Preliminary pages

Membership of the Committee

 

Chair	Hon Judi Moylan MP
Deputy Chair	Mr Brendan O’Connor MP
Members	Mr John Forrest MP	Senator Stephen Parry
	Mr Harry Jenkins MP	Senator the Hon Judith Troeth
	Mr Bernie Ripoll MP	Senator Dana Wortley
	Mr Barry Wakelin MP

 

Committee Secretariat

 

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

 

List of Abbreviations

 

ABGR	Australian Building Greenhouse Rating
ADFA	Australian Defence Force Academy
AGO	Australian Greenhouse Office
Defence	Department of Defence
ESD	Ecologically Sustainable Development
NSW	New South Wales
OH&S	Occupational Health and Safety
OTS	Officer Training School
Qld	Queensland
SA	South Australia
Vic	Victoria
RAAF	Royal Australian Air Force
1RTU	No. 1 Recruit Training Unit

 

Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives

No. 44 dated Thursday, 23 June 2005

28 PUBLIC WORKS—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE OF WORK—RELOCATION OF SELECTED RAAF COLLEGE UNITS TO RAAF BASE EAST SALE, VICTORIA, AND RAAF BASE WAGGA WAGGA, 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: Relocation of selected RAAF College units to RAAF Base East Sale, Victoria, and RAAF Base Wagga Wagga, NSW.

Debate ensued.

Question—put and passed.

 

List of Recommendations

3     Issues and Conclusions

Recommendation 1

The Committee recommends that the Department of Defence supply it with a comprehensive list of all buildings to be demolished at RAAF Base Edinburgh, together with all associated demolition and asbestos removal costs, as soon as practicable following completion of the necessary surveys.

Recommendation 2

The Committee recommends that the proposed works associated with the relocation of selected RAAF College Units to RAAF Base East Sale, Victoria and RAAF Base Wagga, New South Wales proceed at the estimated cost of $133.4 million.