House of Representatives Committees

Joint Standing Committee on Public Works
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Report 7/2008
The Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre Project Update

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September 2008

Canberra

© Commonwealth of Australia 2008

ISBN 978-0-642-79078-1 (printed version)
ISBN 978-0-642-79079-8 (HTML version)



Contents

Foreword
Membership of the Committee
Chapter 1 Introduction
Appendix A – Department of Finance and Deregulation letter to the Public Works Committee
Appendix B – Table of Budget Increases

Foreword

In December 2003 the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works (PWC) of the 40th Parliament tabled its report into the proposed respecified Christmas Island Immigration Reception and Processing Centre. The total estimated cost of the proposal was $276.2 million, including $197.7 million from the then Department of Finance and Administration (Finance) to bring the project to completion.

In January 2008 the Committee received a letter from Finance requesting its concurrence for a cost increase for the proposal, renamed the Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre Project. The cost of the original proposal had grown to $396 million. Finance briefed the Committee on the cost increase on 26 June 2008. This report provides a background to the project, an outline of the June briefing, and the view of the Committee on the management of the project.

Senator the Hon Judith Troeth
Acting Chair

September 2008

Membership of the Committee

Committee of the 42nd Parliament

Chair

Mr Mark Butler MP

 

Deputy Chairman

Senator the Hon Judith Troeth  

Members

Mr Nick Champion MP Senator Mark Bishop

 

Mr John Forrest MP Senator John Forshaw

 

Mr Damian Hale MP (to 28/08/2008)  

 

Hon Peter Lindsay MP  
  Hon Peter Slipper MP  

 

Hon Roger Price MP (from 28/08/08)  

Committee Secretariat

Secretary

James Catchpole

Inquiry Secretary

Mark Rodrigues

Research Officers

Narelle McGlusky

 

Belynda Zolotto

 Administrative Officers

Gaye Milner

 

Tarran Snape


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