Stronger Country Communities Applications

41k Premier NSW--- GOVERNMENT & Cabinet

Ref: A3776112

Mr David Blunt Clerk of the Parliaments Legislative Council Parliament House Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000

Dear Mr Blunt

Order for Papers - Stronger Country Communities applications

I refer to the above resolution of the Legislative Council under Standing Order 52 made on 5 August 2020 and your correspondence of 6 August 2020. I am now delivering to you documents referred to in that resolution. The documents have been obtained from: • Office of the Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW, Industry and Trade • Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC).

I note that DPC has not been able to produce all documents within the time available and will provide a second tranche of documents by 16 September 2020. Enclosed at Annexure 1 are certification letters from the following officers certifying that, to the best of their knowledge, either all documents held and covered by the terms of the resolution and that are lawfully required to be provided have been provided, or that no documents are held: Chief of Staff of the Office of the Premier Chief of Staff of the Office of the Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW, Industry and Trade Chief of Staff of the Office of the Minister for Local Government Secretary of NSW Treasury Secretary of the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE). Enclosed at Annexure 2 is an index of all the non-privileged documents that have been provided in response to the resolution. In accordance with Item 5(a) of Standing Order 52, those documents for which a claim for privilege has been made have been separately indexed and the case for privilege has been noted. Enclosed at Annexure 3 is an index of all privileged documents and submissions in support of the case for privilege. I note that submissions in support of a claim of privilege may sometimes reveal information that is privileged. To the extent that they do, such submissions should be considered to be subject to the same confidentiality as the documents over which the privilege claim is made.

52 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000 • GPO Box 5341, SYDNEY NSW 2001 Tel: (02) 9228 5555 • www.dpc.nsw.gov.au · I note that on 1 July ·2019, all persons employed in DPC who were principally involved in the administration of legislation allocated to the Deputy Premier, Minister for Regional New South Wales, Industry and Trade, including the provision of support for the portfolio responsibilities of that Minister, were transferred from DPC to OPIE pursuant to clause 21 of the Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes - Public Service Agencies) Order 2019. On 1 May 2020, those staff were transferred from OPIE to Regional NSW pursuant to clause 8 of the Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes - Regional NSW and Independent Planning Commission) Order 2020. Under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding between DPC and Regional NSW, Regional NSW is permitted to use DPC's electronic document management system to store its records. I note that Regional NSW is responsible to the Deputy Premier, Minister for Regional NSW, Industry and Trade, and is responsible for the administration of the Stronger Country Communities Fund (SCCF), but is not named in the resolution of 5 August 2020. This may have been an oversight, as Regional NSW was named in a previous resolution under Standing Order 52 in relation to the SCCF and returned over 100 documents to the House under that resolution on 24 June 2020. Should you require any clarification or further assistance, please contact Ms Kate Boyd, General Counsel, on telephone (02) 9228 4393. Yours sincerely

Tim Reardon Secretary 25 August 2020

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P:1gc?: nf' 2 Mr Matt Richards A/Executive Director, Legal Office of General Counsel Department of Premier and Cabinet Level 14, 52 Martin Place SYDNEY NSW 2000

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Dear Mr Richards

Standing Order 52 - Order for Papers - Stronger Country Communities Applications

I refer to Ms Kate Boyd's letter of 7 August 2020 in relation to a Standing Order 52 on Stronger Country Communities Applications.

I certify to the best of my knowledge that no documents covered by the terms of the resolution and lawfully required to be provided are held by the Office of the Premier of NSW.

Please contact Mr Bran Black of this office on (02) 857 4 5000 if you have any questions in relation to this matter.

Yours sincerely

Neil!/IL_= Harley Chief of Staff

GPO Box 5341, Sydney NSW 2001 • P: (02) 8574 5000 • F: (02) 9339 5500 • www.premier.nsw.gov.au The Hon. John Barilaro MP ~,,,. Deputy Premier NSW Minister for Regional New South Wales GOVERNMENT Minister for Industry and Trade

25 August 2020

Mr Matt Richards A/Executive Director, Legal Office of General Counsel Department of Premier and Cabinet Level 14, 52 Martin Place SYDNEY NSW 2000

Order for papers - Stronger Country Communities Applications

Dear Mr Richards,

I write in response to the memorandum from Kate Boyd, General Counsel dated 7 August 2020 relating to Standing Order 52 - Order for Papers - Stronger Country Communities Applications.

I certify to the best of my knowledge all documents held by the Office of the Deputy Premier, Minister for Regional New South Wales, Industry and Trade that are covered by the terms of the resolution and are lawfully required to be provided have been provided.

Yours sincerely

· bhan Hamblin Chief of Staff Office of John Barilaro MP Deputy Premier Minister for Regional NSW Minister for Trade and Industry

GPO Box 5341 Sydney NSW 2001 • P: (02) 8574 5150 • F: (02) 9339 5530 • W: nsw.gov.au/deputypremier (lk NSW---- GOVERNMENT

Mr Matt Richards A/Executive Director, Legal Branch Department of Premier and Cabinet Level 14, 52 Martin Place SYDNEY NSW 2000

By Email: [email protected]

Dear Mr Richards Order for Papers - Standing Order 52 - Stronger Country Communities applications I certify to the best of my knowledge that no documents covered by the terms of the resolution and lawfully required to be provided are held by the Office of the Minister for Local Government, Shelley Hancock.

Chief of Staff - Office of the Hon Shelley Hancock MP

GPO Box 5341, Sydney NSW 2001 Phone: (61 2) 8574 5400 I Email: [email protected] Planning, Industry & NSW •GOVERNMENT Environment Office of the Secretary

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Mr Matt Richards A/Executive Director, Legal Office of General Counsel Department of Premier and Cabinet Level 14, 52 Martin Place SYDNEY NSW 2000

Dear Mr Richards

I refer to correspondence from Ms Kate Boyd about an Order for Papers regarding Stronger Country Communities Applications.

The functions around the Fund are undertaken by the Public Works Advisory unit, which was transferred to the new Department of Regional NSW (DRNSW) on 2 April 2020. There are no other areas of the Department of Planning, Industry and · Environment (OPIE) that is expected to hold any relevant documents.

I note that the Order is directed at the Office of Local Government (OLG) within OPIE. However, OLG administered the Stronger Communities Fund, which is unrelated to the Stronger Country Communities Fund. OLG has had no involvement in the Stronger Country Communities Fund.

I certify to the best of my knowledge that no documents covered by the terms of the resolution and lawfully required to be provided are held by OPIE.

If you have any more questions, please contact Ms Jenefer Plummer, A/Manager Information Access and Privacy, at the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment on 02 8289 6771.

Yours sincerely

0~~~ Jim Betts Secretary.

24/8/20

4 Parramatta Square, 12 Darcy Street, Parramalta NSW 2150 / Locked Bag 5022 Parramatta NSW 2124 I plannlng.nsw.gov.au (I_) NSW GOVERNMENT Treasury

Contact Tim Jap Telephone: (02) 9228 4077 Our reference: TA20/4658 Your reference: A3756585

Mr Matt Richards A/Executive Director, Office of General Counsel Department of Premier and Cabinet Level 14, 52 Martin Place SYDNEY NSW 2000

Dear Mr Richards,

Standing Order 52 - Order for Papers - Stronger Country Communities applications

I refer to the Legislative Council's Standing Order 52 passed on 5 August 2020, calling for the tabling of documents relating to Stronger Country Communities applications.

I certify to the best of my knowledge that no documents covered by the terms of the resolution and lawfully required to be provided are held by NSW Treasury.

If you require further information, please contact Tim Jap, Associate Director, Information Access and Governance on (02) 9228 4077 or at [email protected].

Yours sincerely

Michael Pratt AM Secretary

/11/f August 2020

GPO Box 5469, Sydney NSW 2001 • Telephone: (02) 9228 4567 • www.treasury.nsw.gov.au 2-

DEPARTMENT OF PREMIER AND CABINET

ORDER FOR PAPERS-STRONGER COUNTRY COMMUNITIES APPLICATIONS

NON-PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS

Document Document Date of Creation Author Privilege Claim No. Y/N? 1 Round 2 SCCF Guidelines 2018 Office of Regional Development, N Department of Premier and Cabinet 2 SCCF Guidelines 2017 Office of Regional Development, N Department of Industry 3 SCCF Assessment Guidelines 2017 Office of Regional Development, N COMBINED Department of Industry 4 Stronger Country Communities Fund 2018 Office of Regional Development, N Assessment Guidelines Round 2 Department of Premier and Cabinet Office of the NSW Deputy Premier ORDER FOR PAPERS - S052 - STRONGER COUNTRY COMMUNITIES APPLICATIONS NON-PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS

Privilege Claim Date of Creation Author Document No. Document Y/N? Stronger Country Communities Fund - Regional NSW (Formerly Regional (a) 1 2017 N 2017 Program Guidelines NSW Group in DPC) Stronger Country Communities Fund - Regional NSW (Formerly Regional (a) 2 2018 N 2018 Program Guidelines NSW Group in DPC)

Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF (c) 84 22-Apr-20 Samuel Malfroy N website and notification clarification

Email to Alysia Smith and Samuel (c) 85 Malfroy regarding SCCF website and 5-May-20 . Leonard Kary N notification clarification

Email to Ben Sheath regarding 28-Feb-20 Alysia Smith N (c) 86 Youthsafe - Successful SCCF project

Email to Tasman Brown regarding (c) 87 Maitland and Lake Macquarie - SCCF 20-Mar-20 Alysia Smith N successful projects Email to Olivia Graham regarding (c) 88 30-Apr-20 Alysia Smith N SCCF website and notification Email to Alysia Smith regarding from Lynne Arnold, Electorate Office South (c) 89 17-Mar-20 N eo south coast Coast Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF (c} 90 27-Apr-20 Rebecca Treloar N deadline update Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF (c) 91 22-Apr-20 Alex Hall N deadline update (c) 92 Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF 22-May-20 Belinda Bannon N

Email to Alysia Smith regarding N (c) 93 22-May-20 Sarah Bannerman Stronger Country Communities N (c) 94 Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF 22-May-20 Lizzie Egan Office of the NSW Deputy Premier ORDER FOR PAPERS - SOS2 - STRONGER COUNTRY COMMUNITIES APPLICATIONS NON-PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS

Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF Diane Leahy, Electorate Office Coffs (c) 95 22-May-20 N deadline update Harbour Jane Diffey on behalf of Electorate 1-May-20 N (c) 96 Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF Office Dubbo Email to Alysia Smith and Sam (c) 97 Farraway regarding SCCF deadline 29-Apr-20 Rebecca Treloar N update Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF (c) 98 22-Apr-20 Simon Chamberlain N deadline update Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF (c) 99 20-Apr-20 Diane Leahy N deadline update Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF (c) 100 20-Apr-20 Alex Hall N deadline update Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF Diane Leahy, Electorate Office Coffs (c) 101 17-Apr-20 N deadline update Harbour Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF (c) 102 17-Apr-20 Alex Hall N deadline update Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF (c) 103 17-Apr-20 Jane Diffey N deadline update Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF (c) 104 17-Apr-20 Kerryanne Delaney N deadline update Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF (c) 105 16-Apr-20 Clare Taylor N deadline update Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF (c) 106 16-Apr-20 David Dawson N deadline update Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF (c) 107 16-Apr-20 Tasman Brown N deadline update Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF (c) 108 16-Apr-20 Tasman Brown N deadline update Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF (c) 109 16-Apr-20 Amanda Hall N deadline update Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF Jane Diffey on behalf of Electorate (c)110 15-Apr-20 N deadline update Office Dubbo Office of the NSW Deputy Premier ORDER FOR PAPERS - SOS2 - STRONGER COUNTRY COMMUNITIES APPLICATIONS NON-PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS

Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF (c) 111 15-Apr-20 Peter Cerexhe N deadline update Albury Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF (c)112 15-Apr-20 Jesse Martin N deadline update Email to Alysia Smith regarding from Lynne Arnold, Electorate Office South (c) 113 15-Apr-20 N the office of Shelley Hancock MP Coast Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF (c)114 15-Apr-20 Rebecca Treloar N deadline update Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF (c)115 15-Apr-20 Gary, Electorate Office Myall Lakes N deadline update Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF (c)116 15-Apr-20 William Coates N deadline update Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF Clare Taylor, Electorate Office (c)117 15-Apr-20 N deadline update Cootamundra Email to Alysia Smith regarding Port (c) 118 20-Feb-20 Terry Sara N Macquarie - SCCF successful projects Email John Barilaro Med Rel: Ti Tree (c)119 20-Apr-20 Sarah Bannerman N Racecourse wins by a length Email John Barilaro Med Rel: Big (c) 120 24-Apr-20 Sarah Bannerman N upgrade for Jindabyne Memorial Hall Email Media Release - Bingara (c) 121 Swimming Pool designs 'make a 22-Jun-20 Adam Marshall N splash' as work powers on Email Media Release - $223,580 (c) 122 improves the health of Bingara 14-Jul-20 Adam Marshall N Sporting Club 13.07.20 Email to Leonard Kary and Jonathan (c) 123 Wheaton regarding MP responsible for 31-Mar-20 Alysia Smith N Waaga Email to Olivia Graham and Alysia (c) 124 9-Aug-19 Simon Hanna N Smith reaarding SCCF guidance Office of the NSW Deputy Premier ORDER FOR PAPERS - S052 - STRONGER COUNTRY COMMUNITIES APPLICATIONS NON-PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS

John Barilaro Bronnie Taylor med rel - (c) 125 Youth projects announced to grow 20-Feb-20 Jennifer Lugsdin N stronger country communities Email to Alysia Smith regarding (c) 126 Correspondence from Ray Donald 11-Jun-20 Rebecca Treloar N OAM, Mayor Bogan Shire Council Letter to the Hon John Barilaro MP (c) 127 regarding Stronger Country 22-Feb-19 Cr Phyllis Miller OAM N Communities Draft letter to Clayton Barr MP and The Hon John Barilaro MP, Clayton 19-Jun-18 N (c) 128 letter from Clayton Barr MP on behalf Barr MP of Cessnock City Council Letter to Steph Cooke MP regarding (c) 129 N/A (2018) The Hon John Barilaro MP N Bland Shire Council Email to Paul Toole MP and Bathurst (d) 1 EO regarding Drought Stimulus 25-Feb-20 Alysia Smith N Package Email to Sam Farraway and Rebecca (d} 2 Treloar regarding Drought Stimulus 25-Feb-20 Alysia Smith N Package Email to Paige Penning regarding {d} 3 25-Feb-20 Alysia Smith N SCCF Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF (d) 4 17-Mar-20 Alysia Smith N update Draft email - unsuccessful applications (d} 5 under Stronger Country Communities N/A Chris Hanger N Round 3 SUBMISSION IN SUPPORT OF CLAIM FOR CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVILEGE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PREMIER AND CABINET ORDER FOR PAPERS-STRONGER COUNTRY COMMUNITIES APPLICATIONS- 5 AUGUST 2020

In accordance with the terms of the resolution agreed to by the Legislative Council on 5 August 2020, and the terms of Standing Order 52, documents have been identified for production by the Department of Premier and Cabinet and the potential application of privilege to those documents has been considered. This submission has been prepared in support of the claims for privilege made by the Department.

It is to be noted that these claims for privilege are not raised as a basis to resist production of documents that are within scope of the resolution. Rather, these claims are made, pursuant to Standing Order 52(5), to identify those documents over which privilege may be claimed, in order to allow the Legislative Council to consider the claims and in support of an application that it is in the public interest that the documents should not be made publicly available.

Legal professional privilege

It is submitted that certain of the documents identified and indexed as privileged are privileged and should not be made public on one or more of the available grounds of the common law principle of legal professional privilege or client legal privilege under the Evidence Act 1995.

In particular, it is submitted that the documents are privileged because:

1. they were brought into existence for the purpose of enabling the client to obtain, or its legal advisers to give, legal advice;

and/or

2. they are confidential communications between the client or its legal advisers and persons with whom the client shares or shared a common interest in relation to the subject matter of the advice received by one of them.

The documents in respect of which legal privilege are claimed are:

(a) document 119, insofar as it relates to a request for legal advice from the Department's Legal Branch, and (b) documents 120-122, being attachments to the request for legal advice (document 119), provided for the purpose of the Department's Legal Branch to provide legal advice.

It is relevant to note that legal professional privilege is a ground upon which there is a conclusive presumption of an overriding public interest against disclosure in the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act) (see section 14(1) and clause 5 of Schedule 1 to the GIPA Act). It has also been noted in numerous reports of the arbiter that legal professional privilege should be respected as a strong claim of privilege.

It is submitted that legal professional privilege in these documents should be upheld because the protection of legally privileged Crown documents is in the public interest. Commercial in co.nfidence

It is submitted that certain of the documents identified and indexed as privileged contain information in relation to the commercial interests of third parties, and that the public interest in their non-disclosure outweighs the interest in their disclosure.

In support of this claim, it is submitted that such information would ordinarily be protected from public disclosure under the common law or the GIPA Act.

It is also well-established at common law that the principle of public interest immunity requires the balancing of conflicting interests to determine whether it would be "injurious to the public interest to disclose" the impugned material.' In Parliamentary proceedings, a balance must be struck between the significance of the information to Parliament against the public harm that would flow from its public disclosure.' According to the New South Wales Legislative Council Practice:

"the proper basis for claims of commercial-in-confidence information is not that there may be a commercially confidential dealing, but that the disclosure of the matter is likely to cause damage to the commercial activity". 3

The documents over which public interest immunity is claimed in this regard include, but are not limited to:

(a) summaries of applications made to the SCCF; (b) documents containing comments by the panel assessing the applications; (c) documents containing the results of consultation with community members about responses to and ranking of applications.

The information claimed to be privileged includes information regarding unsuccessful applications and applicants. The likely prejudice caused by disclosure of this information to an applicant's commercial reputation and ability to apply for other similar funding is considered.to outweigh the public interest in disclosure of the documents. It is common practice that Government does not disclose the details of unsuccessful applicants for Government programs, specifically funding programs. This is particularly important in regional areas, which are often smaller communities and a local business's failure to secure a grant, and the comments, community rankings and assessment that led to that failure, may be detrimental to its standing in the local community.

1 Sankey v Whit/am (1978) 142 CLR 1, 37. 2 Egan v Chadwick (1999) 46 NSWLR 568 per Spigelman O at 574. 3 Lynn Lovelock and John Evens (2008) 'Chapter 18: The Inquiry Power', New South Wales Legislative Council Practice, p 512; citing Lynch A, Commercial in Confidence Claims: The Mantra of the Nineties, Paper presented at the 28th Conference of Presiding Officers and Clerks, Nauru, July 1997 DEPARTMENT OF PREMIER AND CABINET

ORDER FOR PAPERS - STRONGER COUNTRY COMMUNITIES APPLICATIONS

PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS

Document No. Document Date of Creation Author Privilege Claim Y/N? 1. BathurstFinalReport 9/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 2. BathurstResults 9/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 3. BathurstSCCF1C-0109 9/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 4. BellingenFinalReport 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 5. BellingenResults 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 6. BellingenSCCF1 C-0139 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 7. BellingenSCCF1 C-0145 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 8. BellingenSCCF1 C-0146 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 9. BerriganFinalReport 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 10. Berrigan Results 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 11. BerriganSCCF1 B-0131 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 12. Bland Fina IReport 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 13. Bland Results 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 14. B1andSCCF1 B-0020 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 15. B1andSCCF1 B-0026 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 16. B1andSCCF1 B-0036 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 17. B1andSCCF1 B-0146 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 18. B1andSCCF1 B-0153 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 19. BrewarrinaFinalReport 15/11/2017 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 20. BrewarrinaResultsSheet 15/11/2017 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 21. BrewarrinaSCCF -1A- 0027 15/11/2017 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 22. BrewarrinaSCCF - 1A - 0082 15/11/2017 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 23. CentralCoastFinalReport 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 24. CentralCoastFinalReport_Suggestions_TY 20/06/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 25. CentralCoastResl!ltsUpdated 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 26. CentralCoastSCCF1 C-0147 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 27. CentralCoastSCCF1 C-0148 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 28. CentralCoastSCCF1 C-0154 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 29. CentralCoastSCCF1C-0161 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 30. CentralCoastSCCF1 C-0170 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 31. CentralCoastSCCF1 C-0172 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 32. Centra1CoastSCCF1 C-0179 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 33. Centra1CoastSCCF1 C-0180 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 34. CentralCoastSCCF1 C-0182 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 35. CentralCoastSCCF1 C-0183 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 36. Centra1CoastSCCF1 C-0184 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 37. CentralCoastSCCF1 C-0186 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 38. CentralCoastSCCF1 C-0187 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 39. Centra1CoastSCCF1 C-0188 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 40. Centra1CoastSCCF1 C-0190 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 41. CentralCoastSCCF1C-0191 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 42. CentralCoastSCCF1 C-0192 12/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 43. CessnockFinalReport 9/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 44. CessnockResults 9/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 45. CessnockSCCF1 C-0012 9/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 46. CessnockSCCF1 C-0024 9/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 47. CoffsHarbourFinalReport 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 48. CoffsHarbourResults 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 49. CoffsHarbourSCCF1 B-0117 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 50. Copy of projects for Central Coast 3/04/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 51. Copy of SCCF Applications list - Round 23/08/2020 Department of Premier y 12 - All Projects - FundinQ Status and Cabinet 52. Copy of Status as at 26102017_ 26/10/2017 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 53. Copy of Status as at 26102017_face-to- 26/10/2017 Department of Premier y face and Cabinet 54. Copy of Status as at 27102017 27/10/2017 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 55. EdwardRiverFinalReport 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 56. Edward RiverResults 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 57. EdwardRiverSCCF1 B-0056 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 58. Goulburn-MulwareeReport 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 59. Goulburn-MulwareeResultsSheet 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 60. Goulburn-MulwareeSCCF1 B-0002 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 61. HilltopSCCF-1 A-0096 9/11/2017 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 62. HilltopSCCF-1A-0118 9/11/2017 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 63. HillTopsResults 9/11/2017 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 64. JuneeFinalReport 9/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 65. JuneeResults 9/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 66. JuneeSCCF1 C-0003 9/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 67. JuneeSCCF1 C-0016 9/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 68. JuneeSCCF1 C-0066 9/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 69. JuneeSCCF1 C-0067 9/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 70. JuneeSCCF1 C-0070 9/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 71. JuneeSCCF1 C-0092 9/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 72. JuneeSCCF1 C-0093 9/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 73. LGAHillTopsFinalReport 9/11/2017 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 74. LithgowFinalReport 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 75. LithgowResults 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 76. LithgowSCCF1B-0139 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 77. Maitland Report 8/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 78. MaitlandResultsSheet 8/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 79. MaitlandSCCF1 C-0053 8/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 80. MidCoastFinalReport 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 81. MidCoastResults 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 82. MidCoastSCCF1 B-0188 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 83. MidCoastSCCF1 B-0193 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 84. MidWestemFinalReport 8/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 85. MidWestemResults 8/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 86. MidWestemSCCF1C-0019 8/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 87. MidWestemSCCF1 C-0030 8/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 88. OrangeCityFinalReport 8/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 89. OrangeCityResults 8/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 90. OrangeCitySCCF1 C-0114 8/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet .91. OrangeCitySCCF1 C-0125 8/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 92. OrangeCitySCCF1 C-0138 8/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 93. OrangeCitySCCF1 C-0165 8/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 94. OrangeCitySCCF1 C-0166 8/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 95. PortMacquaire-HastingsFinaJReport 9/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 96. PortMacquaire-HastingsResults 9/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 97. PortMacquaire-HastingsSCCF1 C-0091 9/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 98. SCCF Project rankings and 15/11/2017 Department of Premier y WTP TrancheA 2 and Cabinet 99. SCCF rejected project list 21/08/2020 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 100. SingletonFinalReport 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 101. Singleton Results 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 102. SingletonSCCF1 B-0010 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 103. SingletonSCCF1 B-0011 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 104. SnowyMonaroFinalReport 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 105. SnowyMonaroResults 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 106. SnowyMonaroSCCF1 B-0099 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 107. Status as at 11102017_ 11/10/2017 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 108. Status as at 2112017 2/11/2017 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 109. Status as at 27102017 27/10/2017 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 110. Summary Excel File Tranche C 7/02/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 111. SummaryExcel File Tranche B 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 112. Tweed Final Report 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 113. Tweed Results 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 114. TweedSCCF1 B-0067 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 115. TweedSCCF1 B-0069 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 116. WingecarribeeFinalReport v2 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 117. WingecarribeeResults 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 118. WingecarribeeSCCF1 B-0076 11/01/2018 Department of Premier y and Cabinet 119. Email from DPC's Regional Cabinet and 18/07/2018 Department of Premier y Community Programs team to Legal and Cabinet Branch reqardinq request for leqal advice 120. Attachment to email (Doc 120) - Signed 02/03/2018 Department of Premier y Brief to the Deputy Premier re approval of and Cabinet Stronger Country Communities Fund projects 121. Attachment to email (Doc 120) - 09/03/2018 Department of Premier y Attachment A to Brief to Deputy Premier- and Cabinet Recommended projects - Tranche C, Round One, SCCF - with approved chanqes 122. Attachment to email (Doc 120) - 27/02/2018 Department of Premier y Attachment B to Brieno Deputy Premier - and Cabinet Full Panel Report re Tranche C projects . SUBMISSION IN SUPPORT OF CLAIM FOR CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVILEGE BY THE OFFICE OF THE NSW DEPUTY PREMIER ORDER FOR PAPERS - STRONGER COUNTRY COMMUNITIES APPLICATIONS - 5 AUGUST 2020

In accordance with the terms of the resolution agreed to by the Legislative Council on 5 August 2020, and the terms of Standing Order 52, documents have been identified for production by the Office of the NSW Deputy Premier and the potential application of privilege to those documents has been considered. This submission has been prepared in support of the claims for privilege made by the Office of the NSW Deputy Premier.

Please note that where there are attachments to documents and only the attachment attracts privilege, the Office of the NSW Deputy Premier has claimed privilege over the primary document as well in order to maintain context for the entire document tree.

Personal information

It is submitted that certain documents identified and indexed as privileged contain personal information and that the public interest in the non-disclosure of that information outweighs the interest in its disclosure.

In support of this claim, it is submitted that such information would ordinarily be protected from public disclosure under common law or pursuant to the Government Information {Public Access) Act 2009 (the GIPA Act) or the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.

The Hon. Mr Keith Mason AO QC has noted that the House has undoubted power to take additional measures to prevent disclosure of confidential information where that is not in the public interest. 1 The arbiter has also, on several occasions, endorsed the agreement of members, who had initially disputed a claim of privilege, that certain personal "private" infor.mation be redacted, avoiding the need for the arbiter to resolve such disputes. 2 The arbiter has noted, amongst other matters, that members will always have access to un-redacted versions of the documents and the capac.ity to access such information if it is really needed. 3

The Office of the NSW Deputy Premier considers that it would be prejudicial to the public interest and to the system of representative and responsible government in NSW for interactions between individuals and their elected representatives to be made public, in circumstances where the communication may originally have been made without any expectation that it would be published. It would be reasonable to assume that the candour of such communications may be impeded if

1 11 Mason, K, Report under Standing Order 52 on disputed claim of privilege; Sydney Stadiums ("Sydney Stadiums Report ), 22 May 2018; at pp. 2, 4. 4 Sydney Stadiums Report at p.10; Mason, K., Report under Standing Order 52 on disputed claims of privilege, Greyhound Welfare, 14 February 2017 ("Greyhounds Report"), at p. 10. It is, of course, necessary that each instance should be examined on its merits, and it is not suggested the circumstances in those matters are equivalent to the current matter. 5 Sydney Stadiums Report at p. 1 individuals were aware that, with no notice and without consultation, not only might their correspondence be released, but also their personal information in. connection with that correspondence.

The Office of the NSW Deputy Premier notes that no redactions have been undertaken, due to time constraints. It is also noted that the documents which contain personal information, are also deemed to be privileged due to commercial in confidence.

Legal professional privilege

It is submitted that certain documents identified and indexed as privileged are privileged and should not be made public on one or more of the available grounds of the common law principle of legal professional privilege or client legal privilege under the Evidence Act 1995. In particular, it is submitted that the above documents are privileged because: 1. they were brought into existence for the purpose of: a. enabling the client to obtain, or its legal advisers to give, legal advice; or b. for use in actual litigation or litigation reasonably contemplated by the client and in respect of which privilege has not been waived; and/or 2. they are confidential communications between the client or its legal advisers and persons with whom the client shares or shared a common interest in relation to the subject matter of the advice received by one of them.

It is relevant to note that legal professional privilege is a ground upon which there is a conclusive presumption of an overriding public interest against disclosure in the GIPA Act (see section 14(1) and clause 5 of Schedule 1 to the GIPA Act). It has also been noted in numerous reports of the arbiter . that legal professional privilege should be respected as a strong claim of privilege. It is submitted that legal professional privilege in these documents should be upheld because the protection of legally privileged Crown documents is in the public interest.

Commercial in confidence

It is submitted that certain documents identified and indexed as privileged contain information in relation to the commercial interests of third parties and the State, and that the public interest in their non-disclosure outweighs the interest in their disclosure. In support of this claim, it is submitted that such information would ordinarily be protected from public disclosure under the common law or the GIPA Act.

The documents should be considered privileged as their disclosure would prejudice the commercial interests of the entities that are the subjects of those document. The nature of the documents includes significant internal financial information of corporate, and government entities. It also includes information which may undermine the position of corporate and government entities in the market. The likely prejudice caused by disclosure is considered to outweigh the public interest in disclosure of the documents.

In addition, it is common practice that Government does not disclose the details of unsuccessful applicants for Government programs, specifically funding programs. The nature of the documents includes details of unsuccessful applicants. The likely prejudice caused by disclosure is considered to outweigh the public interest in disclosure of the documents. Office of the NSW Deputy Premier ORDER FOR PAPERS - 5052- STRONGER COUNTRY COMMUNITIES APPLICATIONS PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS

Document Privileae Claim Claim for Privileae Document Date of Creation Author No. Y/N? y (c) 1 Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF List 24-Jan-20 Leonard Kary Commercial in confidence y Commercial in confidence (cl 2 Email to Steph Cooke MP regarding Cootamundra SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence (c) 3 Email to Dugald Saunders MP regarding Dubbo SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y (c) 4 Email to Adam Crouch MP regarding Gosford SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence y Commercial in confidence (c) 5 Email to Gurmesh Singh MP regarding Coffs Harbour 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence (c) 6 Email to Chris Gulaptis MP regarding Clarence SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y lcl7 Email to the Hon. Sam Farraway MLC regarding SCCF 17-Mar-20 Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Adam Marshall MP regarding Western NSW y (c) 8 17-Mar-20 SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence y Commercial in confidence (c) 9 Email to Steph Cooke MP regarding SCCF 17-Mar-20 Alysia Smith 17-Mar-20 y (c) 10 Email to the Hon. Catherine Cusack MLC regarding SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence

17-Mar-20 y (c) 11 Email to the Hon. Catherine Cusack MLC regarding SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence y (c) 12 Email to the Hon. Catherine Cusack MLC regarding SCCF 17-Mar-20 Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Wes Fang MLC regarding Wagga Wagga y (c) 13 17-Mar-20 Commercial in confidence SCCF Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence (c) 14 Email to Gareth Ward MP regarding Kiama SCCF 25-Feb-20 Alysia Smith 20-Feb-20 y (c) 15 Email to Wendy Tuckerman MP regarding Goulburn SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence y (c) 16 Email to the Hon. John Barilaro MP regarding Monaro SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Shelley Hancock MP regarding Shellharbour y (c) 17 25-Feb-20 Commercial in confidence SCCF Alysia Smith 20-Feb-20 y (c) 18 Email to Michael Johnsen MP regarding Upper Huntei- SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence

20-Feb-20 y (c) 19 Email to Nathaniel Smith MP regarding Wollonddilly SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence y Commercial in confidence (c) 20 Email to Geoff Provest MP regarding Tweed SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y (c) 21 Email to Adam Crouch MP regarding The Entrance SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence y Commercial in confidence (c) 22 Email to Adam Crouch MP regarding Terrigal SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Email to the Hon. Kevin Anderson MP regarding Tamworth y (c) 23 20-Feb-20 Commercial in confidence SCCF Alysia Smith Email to the Hon. Shelley Hancock MP regarding South Coast y (c) 24 20-Feb-20 Commercial in confidence SCCF Alysia Smith 20-Feb-20 y (c) 25 Email to the Hon. Sam Farraway MLC regarding Orange SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence y (c) 26 Email to the Hon. Melinda Pavey MP regarding Oxley SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Office of the NSW Deputy Premier ORDER FOR PAPERS - 5052- STRONGER COUNTRY COMMUNITIES APPLICATIONS PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS

y (c) 27 Email to the Hon. Melinda Pavey MP regarding Oxley SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Adam Marshall MP regarding Northern y (c) 28 20-Feb-20 Tablelands SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Andrew Constance MP regarding Bega y (c) 29 20-Feb-20 SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence y (c) 30 Email to the Hon. Paul Toole MP regarding Bathurst SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence y (c) 31 Email to the Hon. Ben Franklin MLC regarding SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence (c) 32 Email to Justin Clancy MP regarding Albury SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence y (c) 33 Email to Leslie Williams MP regarding Port Macquarie SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence y (c) 34 Email to Justin Clancy MP regarding Petaurus SCCF 21-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to Wendy Tuckerman MP regarding Centre for Disability y (c) 35 21-Feb-20 Studies - SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to Justin Clancy MP regarding Murrumbidgee Council - y (c) 36 21-Feb-20 SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Adam Marshall MP & Michael Johnsen MP y (c) 37 20-Feb-20 renardinn Scouts - SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence y (c) 38 Email to Alvsia Smith regarding SCCF - Skillset 20-Feb-20 The Hon. Sam Farraway MLC Commercial in confidence Email to Steph Cooke MP & Wendy Tuckerman MP regarding y (c) 39 20-Feb-20 Hilltoos SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence y (c) 40 Email to Alysia Smith regarding Northern Tablelands SCCF 20-Feb-20 Northern Tablelands EO Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Sam Farraway MLC and Dugald Saunders y (c) 41 20-Feb-20 MP reaardina SCCF - Skillset Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email ta the Hon. Paul Toole MP and Dugald Saunders MP y (c) 42 20-Feb-20 reoardinn Mid Western Council SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence y (c) 43 Email to William Coates regarding Wagga Wagga SCCF 24-Mar-20 Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to Justin Clancy MP and the Hon. Wes Fang MLC y (c) 44 20-Feb-20 renardinn SCCF COMPACT Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence y (c) 45 Email to Ash regarding SCCF - Gulargambone Preschool 25-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence y Commercial in confidence (c) 46 Email to Simon Frame regarding Upper Hunter SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Email to the Hon. Bronnie Taylar MLC regarding SCCF - y (c) 47 19-Feb-20 Tamworth Reaional Council Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Sam Farraway MLC regarding Narrabri y (c) 48 6-Feb-20 Commercial in confidence SCCF Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence (c) 49 Email to Leslie Williams MP regarding Lord Howe SCCF 6-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Email to Tasman Brown regarding Charlestown & Cessnock y (c) 50 31-Mar-20 Commercial in confidence SCCF Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence (c\ 51 Email to Lenoard Kay regarding SCCF 3-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence (c) 52 Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF 29-0ct-19 Leonard Kary y Legal professional privilege (c) 53 Email ta Olivia Graham regarding SCCF Probity Advice 20-Feb-20 Leonard Kary Office of the NSW Deputy Premier ORDER FOR PAPERS - S052 - STRONGER COUNTRY COMMUNITIES APPLICATIONS PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS

23-Mar-20 y (c) 54 Email to Rebecca Treloar regarding SCCF Cudal Tennis Club Alysia Smith Personal information Email to the Hon. Gareth Ward MP regarding SCCF - Live Life y (c) 55 25-Feb-20 Commercial in confidence Get Active Alysia Smith 21-Feb-20 y (c) 56 Email to Dugald Saunders MP regarding Youthsafe SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to Leonard Kay regarding SCCF - Goulbum Mulwaree y (c) 57 19-Feb-20 Commercial in confidence Council Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence (c) 58 Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF Enquiries 29-Jan-20 Leonard Kary y (c) 59 Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF Successful Projects 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Shelley Hancock MP regarding SCCF - y (c) 60 25-Feb-20 Commercial in confidence Shoalhaven Citv Council Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence (cl 61 Letter to Lester Stump .regarding SCCF Project n/a The Hon. John Barilaro MP y (c) 62 Letter to E & P Bennet regarding SCCF - Trundle Skate Park 12-Jul-20 Chris Hanger Personal information y Personal information (c) 63 Email to Leonard Kay regarding SCCF Enquries 31-Jan-20 Chris Hanger y Personal information (c) 64 Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF 5-Mar-20 Simon Hanna 29-Jun-20 y (c) 65 Email to Leonard Kay regarding SCCF - Coonamble Grant Simon Hanna Personal information Email to the Hon. John Barilaro MP regarding SCCF - Drought y (c) 66 1-0ct-20 Commercial in confidence Boost Olivia Graham y Commercial in confidence (c) 67 Email to Siobhan McCarthy reaarding SCCF 9-Jun-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence (c) 68 Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF - Bega 17-Jan-20 Jonathon Wheaton Email to Tasman Brown regarding SCCF - Maitland & Lake y (c) 69 20-Mar-20 Commercial in confidence Macquarie Alysia Smith y (c) 70 Email to Tasman Brown regarding SCCF - Live Life Get Active 6-Apr-20 Tasman Brown Commercial in confidence y Commercial in confidence (c) 71 Email to Simon Hanna regarding Bland LGA SCCF 20-Aug-20 Karina Leung y (c) 72 Letter to Daryl Maguire MP regarding Wagga Wagga SCCF N/A The Hon. John Barilaro MP Commercial in confidence y Personal information (c) 73 Letter to Pru Goward MP regarding SCCF 13-Mar-18 BW McCormack y . Commercial in confidence (c) 74 Letter to Les Chettleburgh regarding SCCF Round 2 19-Nov-18 Matthew Hyde y Commercial in confidence (c) 75 Letter to Mayors regarding SCCF Round 2 · 13-Mar-18 The Hon. John Barilaro MP y Commercial in confidence (c) 76 Email to Isabella Gillespie regarding SCCF 6-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Personal information (cl 77 Letter to Liz Campbell regarding SCCF N/A The Hon. John Barilaro MP y Personal information (c) 78 Email to Kathryn Attwells regarding Wentworth SCCF 16-Jun-20 Alysia Smith y Personal information (c) 79 Letter to Brian Ingram regarding SCCF Round 2 N/A The Hon. John Barilaro MP y Personal information (cl 80 Letter to Amanda Findley regarding SCCF N/A The Hon. John Barilaro MP Philip Donato MP y Personal information (c) 81 Letter to the Hon. John Barliaro MP regarding SCCF 27-0ct-17 y Personal information (cl 82 Email to Leonard Kary regarding Coonamble SCCF 10-Mar-20 Alysia Smith y Personal information (c) 83 Email to Alysia Smith regarding Coonamble SCCF 25-Sep-20 Moe Jacobs Office of the NSW Deputy Premier ORDER FOR PAPERS - S052 - STRONGER COUNTRY COMMUNITIES APPLICATIONS PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS

Email to Olivia Graham and Alysia Smith regarding drought (d) 6 25-Feb-20 Leonard Kary y Packages and Unsuccessful SCCF3 applications Commercial in confidence Email to Michael Johnson and Upper Hunter EO regarding (d) 7 25-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Drouaht Stimulus PackaQe Commercial in confidence Email to Adam Marshall, Kristopher Wall and Northern (d) 8 25-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Tablelands EO regarding Droug_ht Stimulus Packaaes Commercial in confidence Email to Olivia Graham and Alysia Smith, Chris Hanger, (d) 9 Leonard Kary and Samuel Malfroy, regarding Case-by-Case 25-Feb-20 Jonathan Wheaton y discussion of unsuccessful SCCF R3 oroiects Commercial in confidence Letter to Mr Stephen Harding, General Manager, Cabonne (d) 10 N/A (2018) The Hon. John Barilaro MP y Shire Council Commercial in confidence Email to Olivia Graham regarding Drought Packages and (d) 11 25-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Unsuccessful SCCF3 applications Commercial in confidence Email to Paul Toole and Bathurst EO regarding Drought (d) 12 26-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Stimulus Packaae Commercial in confidence Email to Adam Marshall, Kristopher Wall regarding Drought (d) 13 26-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Stimulus PackaQes Commercial in confidence Email to Michael Johnson and Simon Hanna regarding Drought y (d) 14 26-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Stimulus Packaae Commercial in confidence Email to Jonathan Wheaton, Olivia Graham, and Chris Hanger, y (d) 15 Leonard Kary and Samuel Malfroy regarding Case-by-Case 26-Feb-20 Alysia Smith discussion of unsuccessful SCCF R3 projects Commercial in confidence Email to William Coates regarding Snowy Valley Council - 26-Mar-20 Alysia Smith y (d) 16 SCCF Commercial in confidence Cover email and Briefing for the Deputy Premier- Stronger Alysia Smith and Regional NSW (d) 17 Country Communities Fund Round 3 - Assessments and 23-Jan-20 (Formerly Regional NSW Group y Annrovals in DPC) Commercial in confidence Email to Jonathan Wheaton regarding Unsuccessful applicant y (d) 18 6-Mar-20 Alysia Smith SCCF Commercial in confidence Commercial in y confidence/personal (d) 19 Email to Ashley Meyer-Dilley and Sarah Bannerman 26-Feb-20 Alysia Smith information Email to Leonard Kary, SCCF Enquiries and Jonathan y (d) 20 25-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Wheaton reQardina SCCF Commercial in confidence y (d) 21 Email to Olivia Graham regarding SCCF 26-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Office of the NSW Deputy Premier ORDER FOR PAPERS -S052-STRONGER COUNTRY COMMUNITIES APPLICATIONS PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS

Document Privilege Claim Claim for Privilege Document Date of Creation Author No. Y/N? (c) 1 Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF List 24-Jan-20 Leonard Kary y Commercial in confidence (cl 2 Email to Steph Cooke MP regarding Cootamundra SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence (c) 3 Email to Dugald Saunders MP regarding Dubbo SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence (c) 4 Email to Adam Crouch MP regarding Gosford SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence (c) 5 Email to Gurmesh Singh MP regarding Coffs Harbour 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence (c) 6 Email to Chris Gulaptis MP regarding Clarence SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence (c) 7 Email to the Hon. Sam Farraway MLC regarding SCCF 17-Mar-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Adam Marshall MP regarding Western NSW (c) 8 17-Mar-20 y SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence (c) 9 Email to Steph Cooke MP regarding SCCF 17-Mar-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence 17-Mar-20 y (c) 10 Email to the Hon. Catherine Cusack MLC regarding SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence

17-Mar-20 y (c) 11 Email to the Hon. Catherine Cusack MLC regarding SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence

17-Mar-20 y (c) 12 Email to the Hon. Catherine Cusack MLC regarding SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Wes Fang MLC regarding Wagga Wagga (c) 13 17-Mar-20 y SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence (c) 14 Email to Gareth Ward MP regarding Kiama SCCF 25-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence 20-Feb-20 y (c) 15 Email to Wendy Tuckerman MP regarding Gou Iburn SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence

20-Feb-20 y (c) 16 Email to the Hon. John Barilaro MP regarding Monaro SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Shelley Hancock MP regarding Shellharbour (c) 17 25-Feb-20 y SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence (c) 18 Email to Michael Johnsen MP regarding Upper Hunter SCCF 20-Feb-20 y Alysia Smith . Commercial in confidence

20-Feb-20 y (c) 19 Email to Nathaniel Smith MP regarding Wollonddilly SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence (c) 20 Email to Geoff Provest MP regarding Tweed SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence 20-Feb-20 y (c) 21 Email to Adam Crouch MP regarding The Entrance SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence (c) 22 Email to Adam Crouch MP regarding Terrigal SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Kevin Anderson MP regarding Tamworth (c) 23 20-Feb-20 y SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Shelley Hancock MP regarding South Coast (c) 24 20-Feb-20 y SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence 20-Feb-20 y (c) 25 Email to the Hon. Sam Farraway MLC regarding Orange SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence

20-Feb-20 y (c) 26 Email to th.e Hon. Melinda Pavey MP regarding Oxley SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Office of the NSW Deputy Premier ORDER FOR PAPERS - 5052 - STRONGER COUNTRY COMMUNITIES APPLICATIONS PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS

Email to the Hon. Melinda Pavey MP regarding Oxley SCCF 20-Feb-20 y (c) 27 Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Adam Marshall MP regarding Northern (c) 28 20-Feb-20 y Tablelands SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Andrew Constance MP regarding Bega (c) 29 20-Feb-20 y SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence (c) 30 Email to the Hon. Paul Toole MP regarding Bathurst SCCF 20-Feb-20 y Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence (c) 31 Email to the Hon. Ben Franklin MLC regarding SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence (c) 32 Email to Justin Clancy MP regarding Albury SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence Email to Leslie Williams MP regarding Port Macquarie SCCF 20-Feb-20 y (c) 33 Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence (c) 34 Email to Justin Clancy MP regarding Petaurus SCCF 21-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence Email to Wendy Tuckerman MP regarding Centre for Disability (c) 35 21-Feb-20 y Studies - SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to Justin Clancy MP regarding Murrumbidgee Council - (c) 36 21-Feb-20 y SCCF Alysia Smith CommerCial in confidence Email to the Hon. Adam Marshall MP & Michael Johnsen MP (c) 37 20-Feb-20 y regardina Scouts - SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence (c) 38 Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF - Skillset 20-Feb-20 The Hon. Sam Farraway MLC y Commercial in confidence Email to Steph Cooke MP & Wendy Tuckerman MP regarding (c) 39 20-Feb-20 y Hilltoas SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence 20-Feb-20 y (c) 40 Email to Alysia Smith regarding Northern Tablelands SCCF Northern Tablelands EO Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Sam Farraway MLC and Dugald Saunders (c) 41 20-Feb-20 y MP reaardina SCCF - Skillset Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Paul Toole MP and Dugald Saunders MP (c) 42 20-Feb-20 y reoardino Mid Western Council SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence (c) 43 Email to William Coates reaarding Wagga Wagga SCCF 24-Mar-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence Email to Justin Clancy MP and the Hon. Wes Fang MLC (c) 44 20-Feb-20 y regarding SCCF COMPACT Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence 25-Feb-20 y (c) 45 Email to Ash regarding SCCF - Gulargambone Preschool Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence (c) 46 Email to Simon Frame reaarding Upper Hunter SCCF 20-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Bronnie Taylor MLC regarding SCCF - (c) 47 19-Feb-20 y Tam worth Reaional Council Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Sam Farraway MLC regarding Narrabri (c) 48 6-Feb-20 y SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence (c) 49 Email to Leslie Williams MP regarding Lord Howe SCCF 6-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence Email to Tasman Brown regarding Charlestown & Cessnock (c) 50 31-Mar-20 y SCCF Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence (c) 51 Email to Lenoard Kay regarding SCCF 3-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence (c) 52 Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF 29-0ct-19 Leonard Kary y Commercial in confidence (c) 53 Email to Olivia Graham regarding SCCF Probity Advice 20-Feb-20 Leonard Kary y Legal professional privilege Office of the NSW Deputy Premier ORDER FOR PAPERS - SOSZ - STRONGER COUNTRY COMMUNITIES APPLICATIONS PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS

(c) 54 Email to Rebecca Treloar regarding SCCF Cudal Tennis Club 23-Mar-20 y Alysia Smith Personal infonnation Email to the Hon. Gareth Ward MP regarding SCCF - Live Life (c) 55 25-Feb-20 y Get Active Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence (c) 56 Email to Dugald Saunders MP regarding Youthsafe SCCF 21-Feb-20 y Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to Leonard Kay regarding SCCF - Goulburn Mulwaree (c) 57 19-Feb-20 y Council Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence (c) 58 Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF Enquiries 29-Jan-20 Leonard Kary y Commercial in confidence

(c) 59 Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF Successful Projects 20-Feb-20 y Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to the Hon. Shelley Hancock MP regarding SCCF - (c) 60 25-Feb-20 y Shoalhaven City Council Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence (c) 61 Letter to Lester Stump regarding SCCF Proiect N/A The Hon. John Barilaro MP y Commercial in confidence Letter to E & P Bennet regarding SCCF - Trundle Skate Park 12-Jul-20 y (c) 62 Chris Hanger Personal information (cl 63 Email to Leonard Kay regarding SCCF Enquries 31-Jan-20 Chris Hanger y Personal infonnation (c) 64 Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF 5-Mar-20 Simon Hanna y Personal infonnation Email to Leonard Kay regarding SCCF - Coonamble Grant 29-Jun-20 y (c) 65 Simon Hanna Personal infonnation Email to the Hon. John Barilaro MP regarding SCCF - Drought (c) 66 1-0ct-20 y Boost Olivia Graham Commercial in confidence (c) 67 Email to Siobhan McCarthy regarding SCCF 9-Jun-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence (c) 68 Email to Alysia Smith regarding SCCF - Bega 17-Jan-20 Jonathon Wheaton y Commercial in confidence Email to Tasman Brown regarding SCCF - Maitland & Lake (c) 69 20-Mar-20 y Macauarie Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence Email to Tasman Brown regarding SCCF - Live Life Get Active 6-Apr-20 y (c) 70 Tasman Brown Commercial in confidence (c) 71 Email to Simon Hanna regarding Bland LGA SCCF 20-Aug-20 Karina Leung y Commercial in confidence N/A The Hon. John Barilaro MP y (c) 72 Letter to Daryl Maguire MP regarding Wagga Wagga SCCF Commercial in confidence (c) 73 Letter to Pru Goward MP regarding SCCF 13-Mar-18 BW McCormack y Personal information (c) 74 Letter to Les Chettleburgh regarding SCCF Round 2 19-Nov-18 Matthew Hyde y Commercial in confidence (c) 75 Letter to Mayors regarding SCCF Round 2 13-Mar-18 The Hon. John Barilaro MP y Commercial in confidence (c) 76 Email to Isabella Gillespie regarding SCCF 6-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Commercial in confidence (c) 77 Letter to Liz Campbell regarding SCCF N/A The Hon. John Barilaro MP y Personal infonnation (c) 78 Email to Kathryn Attwells regarding Wentworth SCCF 16-Jun-20 Alysia Smith y Personal information (c) 79 Letter to Brian Ingram regarding SCCF Round 2 N/A The Hon. John Barilaro MP y Personal information (c) 80 Letter to Amanda Findley regarding SCCF N/A The Hon. John Barilaro MP y Personal information (c) 81 Letter to the Hon. John Barliaro MP regarding SCCF 27-0ct-17 Philip Donato MP y Personal infonnation (c) 82 Email to Leonard Kary regarding Coonamble SCCF 10-Mar-20 Alysia Smith y Personal infonnation (c) 83 Email to Alysia Smith regarding Coonamble SCCF 25-Sep-20 Moe Jacobs y Personal information Office of the NSW Deputy Premier ORDER FOR PAPERS - 5052 - STRONGER COUNTRY COMMUNITIES APPLICATIONS PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS

Email to Olivia Graham and Alysia Smith regarding drought y (d) 6 25-Feb-20 Leonard Kary Packages and Unsuccessful SCCF3 applications Commercial in confidence Email to Michael Johnson and Upper Hunter EO regarding (d) 7 25-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Drouaht Stimulus Packane Commercial in confidence Email to Adam Marshall, Kristopher Wall and Northern 25-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y (d) 8 Tablelands EO reaardinn Drounht Stimulus Packaaes Commercial in confidence Email to Olivia Graham and Alysia Smith, Chris Hanger, y (d) 9 Leonard Kary and Samuel Malfroy, regarding Case-by-Case 25-Feb-20 Jonathan Wheaton discussion of unsuccessful SCCF R3 oroiects Commercial in confidence Letter to Mr Stephen Harding, General Manager, Cabonne y (d) 10 N/A (2018) The Hon. John Barilaro MP Shire Council Commercial in confidence Email to Olivia Graham regarding Drought Packages and (d) 11 25-Feb-20 Alysia Smith y Unsuccessful SCCF3 annlications Commercial in confidence Email to Paul Toole and Bathurst EO regarding Drought y (d) 12 26-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Stimulus Packane Commercial in confidence Email to Adam Marshall, Kristopher Wall regarding Drought y (d) 13 26-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Stimulus Packaaes Commercial in confidence Email to Michael Johnson and Simon Hanna regarding Drought y (d) 14 26-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Stimulus Packaae Commercial in confidence Email to Jonathan Wheaton, Olivia Graham, and Chris Hanger, y (d) 15 Leonard Kary and Samuel Malfroy regarding Case-by-Case 26-Feb-20 Alysia Smith discussion of unsuccessful SCCF R3 projects Commercial in confidence Email to William Coates regarding Snowy Valley Council - y (d) 16 26-Mar-20 Alysia Smith SCCF Commercial in confidence Cover email and Briefing for the Deputy Premier - Stronger Alysia Smith and Regional NSW y (d) 17 Country Communities Fund Round 3 - Assessments and 23-Jan-20 (Formerly Regional NSW Group Annrovals in DPC\ Commercial in confidence Email to Jonathan Wheaton regarding Unsuccessful applicant y (d) 18 6-Mar-20 Alysia Smith SCCF Commercial in confidence Commercial in y (d) 19 Email to Ashley Meyer-Dilley and Sarah Bannerman 26-Feb-20 Alysia Smith confidence/personal information Email to Leonard Kary, SCCF Enquiries and Jonathan y (d) 20 25-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Wheaton renardinn SCCF Commercial in confidence y (d) 21 Email to Olivia Graham regarding SCCF 26-Feb-20 Alysia Smith Commercial in confidence