Review of the operations of the NSW Reconstruction Authority

Review of the operations of the NSW Reconstruction Authority

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3. Review of the operations of the NSW Reconstruction Authority regarding the NSW East

Coast severe weather from May 2025

3.1 Answers to questions on notice and supplementary questions

The Committee noted receipt of answers to questions on notice from:

- Ms Sharon Gudu, Carers NSW, received 23 November 2025

- The Hon. David Elliott, Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia NSW & ACT,

received 10 December 2025.

- Ms Kylie Macfarlane, Insurance Council of Australia, received 11 December 2025.

The Committee noted receipt of answers to supplementary questions from:

- Ms Bastien Wallace, People with Disability Australia, received 1 December 2025

- Mr Tim Mackney, Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia NSW & ACT,

received 3 December 2025

- Ms Eleanor Harris, NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS), received 9 December 2025

- Mr Brendan Pearce, Australian Red Cross, received 10 December 2025

- Ms Sharon Gudu, Carers NSW, received 10 December 2025

- Ms Kylie Macfarlane, Insurance Council of Australia, received 11 December 2025.

- Mrs Jill Samuels, Mid Richmond Neighbourhood Centre, received 12 December 2025

- Mr Findley Hipkin, Legal Aid NSW, received 18 December 2025

- Ms Clare Van Doorn, St Vincent de Paul Society NSW, received 24 December 2025

- Ms Elly Bird, Northern Rivers Community Resilience Alliance, received 16 January 2026.

Resolved on the motion of Mr Barrett, seconded by Ms Butler: That answers to questions

on notice and supplementary questions received from the following organisations be

published on the Committee's webpage:

- Carers NSW

- Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia NSW & ACT

- Insurance Council of Australia

- People with Disabilities Australia

- NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS)

- Australian Red Cross

- Mid Richmond Neighbourhood Centre

- Legal Aid NSW

- St Vincent de Paul Society NSW

- Northern Rivers Community Resilience Alliance.

3.2 Clarification of evidence

The Committee noted correspondence from Mr Jacob Walsh, NSW State Director,

Australian Red Cross on 14 November 2025, clarifying evidence given at the public hearing

on 3 November 2025.