Contents
Membership of the Committee
List of Abbreviations
Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives
List of Recommendations
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 Alan Ferguson |
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Mr Harry Jenkins MP |
Senator Michael Forshaw |
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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 Secretaries |
Ms Vivienne Courto |
Research Officer |
Mr Raymond Knight |
Administrative Officer |
Mr Peter Ratas |
List of abbreviations
AGO |
Australian Greenhouse Office |
BCA |
Building Code of Australia |
CPSU |
Community and Public Sector Union |
CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation |
DEH |
Department of Environment and Heritage |
EPBC Act |
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 |
OH&S |
Occupational Health and Safety |
OTGR |
Office of the Gene Technology Regulator |
PC2 |
Australian Standards for Physical Containment Level 2 |
NCA |
National Capital Authority |
Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives
No. 28 dated Wednesday, 11 May 2005
24 PUBLIC WORKS—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE OF WORK—CSIRO ENTOMOLOGY BIOSCIENCE LABORATORY AT BLACK MOUNTAIN, CANBERRA, ACT
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: CSIRO Entomology Bioscience Laboratory at Black Mountain, Canberra, ACT.
Question—put and passed .
List of Recommendations
3 Issues and Conclusions
Recommendation 1
The Committee recommends that the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Organisation take all necessary steps to identify and ensure the safe removal and disposal of hazardous materials from the site of the proposed works.
Recommendation 2
The Committee recommends that the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Organisation continue discussions with the National Capital Authority to resolve outstanding design issues.
Recommendation 3
The Committee recommends that the proposed construction of a new entomology bioscience laboratory for the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Organisation at Black Mountain, Canberra, ACT proceed at the estimated cost of $14.5 million.
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