Select Committee on Estimates 2025-2026 - Friday, 25 July 2025

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Select Committee on Estimates 2025-2026 - Inquiry into ACT Budget 2025-2026
Commenced
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Mr Ed Cocks MLA, Chair
Chair
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Rachel Stephen-Smith, Minister for Finance
Chair / Minister
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Ms Nithya Sambasivam, Acting Executive Branch Manager, Policy and Capability, Procurement ACT, Treasury
Ms Sambasivam / Chair
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Mr Russ Campbell, Under Treasurer. Treasury
Mr Campbell / Chair
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Mr Shane Rattenbury MLA, Deputy Chair
Mr Rattenbury / Minister
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Mr Riaan Visser, Acting Executive Group Manager, Procurement ACT; Treasury
Mr Visser / Mr Rattenbury
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Mr Scott Austin, Acting Deputy Under Treasurer; Budget, Procurement, Investment and Finance; Treasury
Mr Austin / Mr Rattenbury
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Ms Fiona Carrick MLA, Committee Member
Chair / Ms Carrick
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/ Minister (1)
Mr Visser / Ms Carrick
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Ms Leanne Castley MLA, Visiting Member
Ms Castley / Minister
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/ MS STEPHEN-SMITH (1)
Mr Visser / Ms Castley
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/ MS CARRICK (4)
Chair / Ms Sambasivam
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/ Mr Campbell (1)
Minister / Ms Carrick
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/ MS CASTLEY (3)
Chair / Minister
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/ Mr Austin (2)
Ms Carrick / Minister
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Ms Caitlin Tough MLA, Committee Member
Ms Tough / Mr Visser
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/ Mr Austin (2)
Ms Sambasivam / Ms Castley
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/ Mr Campbell (1)
Chair / Minister
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/ Mr Campbell (1) / MS CASTLEY (3)
Chair / Minister
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/ Minister (1)
Mr Visser / Chair
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/ Mr Austin (2)
Mr Campbell / Chair
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/ Mr Campbell (1)
Minister / Chair
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/ Minister (1)
Chair / Mr Campbell
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/ MR RATTENBURY (4)
Minister / Ms Sambasivam
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/ Ms Sambasivam (2)
Mr Campbell / Ms Castley
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/ CHAIR (3)
Ms Sambasivam / Ms Castley
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/ Mr Campbell (1)
Mr Visser / Ms Castley
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Morning tea adjournment
Chair
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Mr Giuseppe Mangeruca, Acting Chief Executive Officer, ACT Gambling and Racing Commission
Chair / Mr Mangeruca
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Ms Laura Beacroft, Chair, ACT Gambling and Racing Commission
Ms Beacroft / Chair
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Mr Josh Rynehart, Acting Head of Access Canberra
Mr Rynehart / Mr Rattenbury
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/ Mr Rynehart (2)
Ms Carrick / Mr Mangeruca
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/ Ms Beacroft (1)
Mr Rynehart / Ms Castley
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/ CHAIR (3)
Ms Carrick / Mr Mangeruca
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/ MR EMERSON (3)
Mr Mangeruca / Ms Beacroft
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End of Session
Chair
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(PAUSE)
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Ms Chiaka Barry MLA, Visiting Member
Chair / Ms Barry
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Ms Suzanne Orr MLA Minister for Disability, Carers and Community Services
Minister
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Ms Catherine Rule, Director-General, Health and Community Services Directorate
Ms Rule
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Mr Nick Stathis, Executive Branch Manager, Disability, Seniors, Veterans and Social Recovery
Mr Stathis / Ms Barry
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Miss Laura Nuttall MLA, Visiting Member
Mr Rattenbury / Ms Nuttall
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Ms Jacinta Evans, Executive Group Manager, Strategic Policy
Ms Evans / Mr Rattenbury
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/ Ms Evans (2)
Minister / Mr Emerson
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/ Minister (1)
Ms Evans / Mr Emerson
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/ CHAIR (3)
Mr Stathis / Ms Barry
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/ CHAIR (3)
Ms Evans / Ms Barry
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Hearing adjourned to 1.50 pm
Chair
Break
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Select Committee on Estimates 2025-2026 - Inquiry into ACT Budget 2025-2026
Resumed
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Mr Ed Cocks MLA, Chair
Chair
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Ms Leanne Castley MLA, Visiting Member
Ms Castley
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Mr Mark Parton MLA, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Mr Speaker / Ms Castley
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Mr Tom Duncan, Clerk, Office of the Legislative Assembly for the ACT
Mr Duncan / Ms Castley
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Mr Don Shashika, Chief Finance Officer, Business Support Branch
Mr Shashika
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Ms Caitlin Tough MLA, Committee Member
Ms Tough / Mr Shashika
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Mr Thomas Emerson MLA, Visiting Member
Mr Emerson / Mr Duncan
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Mr David Skinner, Senior Director, Office of the Clerk
Mr Speaker / Mr Skinner
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Mr Andrew Braddock MLA, Visiting Member
Mr Braddock / Mr Duncan
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Ms Fiona Carrick MLA, Committee Member
Chair / Ms Carrick
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End of session
Chair
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(PAUSE)
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Ms Rachel Stephen-Smith MLA, Minister for Minister for the Public Service
Chair / Minister
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Ms Bettina Konti, Director-General, Digital Canberra
Ms Konti / Chair
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Ms Sally Druhan, Executive Group Manager, Chief Finance Officer, Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate
Ms Druhan / Minister
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Mr Andrew Braddock MLA, Visiting Member
Mr Braddock / Ms Konti
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Mr Peter Cain MLA, Visiting Member
Mr Cain / Ms Konti
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/ MR CAIN (3
Chair / Ms Konti
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Mr Holger Kaufmann, Executive Group Manager and Chief Information Officer, Digital Solutions
Ms Tough / Mr Kaufmann
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/ Minister (1)
Ms Konti / Mr Braddock
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/ Mr Cain (3)
Chair / Ms Carrick
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/ Minister (1)
Chair / Ms Konti
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Mr Rishi Dutta, Executive Group Manager, Customer, Data and Technology
Ms Tough / Mr Dutta
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Mr Eamonn Rooney, Executive Group Manager, Planning Design and Digital
Mr Rooney / Mr Cain
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Afternoon tea adjournment
Chair
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Ms Rachel Stephen-Smith MLA, Minister for the Public Service
Chair / Minister
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Mr Robert Wright, Acting Deputy Director-General, Office of Industrial Relations and Workforce Strategy
Mr Wright / Chair
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Adjourned to 4.07 pm
Chair
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Ms Rachel Stephen-Smith MLA, Minister for the Public Service
Chair / Minister
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/ Minister (1)
Mr Wright / Chair
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/ CHAIR (3)
Ms Carrick / Minister
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Mr Andrew Braddock MLA, Visiting Member
Mr Braddock / Minister
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Mr Michael Young, Executive Group Manager, Work Safety Group
Mr Young / Mr Braddock
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/ Minister (1)
Chair / Mr Emerson
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/ Minister (1)
Chair / Mr Young
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Ms Emma Matthews, Executive Branch Manager, Workforce Governance and Recruitment
Ms Matthews / Ms Tough
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/ Ms Matthews (2)
Chair / Ms Carrick
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/ Minister (1)
Chair / Mr Braddock
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Ms Leanne Castley MLA, Visiting Member
Ms Castley / Mr Wright
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/ MS CASTLEY (3)
Ms Matthews / Minister
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/ Minister (1)
Mr Young / Chair
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Ms Natalee George, Executive Branch Manager, Cultural Transformation Branch
Mr Emerson / Ms George
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/ Minister (1)
Mr Wright / Ms Castley
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/ Minister (1)
Chair / Ms Carrick
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/ Mr Wright (1)
Ms Carrick / Minister
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/ Minister (1)
Chair / Mr Emerson
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Hearing adjourned
Chair