Reference received from the Minister for Transport Services, Minister for the Hunter and Minister Assisting the Minister for Natural Resources (Forests), 21 October 2003. A revised reference was received by the Committee on 28 October 2003. On 29 October 2003, the Chair of the Standing Committee on State Development notified the House of the following terms of reference: That the Standing Committee on State Development inquire into and report on
port infrastructure in New South Wales and in particular:
(1) the NSW Government Ports Growth Plan, including any planned closure of
shipping freight facilities in Sydney Harbour,
(2) the economic, social and environmental impact on the State, including on
the proposed Port Botany upgrade,
(3) the employment implications for Sydney, the Hunter and the Illawarra
regions,
(4) current and future infrastructure needs and social impacts including with
respect to the adequacy of existing road and rail infrastructure, and
(5) the future of public land at Millers Point, Glebe Island and White Bay on
which shipping freight operations are currently located.
That the Standing Committee on State Development inquire into and report on
port infrastructure in New South Wales and in particular:
(1) the NSW Government Ports Growth Plan, including any planned closure of
shipping freight facilities in Sydney Harbour,
(2) the economic, social and environmental impact on the State, including on
the proposed Port Botany upgrade,
(3) the employment implications for Sydney, the Hunter and the Illawarra
regions,
(4) current and future infrastructure needs and social impacts including with
respect to the adequacy of existing road and rail infrastructure, and
(5) the future of public land at Millers Point, Glebe Island and White Bay on
which shipping freight operations are currently located.