The Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer receives requests from the Premier and Ministers to deliver formal advice on a range of issues. The reports are published on this website. Listed below are all the reports delivered to date, arranged in chronological order of publication.
2023
- NSW Universities Intellectual Property Review (December 2023)
- Independent Review into the 2023 fish deaths in the Darling-Baaka River at Menindee – Final Report (CSU report update, December 2023)
- Assessment of Summer Preparedness for the NSW Energy Market (November 2023)
- NSW Decarbonisation Innovation 2023 Study (November 2023)
- NSW Decarbonisation Innovation 2023 Study Supplement Document (November 2023)
- Independent review into the 2023 fish deaths in the Darling-Baaka River at Menindee – Final Report (September 2023)
- Independent review into the 2023 fish deaths in the Darling-Baaka River at Menindee – Executive Summary (August 2023)
- Regional Water Strategies Program – Climate Risk Method Review (August 2023)
- Synthetic Turf in Public Spaces – Final Report (June 2023)
- Independent Review into the February-March 2023 fish deaths in the Darling-Baaka River, Menindee– Terms of Reference (May 2023)
- Advice on the management of asbestos in recovered fines and recovered materials for beneficial reuse in NSW – Terms of Reference (May 2023) (November 2023)
2022
- Assessment of Summer Preparedness for the NSW Energy Market (December 2022)
- Synthetic Turf in Public Spaces – Initial Report (February 2022)
- Synthetic Turf in Public Spaces – Terms of Reference (January 2022)
2021
- Assessment of Summer Preparedness for the NSW Energy Market (December 2021)
- Energy from Waste Report (March 2020)
- Advice regarding the protection of koala populations associated with the Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan (Dec 2021)
2020
- Assessment of Summer Preparedness for the NSW Energy Market (December 2020)
- Assessment of Summer Preparedness for the NSW Energy Market Supplementary Material (December 2020)
- Australian Semiconductor Sector study: Capabilities, opportunities and challenges for NSW’s meaningful participation in the global semiconductor value-chain (December 2020)
- Review of Water-Related Data Collections, Data Infrastructure and Capabilities (December 2020)
- NSW Decarbonisation Innovation Study – Final Report (August 2020)
- Advice on the Protection of the Campbelltown Koala population (August 2020)
- NSW Decarbonisation Innovation Study – Scoping Paper (March 2020)
2019
- Assessment of Summer Preparedness for the NSW Energy Market (December 2019)
- Independent Review of the Impacts of the Bottled Water Industry on Groundwater Resources in the Northern Rivers Region of NSW – Final Report (December 2019)
- Independent Expert Panel for Mining in the Catchment – Final Reports (October 2019)
- Independent Review of the Impacts of the Bottled Water Industry on Groundwater Resources in the Northern Rivers Region of NSW – Initial Report (February 2019)
2018
- Assessment of Summer Preparedness for the NSW Energy Market (December 2018)
- Independent Review of the Impacts of the Bottled Water Industry on Groundwater Resources in the Northern Rivers region of NSW – Terms of Reference (December 2018)
- Independent Expert Panel for Mining in the Catchment – Initial report on specific mining activities at the Metropolitan and Dendrobium coal mines (November 2018)
- Advisory Committee on Tunnel Air Quality – Road Tunnels Air Quality Technical Papers (November 2018)
- Independent Expert Panel for Mining in the Catchment – Progress Report on Term of Reference 1 (April 2018)
2017
- Final Report of the NSW Energy Security Taskforce (December 2017)
- Report on the Human Health Risk Assessment for Lord Howe Island’s proposed Rodent Eradication (July 2017)
- Initial Report of the NSW Energy Security Taskforce (May 2017)
- Review of sponsorship, incentive, grant and strategic research programs – Better Regulation Division, Department of Finance Services & Innovation (February 2017)
2016
- Report of the Independent Review into the Decline of Koala Populations in Key Areas of NSW (December 2016)
- Independent Review of Rail Coal Dust Emissions Management Practices in the NSW Coal Chain – Final Report (August 2016)
- Advisory Committee on Tunnel Air Quality
- Terms of Reference (Updated May 2016)
- Comment on Australian Government Vehicle Emissions Discussion Paper (April 2016)
- Koala Expert Advisory Committee – First milestone report: Review of the Ballina Koala Plan (February 2016)
- Advisory Committee on Tunnel Air Quality – ACTAQ Research on NO2, GRAL and CO2 (February 2016)
2015
- Independent Review of Rail Coal Dust Emissions Management Practices in the NSW Coal Chain – Initial Report (November 2015)
- Review of material relating to extraction of water from "water veins" (July 2015)
- Koala Expert Advisory Committee – Terms of Reference
- Review of rail coal dust emissions management practices in the NSW coal chain – Terms of Reference
2014
- Independent Review of Coal Seam Gas Activities in NSW
- Final Report (September 2014)
- Study of Regulatory Compliance Systems and Processes for Coal Seam Gas (September 2014)
- Managing environmental and human health risks from coal seam gas activities (September 2014)
- Information Paper: Managing the interface between coal seam gas activities and other land uses (September 2014)
- Information Paper: Fracture stimulation activities (September 2014)
- Information paper: Abandoned wells (September 2014)
- Advisory Committee on Tunnel Air Quality
- Road Tunnels Air Quality Technical Papers (August, September 2014)
- Initial Report on Tunnel Air Quality (August 2014)
- Placement of monitoring equipment for water resources in New South Wales (June 2014)
- Measuring the cumulative impacts of all activities which impact ground and surface water in the Sydney Water Catchment (May 2014)
- Environmental risk & responsibility and insurance arrangements for the NSW CSG industry (May 2014)
- Review of the NSW Environmental Trust's Environmental Research Program (May 2014)
2013
- Renewable energy action plan (September 2013)
- Independent review of NSW Coal Seam Gas (CSG) activities – Initial Report (July 2013)
- Thirlmere Lakes Inquiry – Review of the Final Report of the Independent Committee (February 2013)