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                                                                                                 PROOF

                        LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

                                         2019-20-21

    FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-SEVENTH PARLIAMENT

                               QUESTIONS
                                  AND
                                ANSWERS

                                           No. 518

                             FRIDAY 11 JUNE 2021

(The Questions and Answers Paper published every Tuesday of each week will contain, by number and
title, all unanswered questions, together with questions to which answers have been received on the
previous sitting and any new questions. On subsequent days, new questions are printed, as are questions to
which answers were received the previous day. Consequently, the full text of any question will be printed
only twice: when notice is given; and, when answered.)

                                      Notice given on date shown.
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 Publication of Questions                                           Answer to be lodged by
 Q & A No. 505 (Including Question Nos 6537 to 6538)                15 June 2021
 Q & A No. 506 (Including Question Nos 6539 to 6551)                16 June 2021
 Q & A No. 507 (Including Question Nos 6552 to 6554)                17 June 2021
 Q & A No. 508 (Including Question Nos 6555 to 6557)                18 June 2021
 Q & A No. 509 (Including Question Nos 6558 to 6561)                21 June 2021
 Q & A No. 510 (Including Question Nos 6562 to 6563)                22 June 2021
 Q & A No. 511 (Including Question Nos 6564 to 6567)                23 June 2021
 Q & A No. 512 (Including Question Nos 6568 to 6568)                24 June 2021
 Q & A No. 513 (Including Question Nos 6569 to 6570)                25 June 2021
 Q & A No. 514 (Including Question Nos 6571 to 6575)                28 June 2021
 Q & A No. 515 (Including Question Nos 6576 to 6580)                29 June 2021
 Q & A No. 516 (Including Question Nos 6581 to 6590)                30 June 2021
 Q & A No. 517 (Including Question Nos 6591 to 6596)                1 July 2021
 Q & A No. 518 (Including Question Nos 6597 to 6601)                2 July 2021
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                                                     24 MAY 2021
                                                     (Paper No. 504)
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    6536 PLANNING AND PUBLIC SPACES—SYNTHETIC TURF REVIEW STUDY—Mr David Shoebridge
         to ask the Minister for Mental Health, Regional Youth and Women representing the Minister for Planning
         and Public Spaces—
          (1)    Does the Synthetic Turf Review Study include consideration of the social impacts of synthetic turf
                 installation?
                 (a)      Will the Terms of Reference be specifically expanded to include this?
                          (i)     If not, why not?

          Answer—
          I am advised:
          Yes. Social impacts were a key consideration of the investigation.

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    6597 TREASURER—PORT OF NEWCASTLE—The Hon. Anthony D'Adam to ask the Minister for Finance
         and Small Business representing the Treasurer—
          (1)    Are there any prohibitions on the development of a container terminal at the Port of Newcastle
                 before Port Botany and Port Kembla are fully developed?
          (2)    Why does the government penalise container traffic above a threshold level at the Port of
                 Newcastle?
          (3)    What is the government's authority to penalise container traffic above a threshold level at the Port
                 of Newcastle?
          (4)    Why does the government penalise the development of a container terminal at the Port of Newcastle
                 before Port Botany and Port Kembla are fully developed?

    6598 PLANNING AND PUBLIC SPACES—PUBLIC SPACE TRUSTEES—The Hon. Anthony D'Adam to
         ask the Minister for Mental Health, Regional Youth and Women representing the Minister for Planning
         and Public Spaces—
          (1)    Regarding the Centennial and Moore Park Trust:
                 (a)      Who are the current trustees?
                 (b)      What is their term of office?
                 (c)      How many previous trustees for the parkland were removed before their term expired?
                          (i)     Who was removed?
                          (ii)    What instrument was used to remove each previous trustee? Please provide a copy.
                          (iii)   Are copies of the document used to remove each previous trustee publicly available?
                                  Please provide a copy.
                 (d)      Who is the current CEO?
          (2)    Regarding the Parramatta Park Trust:
                 (a)      Who are the current trustees?
                 (b)      What is their term of office?
                 (c)      How many previous trustees for the parkland were removed before their term expired?
                          (i)     Who was removed?
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                     (ii)    What instrument was used to remove each previous trustee? Please provide a copy.
                     (iii)   Are copies of the document used to remove each previous trustee publicly available?
                             Please provide a copy.
             (d)     Who is the current CEO?
       (3)   Regarding the Western Sydney Parklands:
             (a)     Who are the current trustees?
             (b)     What is their term of office?
             (c)     How many previous trustees for the parkland were removed before their term expired?
                     (i)     Who was removed?
                     (ii)    What instrument was used to remove each previous trustee? Please provide a copy.
                     (iii)   Are copies of the document used to remove each previous trustee publicly available?
                             Please provide a copy.
             (d)     Who is the current CEO?

6599 PLANNING AND PUBLIC SPACES—RUGBY LEAGUE CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE—Mr David
     Shoebridge to ask the Minister for Mental Health, Regional Youth and Women representing the Minister
     for Planning and Public Spaces—
       (1)   The evaluation criteria for the NSW National Rugby League Centres of Excellence grants program
             requires NRL clubs to obtain at least 50 per cent of the funds required to construct the centres from
             other sources:
             (a)     Which local councils are contributing funds?
             (b)     What amount of funds are being contributed by local councils?
             (c)     Which councils are responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the Centres of Excellence?
                     (i)     What is that projected to cost?
       (2)   Which local councils have entered into public-private partnerships with NRL clubs?
       (3)   Which local councils are required to cover the shortfall in the event of construction project costs
             exceeding the available funding?
       (4)   Which NRL clubs are entitled to offset the capital contributions obtained from the Federal and NSW
             Government, and their own capital contributions towards the projects, from the rent paid to councils
             over the length of the lease agreements?
             (a)     What is the value of these rental offsets over the length of the lease agreements?
       (5)   Which local councils are contributing to the costs of installing showcase or other training fields for
             the NRL Centres of Excellence?
             (a)     What is the value of the funds being contributed by these councils?
       (6)   Which NRL High Performance Centres are being designed to occupy the same buildings as council
             community sporting facilities?
       (7)   Which NRL clubs are submitting tenders for the operation of local community sporting facilities?
             (a)     What is the income they are projected to receive?

6600 SPORT, MULTICULTURALISM, SENIORS AND VETERANS—RUGBY LEAGUE CENTRES OF
     EXCELLENCE—Mr David Shoebridge to ask the Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and
     Veterans—
       (1)   The evaluation criteria for the NSW National Rugby League Centres of Excellence grants program
             requires NRL clubs to obtain at least 50 per cent of the funds required to construct the centres from
             other sources:
             (a)     Which local councils are contributing funds?
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            (b)     What amount of funds are being contributed by local councils?
            (c)     Which councils are responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the Centres of Excellence?
                    (i)    What is that projected to cost?
      (2)   Which local councils have entered into public-private partnerships with NRL clubs?
      (3)   Which local councils are required to cover the shortfall in the event of construction project costs
            exceeding the available funding?
      (4)   Which NRL clubs are entitled to offset the capital contributions obtained from the Federal and NSW
            Government, and their own capital contributions towards the projects, from the rent paid to councils
            over the length of the lease agreements?
            (a)     What is the value of these rental offsets over the length of the lease agreements?
      (5)   Which local councils are contributing to the costs of installing showcase or other training fields for
            the NRL Centres of Excellence?
            (a)     What is the value of the funds being contributed by these councils?
      (6)   Which NRL High Performance Centres are being designed to occupy the same buildings as council
            community sporting facilities?
      (7)   Which NRL clubs are submitting tenders for the operation of local community sporting facilities?
            (a)     What is the income they are projected to receive?

6601 LOCAL GOVERNMENT—RUGBY LEAGUE CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE—Mr David Shoebridge
     to ask the Special Minister of State, and Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations,
     Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts representing the Minister for Local Government—
      (1)   The evaluation criteria for the NSW National Rugby League Centres of Excellence grants program
            requires NRL clubs to obtain at least 50 per cent of the funds required to construct the centres from
            other sources:
            (a)     Which local councils are contributing funds?
            (b)     What amount of funds are being contributed by local councils?
            (c)     Which councils are responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the Centres of Excellence?
                    (i)    What is that projected to cost?
      (2)   Which local councils have entered into public-private partnerships with NRL clubs?
      (3)   Which local councils are required to cover the shortfall in the event of construction project costs
            exceeding the available funding?
      (4)   Which NRL clubs are entitled to offset the capital contributions obtained from the Federal and NSW
            Government, and their own capital contributions towards the projects, from the rent paid to councils
            over the length of the lease agreements?
            (a)     What is the value of these rental offsets over the length of the lease agreements?
      (5)   Which local councils are contributing to the costs of installing showcase or other training fields for
            the NRL Centres of Excellence?
            (a)     What is the value of the funds being contributed by these councils?
      (6)   Which NRL High Performance Centres are being designed to occupy the same buildings as council
            community sporting facilities?
      (7)   Which NRL clubs are submitting tenders for the operation of local community sporting facilities?
            (a)     What is the income they are projected to receive?
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                                                                                  David Blunt
                                                                       Clerk of the Parliament

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