Joint Standing Committee on Public Works
Redevelopment of Willis Island Meteorological Office, Coral Sea
September 2005
Canberra
© Commonwealth of Australia 2005
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Contents
Membership of the Committee
List of Abbreviations
Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives
List of Recommendations
Membership of the Committee
Chair |
Hon Judi Moylan MP |
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Deputy Chair |
Mr Brendan O’Connor MP |
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Members |
Mr John Forrest MP |
Senator Stephen Parry |
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Mr Harry Jenkins MP |
Senator the Hon Judith Troeth |
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Mr Bernie Ripoll MP |
Senator Dana Wortley |
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Mr Barry Wakelin MP |
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Committee Secretariat
Secretary |
Mrs Margaret Swieringa |
Inquiry Secretaries |
Ms Peggy Danaee |
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Ms Vivienne Courto |
Research Officer |
Mr Raymond Knight |
Administrative Officer |
Mr Peter Ratas |
List of abbreviations
Act |
Public Works Committee Act 1969 |
AWS |
Automatic Weather Station |
Bureau |
Bureau of Meteorology |
DEH |
Department of the Environment and Heritage |
EMP |
Environmental Management Plan |
Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives
No. 37 dated Thursday, 2 June 2005
4 PUBLIC WORKS--PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE--REFERENCE OF WORK--OFFICE REPLACEMENT OF THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY AT WILLIS ISLAND, CORAL SEA, QUEENSLAND
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: Office replacement of the Bureau of Meteorology at Willis Island, Coral Sea, Queensland.
Question—put and passed.
List of recommendations
3 Issues and Conclusions
Recommendation 1
The Committee recommends that the Bureau of Meteorology provide the Committee with updates of the project schedule and costs as the works progress.
Recommendation 2
The Committee recommends that the Bureau of Meteorology supply the Committee with budgetary details of items omitted from the commercial-in-confidence quantity surveyor estimate for the project when such information becomes available.
Recommendation 3
The Committee recommends that the proposed redevelopment of Willis Island Meteorological Office, Coral Sea, proceed at the estimated cost of $7.691 million.
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