Graham Perrett (Moreton, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present the 85th annual report of the committee. The report reflects the work undertaken in 2021 by the committee of the 46th Parliament. Accordingly, I thank all of the members of the Public Works Committee in the 46th Parliament for their hard work and expertise, and I particularly acknowledge the work of the late, great senator Alex Gallacher from South Australia, who was a longstanding member of that committee. I had the pleasure of being on the committee with him previously. He had incredible corporate knowledge when it came to the work of government and construction materials. We will do well to work without Senator Gallagher, but I acknowledge him, pass on my condolences to his family and thank him for his great, quiet contribution to the committee.

In 2021, the committee scrutinised 89 medium works with a combined value of $2.176 billion and approved a total of 15 major projects with a combined value of $1.37 billion. As the oldest continuing committee of the parliament, the deputy chair, the member for Hinkler, and I look forward to continuing the committee's important scrutiny of proposed public works in the 47th parliament. I commend the report to the House.

Report made a parliamentary paper in accordance with standing order 39(e).