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| Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works

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Report 1/2013 Referrals made May to November 2012

18 March 2013

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Preliminary pages	(PDF 105KB)

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 70KB)
Structure of the report

Chapter 2 Extension of budget and timeline for the CSIRO Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope project	(PDF 119KB)
Original referral (2008) Extension of scope (2010) Extension of budget and timeline (2012) Project issues Construction contingency and cost overruns on the original project Committee comment No contingency for PAFs in the original project Committee comment Uncertainties surrounding the Phase 2 cost estimate Committee comment Final Committee comment

Chapter 3 The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) Nuclear Medicine Project	(PDF 133KB)
Conduct of the inquiry Need for the works Scope of the works Cost of the works Project issues Committee comment Costs Committee comment Protection of intellectual property Committee comment Final Committee comment

Chapter 4 Australian Federal Police proposed new forensic facility at Majura, ACT	(PDF 117KB)
Conduct of the inquiry Need for the works Scope of the works Cost of the works Project issues Committee comment Construction traffic and site security Committee comment Final Committee comment

Chapter 5 The Australian War Memorial redevelopment of the First World War galleries	(PDF 131KB)
Conduct of the inquiry Need for the works Scope of the works Cost of the works Project issues Committee comment Community consultation Committee comment Asbestos and other hazardous materials Committee comment Construction issues Committee comment Final Committee comment

Chapter 6 Proposed new National Archives Preservation Facility for the National Archives of Australia at Mitchell, ACT	(PDF 111KB)
Project issues Committee comment Public comparative costs Committee comment Discount rate to calculate NPC figures Committee comment Final Committee comment

Appendix A – List of Submissions	(PDF 41KB)

Appendix B – List of Inspections, Hearings and Witnesses	(PDF 50KB)