On 14 July, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works will hold a public hearing to scrutinise a proposal from the Australian War Memorial to conduct a $498 million development project at the War Memorial in Canberra.

Media release issue date: Thursday, 18 June 2020

On 14 July, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works will hold a public hearing to scrutinise a proposal from the Australian War Memorial to conduct a $498 million development project at the War Memorial in Canberra. “At the hearing, the Committee will examine the proposed works in light of its statutory role under the Public Works Committee Act 1969,” the Hon Dr John McVeigh MP, Committee Chair said. “This includes the need and purpose of the works, its cost effectiveness, any revenue it will produce and the current and prospective value of the works.” Given the level of public interest in this proposal, in addition to hearing from the Australian War Memorial, the Committee will look to hear from some of those who made written submissions to this inquiry as part of the hearings. Anyone who is interested in making a statement on the proposed works should contact the secretariat via email at pwc@aph.gov.au to register their interest by 5pm on Wednesday 1 July. Not everyone who expresses an interest will be able to appear. Public hearing details Date: Tuesday 14 July 2020 Time: TBC Location: via teleconference The hearing will be broadcast live at aph.gov.au/live Please note: the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works is not involved in the tendering process, awarding of contracts or details of the proposed works. Inquiries on these matters should be addressed to the relevant Commonwealth entities. For background information Committee Secretariat 02 6277 4636 pwc@aph.gov.au

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works has announced that it will scrutinise two new projects, one from the Australian Federal Police, and one from the Australian War Memorial.

Media release issue date: Tuesday, 5 May 2020

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works has announced that it will scrutinise two new projects, one from the Australian Federal Police, and one from the Australian War Memorial. Details of the projects are as follows: Australian Federal Police — Proposed Fit-out and Security Hardening of New Leased Australian Federal Police Premises at West Perth — West Perth, Western Australia Australian War Memorial — Australian War Memorial Development Project — Campbell, ACT It is anticipated that the Committee will conduct public and in-camera hearings for the inquiries in June/July 2020. The Committee would like to hear from all individuals or organisations interested in the inquiries. Submissions for the Australian Federal Police project will be accepted until 12 June 2020. Submissions for the Australian War Memorial project will be accepted until 17 June 2020. Please note: the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works is not involved in the tendering process, awarding of contracts or details of the proposed works. Inquiries on these matters should be addressed to the relevant Commonwealth entities. For background information Committee Secretariat 02 6277 4636 pwc@aph.gov.au   For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track Committee’ button in the bottom right hand corner of the page.