Review of the operations of the NSW Reconstruction Authority

Review of the operations of the NSW Reconstruction Authority

Extracts from minutes

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Officers in attendance

Matt Johnson, Belinda Ramsay, Yann Pearson and Art Bae.

1. Confirmation of minutes

Resolved, on the motion of Mr Murphy, seconded by Mr Barrett: That the minutes of the

meeting of 24 October 2025 be confirmed.

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

Coast severe weather from May 2025

2.1 Submissions

The Committee noted submissions received from Legal Aid NSW and NSW Government.

2.2 Survey

The Committee considered the 9 survey responses received and its approach to using

survey responses as part of the inquiry.

Resolved on the motion of Mr Butler, seconded by Ms Higginson: That the Committee

authorises a deidentified summary of the free text responses provided by survey

respondents to be included as an appendix to the final report of the inquiry.

3. Pre-hearing procedural resolutions

The Committee considered the notice of public hearing for Monday 3 November 2025.

Resolved, on the motion of Mr Williamson, seconded by Adj. Prof Smith:

- That the Committee invites the witnesses listed in the notice of public hearing for

Monday 3 November 2025 to give evidence in relation to the review of the operations

of the NSW Reconstruction Authority regarding the NSW East Coast severe weather

from May 2025.

- That the Committee authorises the audio-visual recording, photography and

broadcasting of the public hearing on 3 November 2025, in accordance with the

Legislative Assembly’s resolution of 9 May 2023; and the Assembly’s guidelines for

coverage of proceedings for parliamentary committees administered by the Legislative

Assembly.

- That the Committee adopt the following process in relation to supplementary

questions:

o Members to email any proposed supplementary questions for witnesses to the

secretariat by Monday 10 November 2025 at 4pm;

o Secretariat to then circulate all proposed supplementary questions to Committee,

with members to lodge any objections the questions within one day of receiving

the questions.