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 
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 
      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  | 
  
  
    |   | 
     Ms Cathryn Oliff  | 
  
  
    |  Research Officer  | 
     Mr Raymond Knight  | 
  
    
    | Administrative Officers | 
     Mr Peter Ratas  | 
  
  List of abbreviations
  
    AusAID   | 
    Australian Agency for International Development   | 
  
  
    AFP   | 
    Australian Federal Police   | 
  
  
    BCA   | 
    Building Code of Australia   | 
  
  
    Defence   | 
    Department of Defence   | 
  
  
    DFAT   | 
    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade   | 
  
  
    DIMIA   | 
    Department of Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs   | 
  
  
    OH&S   | 
    Occupational Health and Safety   | 
  
 
Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives
  No. 24 dated  Tuesday, 15 March 2005
 8 PUBLIC WORKS—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE OF WORK—CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW  CHANCERY BUILDING FOR THE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY IN  VIENTIANE ,  LAOS
   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 construction of a new Chancery building for the Australian Embassy in Vientiane, Laos. 
 Question—put and passed.
 
List of recommendations 
 3 Issues and Conclusions 
 Recommendation 1 
The Committee recommends that the proposed construction of a new Chancery building for the Australian Embassy in Vientiane, Laos, proceed at the estimated cost of $11 million
   
 
	     
	  
        
         
      
Back to top