Joint Standing Committee on Public Works

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Construction of Housing for Defence at Fairview Rise, Ipswich, Queensland

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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

Chaptetr 1 Introduction
Chaptetr 2 The Proposed Works
Chaptetr 3 Issues and Conclusions
Appendix A – List of Submissions
Appendix B – List of Witnesses
Appendix C – Submission No. 1 from the Defence Housing Authority
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

ADF	Australian Defence Force
AMCORD	Australian Model Code of Residential Development
AR&R	Australian Rainfall and Runoff
CPTED	Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
DA	Development Approval
Defence	Department of Defence
DFA	Defence Families of Australia
DHA	Defence Housing Authority
DMR	Department of Main Roads
EPBC	Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act 1999
EPLA	Environment Planning and Landscape Architecture
ICC	Ipswich City Council
MUTCD	Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices
PWC	Public Works Committee
QUDM	Queensland Urban Drainage Manual
RAAF	Royal Australian Air Force
SLB	Sale and Leaseback

Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives

No. 88 dated Wednesday, 1 March 2006

12 PUBLIC WORKS—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE OF WORK—CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSING FOR DEFENCE AT FAIRVIEW RISE, IPSWICH , QUEENSLAND

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: Construction of housing for Defence at Fairview Rise, Ipswich, Queensland.

Question—put and passed.

List of recommendations

Issues and Conclusions

Recommendation 1

The Committee recommends that the Defence Housing Authority advise the Committee on the provision of broadband internet connectivity within the Fairview Rise estate.

Recommendation 2

The Committee recommends that the Defence Housing Authority advise the Committee on the provision of public transport, specifically an extended bus route, through the site of the proposed works.

Recommendation 3

The Committee recommends that the proposed construction of housing for Defence at Fairview Rise, Ipswich, Queensland, proceed at the estimated cost of $50.7 million.