A major environmental project on Christmas Island and a National Collections Building in Canberra will be reviewed by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works when it conducts two public hearings into the two separate projects on Friday 6 August 2021.
Media release issue date: Thursday, 5 August 2021
A major environmental project on Christmas Island and a National Collections Building in Canberra will be reviewed by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works when it conducts two public hearings into the two separate projects on Friday 6 August 2021. The first hearing will scrutinise a $28.9 million proposal from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, to install fit-for-purpose stormwater, landslide and rockfall mitigation works on Christmas Island. Public hearing details Date: Friday, 6 August 2021 Time: 10.00 am to 11.00 am (AEST) Location: via teleconference The second hearing will consider the $70 million proposal from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to construct a new fit-for-purpose National Collections Building at the Black Mountain Science and Innovation Park in the ACT. Public hearing details Date: Friday, 6 August 2021 Time: 2.30 pm to 3.25 pm (AEST) Location: via teleconference Both hearings will be broadcast live at aph.gov.au/live Please note: the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works is not involved in the tendering process, awarding of contracts or details of the proposed works. Inquiries on these matters should be addressed to the relevant Commonwealth entities. For background information Committee Secretariat 02 6277 4636 pwc@aph.gov.au For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track Committee’ button in the bottom right hand corner of the page.
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Committee SecretaryParliamentary Standing Committee on Public WorksPO Box 6021Parliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600 Phone: +61 2 6277 4636pwc@aph.gov.au
To inquire into and report on Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Construction of National Collections Building, Black Mountain Science and Innovation Park, ACT
06 Aug 2021: Canberra
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