Joint Standing Committee on Public Works

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Proposed Relocation of 171st Aviation Squadron to Holsworthy Barracks, NSW.

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February 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 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
Research Officer	Mr Raymond Knight
Administrative Officer	Mr Peter Ratas

List of abbreviations

ABGR	Australian Building Greenhouse Rating
ANEC	Australian Noise Exposure Concept
ANEF	Australian Noise Exposure Forecast
Defence	Department of Defence
the Act	Public Works Committee Act 1969

Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives

No. 61 dated Wednesday, 12 October 2005

20 PUBLIC WORKS—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE OF WORK—PROPOSED RELOCATION OF 171ST AVIATION SQUADRON TO HOLSWORTHY BARRACKS, NSW

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: Proposed relocation of 171st Aviation Squadron to Holsworthy Barracks, NSW.

Question—put and passed.

List of recommendations

3 Issues and Conclusions

Recommendation 1

The Committee recommends that after the consultation process on environmental and cultural heritage matters has been completed, the Department of Defence report its findings to the Committee.

Recommendation 2

Subject to satisfactory reporting of the first recommendation, the Committee recommends that works relating to the proposed relocation of the 171 st Aviation Squadron to Holsworthy Barracks, NSW, proceed at the estimated cost of $92 million.