Defence Facilities

Maria Kovacic

At the request of Senator Collins, I move:

That—

(a) the Senate notes the inadequate responses provided by the Department of Defence to questions on notice lodged through the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee inquiry into the management of Defence estate assets and Defence's ongoing failure to provide revised answers to questions on notice; and

(b) there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, by no later than 9 am on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, documents or information that provide the details of the proposed scope of work, the estimated cost breakdown of the work, the total cost of the work and any site and environmental impact for the following Department of Defence medium public works projects:

(i) PDS Project EST09153—Enhanced Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility Capability at RAAF Glenbrook, NSW, 13 February 2024,

(ii) PDS Project EST08770—RAAF Glenbrook Falcon Building 48 refurbishment, 2 February 2022,

(iii) PDS Project EST08215—Officers Mess refurbishment, Victoria Barracks, NSW, 31 January 2022,

(iv) New Service Residences, East Middlesex Way, Victoria Barracks, Paddington, NSW, 7 February 2022,

(v) PDS Project EST07005—HMAS Penguin Building 6 refurbishment, NSW, 31 January 2022,

(vi) PDS Project EST08141—Building refurbishments, HMAS Penguin, NSW, 21 March 2022,

(vii) PDS Project EST08250—Building 16 refurbishment, HMAS Penguin, NSW, 29 August 2022,

(viii) PDS Project EST08214—Combined Mess refurbishment, HMAS Penguin, NSW, 29 August 2022,

(ix) PDS Project EST08282—Building 20 refurbishment, HMAS Penguin, NSW, 29 August 2022,

(x) PDS Project EST07737—Building EP2 refurbishment, Edinburgh Parks, SA, 21 November 2022, and

(xi) PDS Project EST05853—Wharf works, Spectacle Island, NSW, 21 March 2022.

Slade Brockman

The question is that general business notice of motion No. 752 be agreed to.