agencies in relation to major transport projects.

Relevant to this inquiry are the following previous reports:

Russell Review of Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991
NSW Housing Acquisition Review Summary Report

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This inquiry was self-referred on 10 March 2021.

Terms of reference - Acquisition of land by Transport for NSW - Updated 12 July 2022

Date	Milestone
10 Mar 2021	Self-referred
15 Jun 2021	Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
02 Jul 2021	Submissions closed
05 Oct 2021	Hearing - Virtual hearing, Video conference, Sydney
06 Oct 2021	Hearing - Virtual hearing, Video conference, Sydney
18 Feb 2022	Hearing - Virtual hearing, Video conference, Sydney
18 Mar 2022	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
27 May 2022	Hearing - Room 814, Parliament House, Sydney
10 Aug 2022	Final Report
10 Nov 2022	Government Response to Final Report due
10 Nov 2022	Government Response to Final Report

No. 1 Name suppressed
No. 3 Ms Mary Pratt
No. 4 Mrs Maria Zucco
No. 4a Mrs Maria Zucco
No. 5 Name suppressed
No. 6 Mr Richard Lesniewicz
No. 7 Name suppressed
No. 8 Name suppressed
No. 9 Name suppressed
No. 10 Name suppressed
No. 11 Name suppressed
No. 12 Mrs Carol Goodwin
No. 13 Name suppressed
No. 14 Mr Michael Gill
No. 15 Mr Jeffrey Osborne
No. 15a Mr Jeffrey Osborne
No. 15b Mr Jeffrey Osborne
No. 16 Name suppressed
No. 17 Mr Joe Gattellari
No. 18 Mr Andrew Fryc
No. 19 Name suppressed
No. 20 Name suppressed
No. 21 Mrs Linda Seeney
No. 23 Name suppressed
No. 24 Mr Tony Coso
No. 25 Mr Michael McGrath
No. 26 Appin Orbital Motorway Support Group
No. 27 Mr Jacob Farrugia
No. 29 Name suppressed
No. 30 Mr Peter Ingall
No. 31 Mr John Douglas
No. 32 Mr Winston Jeffrey
No. 33 Mr Christopher Mcintyre
No. 34 Mr Terry Dundas
No. 35 Mr Ray Dibb
No. 36 Newhouse & Arnold Solicitors
No. 37 Name suppressed
No. 38 Name suppressed
No. 39 Beatty Legal
No. 40 Mr Bruno Spatari
No. 41 Name suppressed
No. 41a Name suppressed
No. 42 Mr Vineh Charan
No. 43 Heworth Holdings Group
No. 44 Name suppressed
No. 45 Name suppressed
No. 46 Name suppressed
No. 47 Mr Nikolaos Maropoulos
No. 48 Name suppressed
No. 49 Name suppressed
No. 50 RAW (Rozelle Against WestConnex)
No. 51 Save Our Homes Jannali
No. 52 Name suppressed
No. 53 Sutherland Shire Council
No. 54 Name suppressed
No. 55 Ms Rosemarie Gates
No. 56 Mr Charles Kolano
No. 57 Mr Walter McKenzie
No. 57a Mr Walter McKenzie
No. 58 Mr Raymond and Sandra Greig
No. 59 Joe Rizzo
No. 60 LPG Holdings Pty Ltd
No. 61 The Law Society of New South Wales
No. 62 Name suppressed
No. 63 Hawkesbury City Council
No. 64 Bradcorp Holding Pty Ltd
No. 65 Mr Jamie Parker MP
No. 66 Name suppressed
No. 67 Mr Richard Capuano
No. 68 Name suppressed
No. 69 Name suppressed
No. 70 Ms Julia Finn MP
No. 70a Ms Julia Finn MP
No. 71 Name suppressed
No. 72 Sydney Helicopters Pty Ltd, Heliport Developers Pty Ltd
No. 73 NSW Government
No. 74 Mr Kevin Armstrong
No. 75 FM Legal Pty Ltd
No. 76 Cr Pauline Lockie
No. 77 Mrs Silvana Di-iorio
No. 78 Mr Colin Charlton
No. 79 Mr Walter Di-iorio
No. 80 Name suppressed
No. 81 Ms Jo O'Brien
No. 82 The University of Sydney
No. 84 NSW Auditor General
No. 85 Inner West Council
No. 86 Mr Sam Grima
No. 87 Mr Neil Gagen
No. 88 Name suppressed
No. 89 Name suppressed
No. 90 Name suppressed
No. 92 Ms Jennifer Downs
No. 93 Name suppressed
No. 94 Name suppressed
No. 95 Name suppressed
No. 96 Mr Owen Coleman
No. 97 Name suppressed
No. 98 Dr Adrian Sheen
No. 99 Western Motorcycles

Date	Venue Details
15/06/2021	Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
05/10/2021	Virtual hearing, Video conference, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
06/10/2021	Virtual hearing, Video conference, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
18/02/2022	Virtual hearing, Video conference, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
18/03/2022	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
27/05/2022	Room 814, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript

DateSort	Report Name	Tabled Date	Government Response
	Government response - Report No 17 - PC 6 - Transport - Acquisition of land in relation to major transport projects	10/11/2022
	Report No 17 - PC 6 - Transport - Acquisition of land in relation to major transport projects	10/08/2022	Due 10/11/2022

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2022-08-10	10/08/2022	Media Release	Parliamentary committee calls for changes to compulsory land acquisition process
2022-05-27	27/05/2022	Tabled Document	Opening statement, tendered by Cr Pauline Lockie
2022-05-27	27/05/2022	Tabled Document	Opening statement, tendered by Mr Jamie Parker
2022-05-27	27/05/2022	Tabled Document	Opening statement, tendered by Mr John Batholomew
2022-05-27	27/05/2022	Tabled Document	Opening statement, tendered by Mr Peter Hehir
2022-05-27	27/05/2022	Tabled Document	Opening statement, tendered by Mr Richard Capuano
2022-05-27	27/05/2022	Tabled Document	Opening statement, tendered by Ms Jo O'Brien
2022-05-27	27/05/2022	Tabled Document	Opening statement, tendered by Ms Rosemarie Gates
2022-05-27	27/05/2022	Tabled Document	Revised submission No 74 - tendered by Cr Pauline Lockie
2022-05-22	22/05/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Transport for NSW
2022-05-03	03/05/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Sydney Metro
2022-05-03	03/05/2022	Correspondence	Mr Peter Regan, Chief Executive, Sydney Metro providing a clarification to evidence given at hearing on 18 March 2022
2022-04-22	22/04/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Inner West Council
2022-04-21	21/04/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Sydney Water
2022-04-20	20/04/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Department of Planning and Environment
2022-04-20	20/04/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Stewart Mclachlan, Department of Planning and Environment
2022-04-05	05/04/2022	Correspondence	Ms Ballanda Sack, Special Counsel, Beatty, Hughes and Associates providing clarification to evidence given at hearing on 18 March 2022
2022-03-25	25/03/2022	Correspondence	Mr David Newhouse, Partner, Newhouse and Arnold Solicitors providing additional information to the inquiry
2022-03-23	23/03/2022	Correspondence	Mr David Newhouse, Partner, Newhouse and Arnold Solicitors, providing clarification to evidence given at hearing on 18 March 2022
2021-11-12	12/11/2021	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Adrian McMillan, Slater and Gordon
2021-11-05	05/11/2021	Answers to Questions on Notice	Sydney Metro
2021-11-03	03/11/2021	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Lauren Vella, Orchard Hills resident
2021-11-03	03/11/2021	Answers to Questions on Notice	Answers to questions on notice and supplementary questions, NSW Valuer General
2021-11-03	03/11/2021	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Jason and Ms Christine Vella, Orchard Hills residents
2021-10-28	28/10/2021	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Sam and Mrs Theresa Grima, Orchard Hills residents
2021-10-05	05/10/2021	Correspondence	Mr Sam & Mrs Therese Grima - Clarification to evidence - hearing 5 October 2021
2021-07-22	22/07/2021	Answers to Questions on Notice	Billbergia Group
2021-07-14	14/07/2021	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Audit Office
2021-07-14	14/07/2021	Answers to Questions on Notice	Transport for NSW
2021-06-15	15/06/2021	Other	Site visit summary report - Orchard Hills - 19 May 2021
2021-06-15	15/06/2021	Tabled Document	Opening statement, Mr Rick Graf, Development Director, Billbergia Group
2021-06-15	15/06/2021	Tabled Document	Timeline of events of sale of 4-6 Grand Ave, Camellia according to Transport for NSW, tabled by Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2021-06-15	15/06/2021	Tabled Document	Timeline of events of sale of 4-6 Grand Ave, Camellia from the NSW Auditor General's report, tabled by Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2021-06-15	15/06/2021	Tabled Document	Opening statement, Mr Rob Sharp, Secretary, Transport for NSW
2021-06-15	15/06/2021	Tabled Document	Correspondence between the Hon Andrew Constance MP, Minister for Transport and Roads and Mr Rob Sharp, Secretary, Transport for NSW, in relation to the NSW Auditor-General's recommendation that an investigation be conducted, tendered by Mr Rob Sharp, Secretary, Transport for NSW
2021-06-15	15/06/2021	Tabled Document	Colliers valuation report of 4-6 Grand Ave, Camellia, tabled by Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2021-06-15	15/06/2021	Tabled Document	Parramatta Light Rail - Remediation Contract – 6 Grand Avenue Camellia - ISD-17-6467 with Ventia Utility Services Pty, tabled by Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2021-06-15	15/06/2021	Tabled Document	Excerpt from mortgage taken out by Akzo Nobel Pty Ltd, tabled by Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
2021-03-17	17/03/2021	Media Release	Announcing inquiry into acquisition of land in relation to major transport projects

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Tina Higgins	Director Committees	9230 2739	[email protected]
Emma Rogerson	Director Committees	9230 2898	[email protected]
Stephen Fujiwara	Principal Council Officer-Exec Officer	9230 2046	[email protected]
Rachel Buist	Senior Council Officer	9230 2265	[email protected]

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