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Joint Standing Committee on Public Works
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Construction of Chancery, Vientiane, Laos

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June 2005
Canberra

© Commonwealth of Australia 2005
ISBN 0 642 78684 4 (electronic version)

ISBN 0 642 78643 7 (print version)


Contents

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
Appendix B: List of Witnesses
Appendix C: Submission No. 1 from Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Appendix D: Official Transcript of Evidence

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Membership of the Committee

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

Committee Secretariat

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

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List of abbreviations

AusAID

Australian Agency for International Development

AFP

Australian Federal Police

BCA

Building Code of Australia

Defence

Department of Defence

DFAT

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

DIMIA

Department of Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

OH&S

Occupational Health and Safety

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Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives

No. 24 dated Tuesday, 15 March 2005

8 PUBLIC WORKS—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE OF WORK—CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CHANCERY BUILDING FOR THE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY IN VIENTIANE , LAOS

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 construction of a new Chancery building for the Australian Embassy in Vientiane, Laos.

Question—put and passed.

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List of recommendations

3 Issues and Conclusions

Recommendation 1

The Committee recommends that the proposed construction of a new Chancery building for the Australian Embassy in Vientiane, Laos, proceed at the estimated cost of $11 million

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