Joint Standing Committee on Public Works

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Facilities for Troop Lift Helicopter, RAAF Base Townsville, QLD.

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September 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
Appendix B – List of Witnesses
Appendix C – Submission No. 1 from the Department of Defence
Appendix D – Official Transcript of Evidence

Membership of the Committee

Chair	Hon Judi Moylan MP
Deputy Chair	Mr Brendan O’Connor
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 Officer	Mr Peter Ratas

List of abbreviations

5 Avn Regt	5 th Aviation Regiment
Defence	Department of Defence
ESD	Ecologically Sustainable Development
MRH90	Multi-role Helicopter 90
NAACEX	Northern Australian Aeronautical Centre of Excellence
OH&S	Occupational Health and Safety
RAAF	Royal Australian Air Force
the Act	Public Works Committee Act 1969

Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives

No. 104 dated T hursday 1 June 2006

3 PUBLIC WORKS—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE OF WORK—FACILITIES FOR TROOP LIFT HELICOPTER, RAAF BASE TOWNSVILLE, QLD

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: Facilities for troop lift helicopter, RAAF Base Townsville, Qld.

Debate ensued.

Question—put and passed.

List of recommendations

3 Issues and Conclusions

Recommendation 1

The Committee recommends that the provision of facilities for Troop Lift Helicopter, RAAF Base Townville, Qld, proceed at the estimated cost of $20 million.