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 Australian Federal Police
Appendix D – Official Transcript of Evidence

Membership of the Committee

Committee Secretariat

List of abbreviations

Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives

No 92 Dated Wednesday, 29 March 2006

33 PUBLIC WORKS—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE OF WORK—AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF POLICE MANAGEMENT REDEVELOPMENT, NORTH HEAD, MANLY, NSW

Mr Nairn (Special Minister of State), 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: Australian Institute of Police Management redevelopment, North Head, Manly, NSW.

Question—put and passed.

List of recommendations

3 Issues and Conclusions

Recommendation 1

The Committee recommends that the Australian Federal Police as the agency responsible for the redevelopment of the Australian Institute of Police Management undertake further consultation with the Manly City Council and the local community in an attempt to address widespread community concerns regarding the redevelopment.

Recommendation 2

The Committee recommends that the Australian Federal Police use the Ecological Assessment and the Heritage Impact Statement to guide their Master Plan for the Australian Institute of Police Management, and requests that the AFP provide the Committee and the public with copies of these assessments and the Master Plan.

Recommendation 3

The Committee recommends that the Australian Federal Police release the Construction Environment Management Plan to the Committee and to the public, once it has been formulated.

Recommendation 4

The Committee recommends that the Australian Federal Police develop a Conservation Management Plan for the site, and that it provides the Manly City Council with copies of this plan once it has been formulated.

Recommendation 5

The Committee recommends that the Australian Federal Police work with the Manly City Council and other stakeholders to ensure integrated management of North Head.

Recommendation 6

The Committee recommends that the Australian Federal Police use the Heritage Assessments to guide the redevelopment in order to ensure that it has little visual impact on the site, and preserve the existing heritage values of the site.

Recommendation 7

The Committee recommends that the Australian Federal Police clarify with Manly Council the extent of the car parking that will be provided at the entrance to the site, and that efforts be made to ensure that the provision of car parking in this area does not negatively impact on the long-nosed bandicoot population at the site.

Recommendation 8

The Committee recommends that the Australian Federal Police develop a Traffic Management Plan, to manage traffic on North Head during the construction period, and for those occasions when the site is commercially let.

Recommendation 9

The Committee recommends that the redevelopment of the Australian Institute of Police Management proceed at the estimated cost of $16.224 million.

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