Joint Standing Committee on Public Works

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Provision of Facilities for Project Single Living Environment and Accommodation Precinct – Phase One

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October 2006

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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 (29 June 2006 – Amberley)
Appendix E – Official Transcript of Evidence (11 August 2006 – Sydney)

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	Mr Jason Sherd
Senior Research Officer	Mr Raymond Knight
Research Officer	Ms Penny Wijnberg
Administrative Officers	Mr Peter Ratas

List of abbreviations

the Act	The Public Works Committee Act 1969
ADF	Australian Defence Force
CMS	Comprehensive Maintenance Service
Defence	Department of Defence
EOI	Expression of Interest
GSS	Garrison Support Service
LIA	Living In Accommodation
MWODs	Members Without Dependents
NSW	New South Wales
PPP	Public Private Partnership
RFP	Request for Proposal
Single LEAP	Single Living Environment and Accommodation Precinct

Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives

No 92 Dated Wednesday, 29 March 2006

PUBLIC WORKS—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE OF WORK—PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PROJECT SINGLE LEAP—PHASE 1

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: Provision of facilities for Project Single LEAP—Phase 1.

Question—put and passed.

List of recommendations

3 Issues and Conclusions

Recommendation 1

The Committee recommends that the Department of Defence provide it with the procedures and relevant information regarding the safe removal of hazardous material for each of the three sites.

Recommendation 2

The Committee recommends that the Department of Defence provide it with a briefing on the final form of the proposal, including costs, once a strategic partner is chosen.

Recommendation 3

The Committee recommends that the Department of Defence provide it with regular reports on the progress of works at each of the three sites.

Recommendation 4

The Committee recommends that Defence keep it informed of progress made in relation to consultation with indigenous groups at each of the three sites.

Recommendation 5

The Committee recommends that the proposed provision of facilities for phase one of Project Single LEAP proceed at the estimated cost of $406 million.