Joint Standing Committee on Public Works

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Fit-out of an Extension to Leased Premises for IP Australia in Woden , ACT

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March 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 IP Australia
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
ACTPLA	Australian Capital Territory Planning and Land Authority
BCA	Building Code of Australia
CCTV	Closed Circuit Television
DoFA	Department of Finance and Administration
Health	Department of Health and Ageing
HQSD	High Quality Sustainable Development
IP	IP Australia
OH&S	Occupational Health and Safety

Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives

No. 61 dated Wednesday, 12 October 2005

19 PUBLIC WORKS—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE OF WORK—PROPOSED FITOUT OF AN EXTENSION TO LEASED PREMISES FOR IP AUSTRALIA IN WODEN , 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: Proposed fitout of an extension to leased premises for IP Australia in Woden, ACT.

Question—put and passed.

List of recommendations

3 Issues and Conclusions

Recommendation 1

The Committee recommends that IP Australia keep it informed on the progress regarding the incorporation of the café and gymnasium, and the associated costs and prospective revenue.

Recommendation 2

The Committee recommends that the proposed fit-out of an extension to leased premises for IP Australia in Woden, ACT, proceed at the estimated cost of $14.451 million and that an additional $2 million be allowed for work on the existing premises for workstation reconfigurations.