| Inquiry status: Completed | Date started: 5 March 2025 | Submissions close: 9 May 2025 | Reporting date: 26 February 2026 |
This inquiry is now complete.
The Committee’s report was tabled on 26 February 2026 and is available under the “Reports” tab above.
The Government Response to the report is due on 26 June 2026 and, when published, will be available under the “Government Responses” tab above.
The Committee thanks all those who contributed to the inquiry by making a submission or participating in hearings.
For further information, please contact the Secretariat at below or call (02) 6207 5498.
- By email (preferred): LAcommitteeCaretaker@parliament.act.gov.au
- By post: Select Committee on Caretaker Conventions, ACT Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601
Terms of reference
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| Terms of reference |  PDF (185.7 KB) |
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| Submission 04 - Mark Fletcher | PDF (414.4 KB) |
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| Submission 03 - ACT Government | PDF (980.2 KB) |
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| Submission 02 - Office of the Legislative Assembly ACT | PDF (388.6 KB) |
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| Submission 01 - Australian Multicultural Action Network Inc. | PDF (968.0 KB) |
Public hearings
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 from 2.25pm to 5.00pm - Schedule in below table - Hearing Completed.
Thursday, 2 October 2025 from 2.00pm to 3.00pm - Schedule in below table.
View current public hearings schedule and click here to read transcripts from these hearings.
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| Public hearing schedule - 2 October 2025 | PDF (179.2 KB) |
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| Public hearing schedule - 11 June 2025 | PDF (130.9 KB) |
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| QTON 26 Answer - Caretaker Conventions - CMTEDD - ACTPS - Dates of incoming Government briefs from previous elections | PDF (189.4 KB) |
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| QTON 25 Answer - Caretaker Conventions - ACT Public service staff access to incoming Government briefs | PDF (149.4 KB) |
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| QTON 24 Answer - Caretaker Conventions - ACT Public service and letter from Head of Service for incoming Government | PDF (174.2 KB) |
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| QTON 23 Answer - Caretaker Conventions - CRA contract of sale of Block 1 Section 121 brief with Opposition | PDF (175.3 KB) |
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| QTON 22 Answer - Caretaker Convention - CRA requested briefing packs with Opposition | PDF (172.4 KB) |
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| QTON 21 Answer - Caretaker Conventions - CRA contract sale of Block 1 Section 121 brief with Opposition | PDF (172.9 KB) |
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| QTON 20 Answer - Caretaker Conventions - CRA contract of sale of Block 1 Section 121 consultation with Opposition | PDF (174.0 KB) |
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| QTON 19 Answer - Caretaker Conventuons - CRA contract of sale of Block 1 Section 121 | PDF (172.2 KB) |
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| QTON 18 Answer - Caretaker Conventions - CMTEDD - CRA contract of sale of Block 1 Section 121 | PDF (178.1 KB) |
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| QTON 17 Answer - Caretaker - CMTEDD - ACT Public service and Caretaker Convemtions and Incoming Government brief | PDF (172.9 KB) |
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| QTON 16 Answer - Caretaker Conventions - CMTEDD - ACT Public service and APS Code of Conduct | PDF (200.9 KB) |
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| QTON 15 Answer - Caretaker Conventions - ACT Public Service tracking of party election committments | PDF (171.9 KB) |
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| QTON 14 Answer - Caretaker Conventions - CMTEDD - ACT Public service and incoming Government brief email | PDF (201.3 KB) |
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| QTON 13 Answer - Caretaker Conventions - CMTEDD - ACT Public service and incoming Government brief email | PDF (230.4 KB) |
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| QTON 12 Answer - Caretaker Conventions - CMTEDD - ACT public service and incoming Government brief letter | PDF (199.3 KB) |
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| QTON 11 Answer - Caretaker Conventions - CMTEDD - ACT public service and incoming Government brief letter | PDF (200.5 KB) |
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| QTON 10 Answer - Caretaker Conventions - ACTPS Incoming Government Brief received date | PDF (222.4 KB) |
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| QTON 09 Answer - Caretaker Conventions - CMTEDD - ACT public service and incoming Government brief issues for consideration | PDF (172.4 KB) |
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| QTON 08 Answer - Caretaker Conventions - CMTEDD - ACT public service and incoming Government Brief issues for consideration | PDF (172.3 KB) |
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| QTON 07 Answer - Caretaker Conventions - CMTEDD - ACT public service incoming Government Brief | PDF (202.2 KB) |
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| QTON 06 Answer - Caretaker - CMTEDD - Post-election information sharing - Rattenbury | PDF (193.8 KB) |
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| QTON 05 Answer - Caretaker - TSY - Health Budget information - Castley | PDF (163.8 KB) |
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| QTON 04 Answer - Caretaker - CHS - Phone call from CHS to CMO - Castley | PDF (151.6 KB) |
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| QTON 03 Answer - Caretaker - CMTEDD - Treasury access to spending information of agencies - Castley | PDF (174.2 KB) |
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| QTON 02 Answer - Caretaker - CMTEDD - Expenditure exceeding forecasting - Castley | PDF (240.8 KB) |
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| QTON 01 Answer - Caretaker - ACT Health - ACT Health contact with Minister for Health - Castley | PDF (215.6 KB) |
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| Report 01 - Caretaker - Inquiry into Caretaker Conventions | PDF (718.6 KB) |
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| Government Response - Caretaker Conventions Report 01 - Inquiry into Caretaker Conventions | PDF (224.3 KB) |
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| Media Release - Report tabled - Inquiry into Caretaker Conventions | PDF (214.5 KB) |
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| Media release - Public hearing - Inquiry into Caretaker Conventions | PDF (189.0 KB) |
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| Media Release - New inquiry into the Caretaker Conventions | PDF (303.1 KB) |
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| Media alert - Public hearing - Inquiry into Caretaker Conventions | PDF (186.1 KB) |
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| Exhibit 1 – Documents tabled by Mr Shane Rattenbury MLA at the public hearing on 2 October 2025 | PDF (1.7 MB) |