Contents
Membership of the Committee
List of abbreviations
Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives
List of recommendations
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Proposed Works
Chapter 3 Issues and Conclusions
Appendix A: List of Submissions
Appendix B: List of Witnesses
Appendix C: Submission No. 1 from the Defence Housing Authority
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 Alan Ferguson |
| |
Mr Harry Jenkins MP |
Senator Michael Forshaw |
| |
Mr Bernie Ripoll MP |
Senator the Hon Judith Troeth |
| |
Mr Barry Wakelin MP |
Committee Secretariat
| Secretary |
Mrs Margaret Swieringa |
| Inquiry Secretaries |
Ms Vivienne Courto |
| |
Mr Raymond Knight |
| Administrative Officers |
Mr Peter Ratas |
List of abbreviations
| ADF |
Australian Defence Force |
| BCA |
Building Code of Australia |
BCC |
Brisbane City Council |
DA |
Development Application |
DFA
| Defence Families of Australia |
DHA |
Defence Housing Authority |
DHF |
Defence Housing Forecast |
EPBC |
Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation |
SLB | Sale and Lease Back |
Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives
No. 8 dated Monday, 6 December 2004
21 PUBLIC WORKS—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE OF WORK—PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF LAND FOR DEFENCE HOUSING ATMCDOWALL, BRISBANE, 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: Proposed development of land for Defence housing at McDowall, Brisbane, Qld .
Question—put and passed.
List of recommendations
3 Issues and Conclusions
Recommendation 1
The Committee recommends that the Defence Housing Authority continue to engage in close consultation with owners of neighbouring properties and the wider McDowall community.
Recommendation 2
The Committee recommends that the proposed development of Defence housing for the Defence Housing Authority at McDowall, Brisbane, Queensland, proceed at the estimated cost of $17.5 million.
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