Joint Standing Committee on Public Works

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Mid-life upgrade of existing chancery building at the Australian High Commission, Singapore

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June 2005
Canberra

ISBN 0 642 78641 0 (print version)

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 the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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 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	Mr Raymond Knight
	Ms Vivienne Courto
Administrative Officers	Mr Peter Ratas

List of abbreviations

AFP	Australian Federal Police
BCA	Building Code of Australia
BMS	Building Management System
DFAT	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
DIMIA	Department of Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
DSB	Diplomatic Security Branch
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
OH&S	Occupational Health and Safety
OPO	Overseas Property Office
PCB	Polychlorinated Biphenyl

Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives

No. 17 dated Wednesday, 16 February 2005

14 PUBLIC WORKS—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE OF WORK—PROPOSED MID-LIFE UPGRADE OF EXISTING CHANCERY BUILDING FOR THE AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSION, SINGAPORE

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 mid-life upgrade of existing Chancery building for the Australian High Commission, Singapore.

Question—put and passed.

List of recommendations

3 Issues and Conclusions

Recommendation 1

The Committee recommends that the proposed mid-life upgrade of existing Chancery at the Australian High Commission, Singapore, proceed at the estimated cost of $12.7 million.