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 Department of Defence
Appendix D – Official Transcript of Evidence
Membership of the Committee
Chair |
Hon Judi Moylan MP |
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Deputy Chair |
Mr Brendan O’Connor MP |
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Members |
Mr John Forrest MP |
Senator Michael Forshaw |
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Mr Harry Jenkins MP |
Senator Stephen Parry |
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Mr Bernie Ripoll MP |
Senator the Hon Judith Troeth |
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Mr Barry Wakelin MP |
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Committee Secretariat
Secretary |
Mrs Margaret Swieringa |
Inquiry Secretary |
Mr Jason Sherd |
Senior Research Officer |
Mr Raymond Knight |
Research Officer |
Ms Penny Wijnberg |
Administrative Officer |
Mr Peter Ratas |
List of abbreviations
ADF |
Australian Defence Force |
Defence |
Department of Defence |
DU |
Depleted Uranium |
EAC |
Environment Advisory Committee |
EPBC |
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act 1999 |
ESD |
Ecologically Sustainable Development |
JCTC |
Joint Combined Training Centre |
PER |
Public Environmental Report |
RAAF |
Royal Australian Air Force |
SWBTA |
Shoalwater Bay Training Area |
USA |
United States of America |
WILPF |
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom |
Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives
No. 96 dated Thursday, 11 May 2006
26 PUBLIC WORKS—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE OF WORK—FACILITIES UPGRADE TO SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, ROCKHAMPTON, QLD
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: Facilities upgrade to Shoalwater Bay training area, Rockhampton, Qld.
Question—put and passed.
List of recommendations
3 Issues and Conclusions
Recommendation 1
The Committee recommends that the Department of Defence continue its close ongoing consultation with all relevant groups and organisations with regard to the facilities upgrade to the Shoalwater Bay Training Area.
Recommendation 2
The Committee recommends that the proposed facilities upgrade to the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Rockhampton, Queensland, proceed at the estimated cost of $11.16 million.
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