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VOLUNTEERING AND UNPAID WORK PLACEMENTS AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN NSW

			COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

  
APPENDIX THREE - EXTRACTS FROM 7 SETS OF MINUTES 14 NOV 2013 - 20 NOV 2014

	Meeting	    Date	    Time	Dur Mins

	Mtg 21	F 20 Jun 2014	08:45 - 12:48	243

Minutes of proceedings of the Committee on Children and Young People (No. 21) 

TIME:		8.45 am - 3.37 pm 		DATE:	Friday 20 June 2014

LOCATION:	Room 814-815 Parliament House 
 
MEMBERS 	FULL COMMITTEE 7 MEMBERS

Present 				Apolgises
	
  6					  1

Mr COURE (Chair)	  Liberal	Mr GEE	  National
Ms GIBBONS (Deputy Chair) Liberal
Ms BARHAM		  Greens
Mr BLAIR 		  National
Ms BURNEY		  Labour
Mr DONNELLY		  Labour

Mark COURE MP replaced Andrew CORNWALL MP as the Chair of this Committee on 18 Mar 2014

Staff in attendance 4
Carly MAXWELL
Rohan TYLER
Sasha SHEVTSOVA
Millie YEOH


The Chair commenced the meeting at 9.05 am. 
 
1. Apologies 

An apology was received from Mr GEE. 

 
2. Confirmation of minutes

Resolved, on the motion of Mr DONNELLY, seconded by Ms BARHAM: 

That draft minutes No. 20 be confirmed. 

Inquiry into volunteering and unpaid work placements among children 
and young people in NSW 

3. Public hearing: pre-hearing items 

Resolved, on the motion of Ms GIBBONS, seconded by Ms BARHAM: 

That the Committee hold public hearings for the inquiry into volunteering and 
unpaid work placements among children and young people in NSW in Parliament 
House on Friday 20 June 2014 and Monday 11 August 2014. 

Resolved, on the motion of Ms BARHAM, seconded by Ms GIBBONS: 

That the Committee invite the following witnesses to give evidence at the public 
hearing on Friday 20 June 2014: 

Mr Simon WATTS, Director, NSW Volunteering, Department of Education and Communities 
Mrs Jane SIMMONS, Executive Director, Learning and Leadership, Department of 
Education and Communities 
Ms Robyn BALE, Acting Director, Student Engagement and Interagency Partnerships, 
Department of Education and Communities 

Ms Gemma RYGATE, CEO, Centre for Volunteering 

Ms Kerryn BOLAND, Acting Commissioner for Children and Young People, 
Commission for Children and Young People 
Ms Jacquelin PLUMMER, Senior Policy Officer, Commission for Children and Young 
People 

Mr Piero CRANEY, Deputy Chair, NSW Youth Advisory Council 
Mr Jesse HANNA, Member, NSW Youth Advisory Council 

Mr Andrew CUMMINGS, Project Officer, Multicultural Youth Affairs Network 
Ms Janani MUHUNTHAN, Youth Representative, Multicultural Youth Affairs Network 
Mr Stanley M’MANGWA, Youth Representative, Multicultural Youth Affairs Network 


Resolved, on the motion of Ms BURNEY, seconded by Ms BARHAM: 

That the Committee authorise the audio-visual recording, photography and broadcasting 
of the public hearing, in accordance with the NSW Legislative Assembly’s guidelines 
for coverage of proceedings for parliamentary committees administered by the 
Legislative Assembly. 


Resolved, on the motion of Ms BURNEY, seconded by Ms GIBBONS: 

That the Committee authorise posting the transcript of the day’s proceedings on the 
Committee’s webpage once corrections for inaccuracies have been made. 

 
Resolved, on the motion of Mr DONNELLY, seconded by Ms BARHAM: 

That the Committee determine the return date for any questions taken on notice and 
supplementary questions during the inquiry into volunteering and unpaid work placements 
among children and young people in NSW to be three weeks from the date on which 
questions are forwarded to witnesses. 


4. Public hearing – Inquiry into volunteering and unpaid work placements 
among children and young people in NSW 

Witnesses, the public and the media were admitted at 9.09 am. 


The Chair opened the hearing. 

The following witnesses from the Department of Education and Communities were sworn 
and examined: 

Mr Simon WATTS, Director, NSW Volunteering, Department of Education and 
Communities 

Mrs Jane SIMMONS, Executive Director, Learning and Leadership, Department of 
Education and Communities 

Ms Robyn BALE, Acting Director, Student Engagement and Interagency Partnerships, 
Department of Education and Communities 

Evidence concluded, the witnesses withdrew. 


The following witness from the Centre for Volunteering was sworn and examined: 

Ms Gemma RYGATE, CEO, Centre for Volunteering 

Evidence concluded, the witness withdrew. 

 

The following witnesses from the Commission for Children and Young People were sworn 
and examined: 

Ms Kerryn BOLAND, Acting Commissioner for Children and Young People, 
Commission for Children and Young People 

Ms Jacquelin PLUMMER, Senior Policy Officer, Commission for Children and Young 
People 

Evidence concluded, the witnesses withdrew. 

 
The following witnesses from the NSW Youth Advisory Council were sworn and examined: 

Mr Piero CRANEY, Deputy Chair, NSW Youth Advisory Council 

Mr Jesse HANNA, Member, NSW Youth Advisory Council 

Evidence concluded, the witnesses withdrew. 

 
The following witnesses from the Multicultural Youth Affairs Network were sworn and 
examined: 

Mr Andrew CUMMINGS, Project Officer, Multicultural Youth Affairs Network 

Ms Janani MUHUNTHAN, Youth Representative, Multicultural Youth Affairs Network 

Mr Stanley M’MANGWA, Youth Representative, Multicultural Youth Affairs Network 

Evidence concluded, the witnesses withdrew. 

 
The public hearing concluded at 12.47 pm. The public and media withdrew. 

5. Public hearing: post-hearing items 

Resolved, on the motion of Mr DONNELLY, seconded by Ms BARHAM: 

That the Committee accept the following document presented by the Department of 
Education and Communities during the public hearing: 

 a	Student Placement Record 2014 


 6. Adjournment 


The Committee adjourned at 12.48 pm until Monday 11 August 2014. 


 

	Mtg 22	M 11 Aug 2014	11:45 - 16:15	270

	Mtg 23	W 15 Oct 2014	13:00 - 13:42	 42

	Mtg 24	H 20 Nov 2014	13:00 - 14:01	 61





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