Budget Estimates

Legislative Council - Budget Estimates 2024-2025

About the Budget Estimates inquiry

Ministers and senior public servants attend an annual Budget Estimates inquiry to answer questions about the expenditure, performance and effectiveness of their agencies.

Budget Estimates is a key process for government accountability and transparency. The Budget Estimates inquiry involves detailed questioning on the decisions, actions and advice of ministers and public servants.

The Budget Estimates inquiry is conducted by the Legislative Council’s eight Portfolio Committees.

Further information about the Budget Estimates inquiry can be found in Chapter 20 of New South Wales Legislative Council Practice.

Budget Estimates hearings are open to the public and are webcast live on the Parliament's website.

Budget Estimates 2024-2025

The Budget Estimates and related papers for 2024-2025 were referred by the House to the Portfolio Committees for inquiry and report on 20 June 2024. Known as the Budget Estmates resolution, the referral sets the terms of reference for the inquiry into Budget Estimates 2024-2025.

The following dates have been set aside for hearings:

Initial hearings	27 August to 30 August 2024 3 September to 6 September 2024 9 September to 11 September 2024
Supplementary hearings	2 December to 6 December 2024

The Budget Estimates Guide 2024-2025 contains more information about Budget Estimates processes and procedures, along with committee membership and the timetable for the initial hearings both by date and by committee.

Initial hearings 2024

It is anticipated that transcripts will be available on the morning of the next business day after a hearing.

Video recordings are expected to be available on the NSW Parliament's You Tube channel the afternoon of the next business day following the hearing.

Tuesday 27 August 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Education and Early Learning, Western Sydney (Car) Agriculture, Regional New South Wales, Western New South Wales (Moriarty)	3 4	Macquarie Jubilee	Hearing schedule Transcript Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Tabled documents Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions

Wednesday 28 August 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Premier (Minns) Small Business, Lands and Property, Multiculturalism, Sport (Kamper)	1 4	Macquarie Jubilee	Hearing schedule Transcript Tabled documents Highlighted questions on notice - Premier Supplementary questions - Premier Supplementary questions - ICAC Supplementary questions - Audit Office Supplementary questions - NSW Public Service Commission Supplementary questions - NSW Electoral Commission Answers to questions on notice - Premier Answers to supplementary questions - Premier Answers to questions on notice - ICAC Answers to supplementary questions - ICAC Answers to questions on notice - Audit Office Answers to supplementary questions - Audit Office Answers to supplementary questions - NSW Public Service Commission Answers to questions on notice - NSW Electoral Commission Answers to supplementary questions - NSW Electoral Commission Letter clarifying evidence Hearing schedule Transcript Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions

Thursday 29 August 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Treasurer (Mookhey) Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, Heritage (Sharpe)	1 7	Jubilee Macquarie	Hearing schedule Transcript Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions Letter clarifying evidence Letter clarifying evidence Hearing schedule Transcript Tabled documents Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions notice Answers to supplementary questions

Friday 30 August 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 1.00 pm	Police and Counter-Terrorism, the Hunter (Catley) Planning and Public Spaces (Scully) The Legislature (Franklin)	5 7 1	Jubilee Macquarie Preston Stanley	Hearing schedule Transcript Tabled documents Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Tabled documents Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions Letter clarifying evidence Hearing schedule Transcript Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions Letter clarifying evidence

Tuesday 3 September 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Transport (Haylen) Families and Communities, Disability Inclusion (Washington)	6 5	Macquarie Jubilee	Hearing schedule Transcript Tabled documents Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions Letter clarifying evidence Letter clarifying evidence Letter clarifying evidence

Wednesday 4 September 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Attorney-General (Daley) Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education (Whan)	5 3	Macquarie Jubilee	Hearing schedule Transcript Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions - Hon Steve Whan MP Supplementary questions - Professor Mark Scott AO Answers to questions on notice - Hon Steve Whan MP Answers to supplementary questions - Hon Steve Whan MP Answers to supplementary questions - Professor Mark Scott AO Letter clarifying evidence

Thursday 5 September 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Finance, Domestic Manufacturing and Government Procurement, Natural Resources (Houssos) Local Government (Hoenig)	1 8	Macquarie Jubilee	Hearing schedule Transcript Tabled documents Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Tabled documents Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions Answers to questions on notice Answers to supplementary questions

Friday 6 September 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Special Minister of State, Roads, Arts, Music and the Night-time Economy, Jobs and Tourism (Graham) Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty, Gaming and Racing, Veterans, the Central Coast, Medical Research (Harris)	6 1	Macquarie Jubilee	Hearing schedule Transcript Tabled documents Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Tabled documents Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions

Monday 9 September 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Customer Service and Digital Government, Emergency Services, Youth Justice (Dib) Water, Housing, Homelessness, Mental Health, Youth, the North Coast (Jackson) Regional Transport and Roads (Aitchison)	8 2 6	Macquarie Jubilee Preston Stanley	Hearing schedule Transcript Tabled documents Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions

Tuesday 10 September 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Health, Regional Health, the Illawarra and the South Coast (Park) Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Industry and Trade, Innovation, Science and Technology, Building, Corrections (Chanthivong)	2 8	Macquarie Jubilee	Hearing schedule Transcript Tabled documents Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions

Wednesday 11 September 2024

Time	Portfolio	PC	Room	Documents
9.15 am - 5.30 pm 9.15 am - 5.30 pm	Women, Seniors, Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (Harrison) Industrial Relations, Work Health and Safety (Cotsis)	5 1	Jubilee Macquarie	Hearing schedule Transcript Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions Hearing schedule Transcript Highlighted questions on notice Supplementary questions

For more information, please contact the secretariat at (02) 9230 2214 or email [email protected]

For transcripts and other information relating to the Budget Estimates for 2023-2024 please click here.

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