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 (le,~ ~ ~ tf--tt.e ~ ,/-­ ~ p~,~ od-1- 5);-- tJ'.- LJ~~ .2 6 ~vrf-;2..o 2-u 3. bc7,>c-"J frrv: f~ 2.. Ve'J'4 p'\()h -fr,v-r I~ ~----~­ 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 By Hand 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 /RF20/3983 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 .