Joint Standing Committee on Public Works

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

HMAS Cairns Redevelopment, Cairns , QLD

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June 2006
Canberra

Membership of the Committee
List of Abbreviations
Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives
List of Recommendations

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

Membership of the Committee

Chair	Hon Judi Moylan MP
Deputy Chair	Mr Brendan O’Connor MP
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 Secretary	Ms Vivienne Courto
Senior Research Officer	Mr Raymond Knight
Research Officer	Ms Penny Wijnberg
Administrative Officer	Mr Peter Ratas

List of abbreviations

ACPB	ARMIDALE Class Patrol Boat
AGO	Australian Greenhouse Office
ANC	Australian Navy Cadets
BCA	Building Code of Australia
CBD	Central Business District
CEMP	Construction and Environmental Management Plan
Defence	Department of Defence
DEH	Department of Environment and Heritage
DNRMW	Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Water (Qld)
EIA	Environmental Impact Assessment
EPBC Act	Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
FCPB	Fremantle Class Patrol Boat
GBRMPA	Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
OH&S	Occupational Health and Safety
RAN	Royal Australian Navy

Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives

No. 88 dated Wednesday, 1 March, 2006

11 PUBLIC WORKS—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE OF WORK—HMAS CAIRNS REDEVELOPMENT

Mr Nairn (Special Minister of State), 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: HMAS Cairns redevelopment.

Question—put and passed

List of recommendations

Issues and Conclusions

Recommendation 1

The Committee recommends that the Department of Defence keep it informed of progress with, and the outcome of, negotiations conducted with the Cairns Navy League, the Training Ship Endeavour Unit Support Committee and the Cairns Port Authority, in respect of the acquisition by Defence of the Training Ship Endeavour land and facilities.

Recommendation 2

The Committee recommends that, upon completion of the HMAS Cairns Redevelopment Project, the Department of Defence supply the Committee with an updated copy of the HMAS Cairns Base Environmental Management Plan, which has been amended to include the new works.

Recommendation 3

The Committee recommends that the proposed HMAS Cairns Redevelopment proceed at the estimated cost of $76.3 million.