Joint Standing Committee on Public Works

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Fit-out of New Leased Premises for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in Civic, ACT

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May 2006
Canberra

Membership of the Committee
List of abbreviations
Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives
List of recommendation

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Proposed Works
Chapter 3 Issues and Conclusions
Appendix A – List of Submissions
Appendix B – List of Witnesses
Appendix C – Submission No. 1 from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Appendix D – Official Transcript of Evidence

Membership of the Committee

Chair	Hon Judi Moylan MP
Deputy Chair	Mr Brendan O’Connor
Members	Mr John Forrest MP	Senator Michael Forshaw
	Mr Harry Jenkins MP	Senator Stephen Parry
	Mr Bernie Ripoll MP	Senator the Hon Judith Troeth
	Mr Barry Wakelin MP

Committee Secretariat

Secretary	Mrs Margaret Swieringa
Inquiry Secretaries	Mr Raymond Knight Ms Vivienne Courto
Research Officer	Ms Penny Wijnberg
Administrative Officers	Mr Peter Ratas

List of abbreviations

ABGR	Australian Building Greenhouse Rating
BCA	Building Code of Australia
CCC	Cost Control Committee
DAFF	Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
EBB	Edmund Barton Building
NICTA	National Information and Communications Technology Australia
OH&S	Occupational Health and Safety
VAV	Variable Air Volume

Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives

No. 74 dated Thursday, 1 December 2005

5 PUBLIC WORKS—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE OF WORK—FIT-OUT OF NEW LEASED PREMISES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY IN CIVIC, ACT

Dr Stone (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration), pursuant to notice, moved—That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969 , the following proposed work be referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works for consideration and report: Fit-out of new leased premises for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in Civic, ACT.

Question—put and passed.

List of recommendations

3 Issues and Conclusions

Recommendation 1

The Committee recommends that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry advise the Committee of the Department’s decision in respect of the child-care facility.

Recommendation 2

The Committee recommends that the proposed fit-out of new leased premises for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in Civic, ACT, proceed at the estimated cost of $36 million, noting that this figure may be less, due to lease incentive arrangements.