Joint Standing Committee on Public Works
Report 7/2008
The Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre Project Update
September 2008
Canberra
© Commonwealth of Australia 2008
ISBN 978-0-642-79078-1 (printed version)
ISBN 978-0-642-79079-8 (HTML version)
Contents
Foreword
Membership of the Committee
Chapter 1 Introduction
Appendix A – Department of Finance and Deregulation letter to the Public Works Committee
Appendix B – Table of Budget Increases
Foreword
In December 2003 the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works (PWC) of the 40th Parliament tabled its report into the proposed respecified Christmas Island Immigration Reception and Processing Centre. The total estimated cost of the proposal was $276.2 million, including $197.7 million from the then Department of Finance and Administration (Finance) to bring the project to completion.
In January 2008 the Committee received a letter from Finance requesting its concurrence for a cost increase for the proposal, renamed the Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre Project. The cost of the original proposal had grown to $396 million. Finance briefed the Committee on the cost increase on 26 June 2008. This report provides a background to the project, an outline of the June briefing, and the view of the Committee on the management of the project.
Senator the Hon Judith Troeth
Acting Chair
September 2008
Membership of the Committee
Committee of the 42nd Parliament
Chair |
Mr Mark Butler MP |
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Deputy Chairman |
Senator the Hon Judith Troeth |
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Members |
Mr Nick Champion MP |
Senator Mark Bishop |
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Mr John Forrest MP |
Senator John Forshaw |
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Mr Damian Hale MP (to 28/08/2008) |
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Hon Peter Lindsay MP |
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Hon Peter Slipper MP |
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Hon Roger Price MP (from 28/08/08) |
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Committee Secretariat
Secretary |
James Catchpole |
Inquiry Secretary |
Mark Rodrigues |
Research Officers |
Narelle McGlusky |
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Belynda Zolotto |
Administrative Officers |
Gaye Milner |
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Tarran Snape |
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