House of Representatives Committees

Joint Standing Committee on Public Works

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Proposed Relocation of 171st Aviation Squadron to Holsworthy Barracks, NSW.

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February 2006
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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 recommendation

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Proposed Works
Chapter 3 Issues and Conclusions
Appendix A – List of Submissions and Exhibits
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 MP

 

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

Ms Vivienne Courto

Research Officer

Mr Raymond Knight

Administrative Officer

Mr Peter Ratas

List of abbreviations

ABGR

Australian Building Greenhouse Rating

ANEC

Australian Noise Exposure Concept

ANEF

Australian Noise Exposure Forecast

Defence

Department of Defence

the Act

Public Works Committee Act 1969

Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives

No. 61 dated Wednesday, 12 October 2005

20 PUBLIC WORKS—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE OF WORK—PROPOSED RELOCATION OF 171ST AVIATION SQUADRON TO HOLSWORTHY BARRACKS, 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: Proposed relocation of 171st Aviation Squadron to Holsworthy Barracks, NSW.

Question—put and passed.

List of recommendations

3 Issues and Conclusions

Recommendation 1

The Committee recommends that after the consultation process on environmental and cultural heritage matters has been completed, the Department of Defence report its findings to the Committee.

Recommendation 2

Subject to satisfactory reporting of the first recommendation, the Committee recommends that works relating to the proposed relocation of the 171 st Aviation Squadron to Holsworthy Barracks, NSW, proceed at the estimated cost of $92 million.

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