Bob McMullan (Fraser, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Before I call the Special Minister of State I will congratulate him. It is the first time I have had a chance to congratulate my neighbour on his new promotion.

Gary Nairn (Eden-Monaro, Liberal Party, Special Minister of State) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. While this motion is not specifically to do with your electorate, it is in the neck of the woods, so to speak, so it would be of interest to a member in the ACT.

Ian Causley (Page, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

True.

Gary Nairn (Eden-Monaro, Liberal Party, Special Minister of State) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

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: Proposed fitout of new leased premises for Centrelink at Greenway, ACT.

Centrelink proposes to undertake a fit-out, at a cost of $40.9 million, of new leased premises for its National Support Office at Greenway in the Australian Capital Territory. The proposed fit-out will provide a work environment which integrates flexible workspace design with easily reconfigured ceiling and subfloor services, thereby reducing the cost of organisational and technological change. Construction of the office complex began in September 2005, and the building is scheduled for delivery in August 2007. Subject to parliamentary approval, the fit-out procurement process could begin in June 2006, with the fit-out elements being manufactured between November 2006 and August 2007, for installation in the new building between August and November 2007. Centrelink plans to occupy the building progressively in November and December 2007. I commend the motion to the House.

Question agreed to.