Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Inquiry into Funding Rugby League Facilities in Darwin

Terms of Reference - Media Releases - Submissions - Transcripts - Report 

Terms of Reference

That the Public Accounts Committee investigates all matters relating to the funding of rugby league facilities in Darwin. This would include but not be limited to: 

  • The original budget allocation for new facilities at Marrara, and 
  • the decision to spend $20 million to upgrade Richardson Park. 

The object of the inquiry would be to ascertain what were the original plans for rugby league at Marrara and to investigate why there was a change to Richardson Park, who made that decision, who else had a say in that decision, what due diligence occurred before that decision was made. 

The hearings would be public unless the Committee agrees to a request from the witness to go into private session to deal with a matter of a confidential nature, and if requested by the PAC would require any Ministers, departmental officers, departmental staff, rugby league officials or supporters who have been involved either directly or indirectly or anyone else, to give evidence in relation to the above matters.

Terms of Reference PDF

Media Releases

Call for Submissions by 6 November 2015 and Site Visit
Public Hearing on 11 & 12 November 2015 and Public Forum 11 November 2015

Submissions 

Submission No. 3 - Betty Risler
Submission No. 6 - Melissa Bolliger
Submission No. 8 - Helen Murray
Submission No. 9 - Steve Glover
Submission No. 10 - Andrew Lee
Submission No. 11 - Barbara Laurie
Submission No. 12 - Jude Scott
Submission No. 13 - Margie West
Submission No. 16 - Louise Hardy
Submission No. 17 - Sab Lord
Submission No. 18 - Bron Glover
Submission No. 19 - Graham Kirby
Submission No. 20 - R A (Bob) White
Submission No. 21
Submission No. 21 - Supplementary
Submission No. 22 - David Harris
Submission No. 23 - Glenn Campbell
Submission No. 24 - John Bennett
Submission No. 27 - Jill Kuhn
Submission No. 30 - Carolyn Marriott
Submission No. 32
Submission No. 36 - Lesley Alford
Submission No. 37 - Hugh and Sue Bradley
Submission No. 39 - Cherill and Brad Hopkins
Submission No. 40 - Sandra and Bennie Lew Fatt
Submission No. 41 - Ian and Kit McNeill
Submission No. 43 - Andrew McLeod
Submission No. 44 - Rollo Manning
Submission No. 46 - Nicole Kaye
Submission No. 48 - Rodney Balaam
Submission No. 49 - Plan: Planning Action Network,Inc
Submission No. 50 - Northern Territory Government
Submission No. 51 - Alison McShanag
Submission No. 52 - Elizabeth Benson and John Punch
Submission No. 54 - National Rugby League Limited and NRL Northern Territory
Submission No. 55 - Ludmilla Creek Landcare Group

Transcripts

Public Hearing 11 November 2015
Public Forum 11 November 2015
Public Hearing 12 November 2015 

Report

Report on Funding of Rugby League Facilities in Darwin

Last updated: 25 Aug 2016