Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works (also known as the Public Works Committee or PWC) was established in 1913. It is one of the oldest investigative committees of the Parliament. The Committee is constituted by the Public Works Committee Act 1969.

The Act empowers the Committee to inquire into and report to the Parliament on each public work referred to it. The Act requires that all public works for the Commonwealth which are estimated to cost more than $15 million must be referred to the Committee. There are some exceptions to this rule, but essentially all public works sponsored by Commonwealth departments and major statutory authorities with large building programs come within the ambit of the Committee's investigatory powers.

A list of current Committee inquiries is available from this website.

See also: Projects valued between $2 million and $15 million - medium works

Other Public Works Committee Information

• All PWC Committee activities (referrals and reports)

• Committee members

• Committee role and operations

• Public Works Committee Act 1969 (PDF 90KB)

• Public Works Committee Regulations 1969 (PDF 84KB)

The Committee Secretariat can be contacted at:

Committee Secretary
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works
Department of House of Representatives
PO Box 6021
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
AUSTRALIA

Tel:     61 2 6277 4636
Fax:     61 2 6277 4844
Email:   pwc@aph.gov.au