| Inquiry status: Submissions closed | Date started: 12 December 2025 | Submissions close: 12 February 2026 | Reporting date: Final report by 28 August 2026 (Interim report tabled 24 March 2026) |
Submissions to this inquiry are now closed.
The closing date for submissions was 12 February 2026.
For any further information, please contact the Secretariat:
- By email (preferred): LACommitteeFiscal@parliament.act.gov.au
- By post: Select Committee on the Fiscal Sustainability of the ACT, ACT Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601
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| Resolution of Establishment |  PDF (165.8 KB) |
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| Submission 024 - Canberra Gambling Reform Alliance | PDF (281.9 KB) |
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| Submission 023 - Brendan Halloran | PDF (2.3 MB) |
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| Submission 023.1 - Brendan Halloran | PDF (446.7 KB) |
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| Submission 022 - Canberra Community Law | PDF (314.0 KB) |
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| Submission 021 - Andrew Gibbs | PDF (414.0 KB) |
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| Submission 020 - Richard Scott | PDF (254.1 KB) |
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| Submission 019 - Canberra Business Chamber | PDF (402.6 KB) |
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| Submission 018 - ACTCOSS | PDF (608.2 KB) |
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| Submission 017 - Prof. Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey | PDF (244.4 KB) |
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| Submission 016 - Property Council of Australia (ACT & Capital Region) | PDF (273.2 KB) |
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| Submission 015 - Peter Bradbury | PDF (584.9 KB) |
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| Submission 014 - CPSU | PDF (468.4 KB) |
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| Submission 013 - Commonwealth Grants Commission | PDF (749.4 KB) |
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| Submission 012 - Bruce Paine | PDF (207.5 KB) |
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| Submission 012.1 - Bruce Paine - Supplementary Submission | PDF (208.4 KB) |
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| Submission 011 - Productivity Commission | PDF (403.3 KB) |
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| Submission 010 - Carers ACT | PDF (853.8 KB) |
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| Submission 009 - Molonglo Group Canberra | PDF (208.6 KB) |
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| Submission 008 - Mental Health Carers Voice | PDF (829.6 KB) |
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| Submission 007 - ACT Government - Treasurer | PDF (397.1 KB) |
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| Submission 007.3 – Minister for the Public Service | PDF (545.9 KB) |
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| Submission 007.2 - ACT Government | PDF (380.8 KB) |
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| Submission 007.1 - Minister for Public Service | PDF (317.6 KB) |
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| Submission 006 - Mark Spain | PDF (303.9 KB) |
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| Submission 005 - Kevin Cox - Including attachments | PDF (2.2 MB) |
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| Submission 004 - Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority | PDF (327.6 KB) |
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| Submission 003 - Peter Strong AM | PDF (405.7 KB) |
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| Submission 002 - Inner South Canberra Community Council | PDF (475.7 KB) |
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| Submission 001 - John Bell | PDF (199.5 KB) |
Public hearings
Tuesday 3 March 2026 - Schedule in below table
Thursday 5 March 2026 - Schedule in below table
Tuesday 19 May 2026 - Schedule in below table
Tuesday 16 June 2026 - Schedule in below table
View current public hearings schedule
Transcript
Click here to read transcripts from these hearings.
Hearing transcripts (approximately one week later) at the transcripts page.
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| Public Hearing Schedule - 3 March 2026 & 5 March 2026 - Updated | PDF (181.8 KB) |
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| Public Hearing Schedule - 2 June 2026 | PDF (151.7 KB) |
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| Public Hearing Schedule - 19 May 2026 | PDF (154.3 KB) |
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| Public Hearing Schedule - 16 June 2026 | PDF (151.8 KB) |
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| QON 38 Answer - iCBR - Infrastructure and the wellbeing framework - CARRICK | PDF (207.4 KB) |
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| QON 37 Answer - CMTEDD - Revenue from Land Sales - TOUGH | PDF (209.6 KB) |
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| QON 36 Answer - CMTEDD - Wellbeing framework - TOUGH | PDF (193.4 KB) |
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| QON 31 Answer - Treasurer - Reduced growth in the health budget - CLAY | PDF (366.2 KB) |
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| QON 30 Answer - CED - Transport Fares and Subsidies - CLAY | PDF (254.5 KB) |
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| QON 27 Answer - ED - Supports available in ACT Public Schools - NUTTALL | PDF (208.2 KB) |
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| QON 26 Answer - ED - Response to the ACT Public School System Review - CLAY | PDF (236.2 KB) |
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| QON 25 Answer - CED - Homes, Homelessness and New Suburbs - CLAY | PDF (407.3 KB) |
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| QON 24 Answer - CED - Public and community housing stock - CLAY | PDF (310.4 KB) |
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| QON 23 Answer - CED - Public, community and affordable housing - CLAY | PDF (319.2 KB) |
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| QON 22 Answer - ED - ECEC Market Financial Considerations - NUTTALL | PDF (186.4 KB) |
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| QON 21 Answer - ED - ECEC Market Financial Considerations - NUTTALL | PDF (237.2 KB) |
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| QON 20 Answer - HCSD - Preventative health care - CLAY | PDF (242.3 KB) |
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| QON 19 Answer - HCSD - Cost of acute health care system - CLAY | PDF (181.0 KB) |
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| QON 18 Answer - CED - Public, Community and Affordable Homes - CLAY | PDF (290.4 KB) |
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| QON 17 Answer - Treasury - Overall cap on capital works infrastructure expenditure - CLAY | PDF (153.8 KB) |
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| QON 16 Answer - CMTEDD - Service contract project - CLAY | PDF (166.1 KB) |
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| QON 15 Answer - CED - Total expenditure in the 2025-26 budget on Environment sector organisation funding - CLAY | PDF (293.5 KB) |
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| QON 14 Answer - Treasury - Cost of staff turnover - CLAY | PDF (174.5 KB) |
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| QON 13 Answer - Treasury - Total expenditure in the 2025-26 budget - CLAY | PDF (198.7 KB) |
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| QON 12 Answer - Treasury - Cash balance surplus - CLAY | PDF (222.0 KB) |
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| QON 11 Answer - CMTEDD - Vacancy rates in directorates - CLAY | PDF (199.8 KB) |
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| QON 10 Answer - Treasury - Mid year budget improvement - CLAY | PDF (237.4 KB) |
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| QON 09 Answer - Treasury - Agencies exceeding budgeted costs - CLAY | PDF (214.8 KB) |
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| QON 08 Answer - Treasury - Commonwealth superannuation scheme - CLAY | PDF (251.8 KB) |
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| QON 07 Answer - Treasury - Commonwealth funding - CLAY | PDF (264.1 KB) |
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| QON 06 Answer - Treasury - How many employees in the public sector in future years - CLAY | PDF (200.8 KB) |
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| QON 05 Answer - CMTEDD - Contracting arrangements for public sector staff - CLAY | PDF (230.1 KB) |
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| QON 04 Answer - CMTEDD - Electrification of Government Assets - TOUGH | PDF (333.3 KB) |
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| QON 03 Answer - Treasury - Population projections - TOUGH | PDF (233.4 KB) |
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| QON 02 Answer - Treasury - Comparable Education Costs - TOUGH | PDF (172.1 KB) |
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| QON 01 Answer - Treasury - Investment Expenditure - COCKS | PDF (205.1 KB) |
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| QTON 39 Answer - CED - TCCS budget - COCKS | PDF (172.9 KB) |
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| QTON 38 Answer - Treasurer - Financial Statements - CARRICK | PDF (179.3 KB) |
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| QTON 37 Answer - CMTEDD - Wellbeing indicators - CARRICK | PDF (181.9 KB) |
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| QTON 36 Answer - CED - Asset recognition criteria - COCKS | PDF (172.8 KB) |
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| QTON 35 Answer - Treasurer - Project Budgets - COCKS | PDF (220.0 KB) |
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| QTON 34 Answer - CMTEDD - Wellbeing framework - CLAY | PDF (180.5 KB) |
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| QTON 33 Answer - CED - Southern Memorial - CARRICK | PDF (195.3 KB) |
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| QTON 32 Answer -Treasurer - Borrowings - CARRICK | PDF (178.3 KB) |
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| QTON 31 Answer -Treasurer - HNOB inclusion - CARRICK | PDF (205.1 KB) |
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| QTON 30 Answer - CMTEDD - Kingston Arts Precinct - CLAY | PDF (194.7 KB) |
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| QTON 29 Answer - iCBR - Federal Funding - CLAY | PDF (178.3 KB) |
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| QTON 27 Answer - CMTEDD - Budget process and financial reporting - COCKS | PDF (186.0 KB) |
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| QTON 26 Answer - Treasurer - Sporting bodies funding - CLAY | PDF (293.1 KB) |
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| QTON 24 Answer - ED - Average age of public housing dwellings - CLAY | PDF (187.0 KB) |
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| QTON 23 Answer - HCSD - Purchase of Mr Fluffy blocks - CARRICK | PDF (284.3 KB) |
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| QTON 22 Answer - HCSD - Rental properties and rent foregone - COCKS | PDF (213.6 KB) |
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| QTON 21 Answer - HCSD - Rent paid as a proportion of market rent - COCKS | PDF (190.9 KB) |
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| QTON 20 Answer - CED - Cost benefit analyses of public housing - CLAY | PDF (280.5 KB) |
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| QTON 19 Answer - CED - Land release targets for public housing - CLAY | PDF (250.4 KB) |
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| QTON 18 Answer - CED - 30,000 homes by 2030 - CLAY | PDF (252.9 KB) |
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| QTON 17 Answer - ED - Inquiry into The Fiscal Sustainability of the ACT - CARRICK | PDF (527.2 KB) |
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| QTON 16 Answer - ED - Discontinuing education programs - COCKS | PDF (214.1 KB) |
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| QTON 15 Answer - ED - Cost effectiveness of the college system - COCKS | PDF (328.6 KB) |
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| QTON 14 Answer - ED - Year 12 attainment rates - COCKS | PDF (284.4 KB) |
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| QTON 13 Answer - ED - Superannuation costs in education provision - COCKS | PDF (194.7 KB) |
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| QTON 12 Answer - ED - Financial implication of Thirving Kids - CLAY | PDF (263.7 KB) |
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| QTON 10 Answer - Carers ACT - Funding breakdown - how much from Commonwealth, ACT etc - CARRICK | PDF (157.4 KB) |
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| QTON 09 Answer - Treasury - Treasury and Education spend - CLAY | PDF (213.7 KB) |
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| QTON 08 Answer - CHS - Health and gap payments from Commonwealth or NSW to cover NSW patients - CLAY | PDF (255.2 KB) |
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| QTON 07 Answer - CHS - Health and cost of the NSW patients in the ACT system - COCKS | PDF (243.6 KB) |
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| QTON 06 Answer - CHS - Health and Breakdown of the $74 million savings - COCKS | PDF (231.3 KB) |
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| QTON 05 Answer - CHS - Health and percentage of budget spend on preventive health - CLAY | PDF (293.0 KB) |
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| QTON 04 Answer - MHCC - Research into other models - TOUGH | PDF (403.6 KB) |
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| QTON 03 Answer - ISCCC - Rates Deferral Hardship Scheme - CLAY | PDF (234.5 KB) |
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| QTON 02 Answer - Infrastructure Canberra - Housing ACT Program - CLAY | PDF (187.0 KB) |
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| QTON 01 Answer - Property Council Australia - Comparative Infrastructure Costs - CLAY | PDF (174.4 KB) |
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| Specialist Advisor’s interim report - Inquiry into the Fiscal Sustainability of the ACT - 2 March 2026 | PDF (756.6 KB) |
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| Specialist Advisor’s final report - Inquiry into the Fiscal Sustainability of the ACT – 4 May 2026 | PDF (1.5 MB) |
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| Report 1 - Inquiry into the Fiscal Sustainability of the ACT - Interim report - Tabled 24 March 2026 | PDF (778.8 KB) |
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| FC - Report 001 - Inquiry into the Fiscal Sustainability of the ACT ( Interim Report ) - Government response released on 16 July 2026 | PDF (150.8 KB) |
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| 10. Media alert - Public hearing with the Chief Minister - 15 June 2026 | PDF (182.9 KB) |
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| 09. Media alert - Public hearing with Treasurer - 2 June 2026 | PDF (259.7 KB) |
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| 08. Media alert - Saul Eslake's final report - 19 May 2026 | PDF (181.4 KB) |
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| 07. Media Release - Public hearing with Deputy CM - 18 May 2026 | PDF (182.7 KB) |
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| 06. Media release - Interim report on the fiscal sustainability of the ACT - 24 March 2026 | PDF (192.0 KB) |
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| 05. Media alert - Updated public hearing program - 4 March 2026 | PDF (178.9 KB) |
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| 04. Media release - Public hearings and release of Specialist Advisor’s interim report (2 March 2026) | PDF (184.2 KB) |
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| 03. Media release - Appointment of specialist advisor (19 February 2026) | PDF (185.9 KB) |
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| 02. Media release - Submissions closing for inquiry into the fiscal sustainability of the ACT (5 February 2026) | PDF (189.8 KB) |
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| 01. Media release - New inquiry into the fiscal sustainability of the ACT (12 December 2025) | PDF (189.4 KB) |