Page 4921 - Week 13 - Thursday, 12 November 2009
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Water—security
MR SESELJA (Molonglo—Leader of the Opposition) (10:29): I move:
That:
(1) a Select Committee on Canberra’s Major Water Security Projects (“the Projects”) be appointed to inquire into, comment upon and make recommendations on the conduct of the Projects according to the following terms of reference:
An examination of:
(a) Canberra’s major water security projects, including, but not limited to, the enlarged Cotter Dam project and the Murrumbidgee to Googong Bulk Water Transfer project;
(b) the process under which the Bulk Water Alliance was established, including, but not limited to, the process by which the Alliance partners were selected;
(c) the consideration given to other options for delivery of the Projects;
(d) the tendering process undertaken or planned to be undertaken for the capital works, including policy in relation to securing the services or products of local suppliers;
(e) the process undertaken to develop the project estimates and costings at all stages from 2005 to November 2009;
(f) the trends in the cost of materials, supplies and labour during the period 2005 to November 2009;
(g) the impact that any variances in actual costs to estimated costs are likely to have on the delivery of the Projects, including how any under-estimates or over-estimates will be dealt with;
(h) the comparison between the final cost of the Projects to those of other recent similar projects undertaken in Australia;
(i) the role of the ACT Government and its relevant agencies in monitoring the development of the Projects during the period 2005 to November 2009, including, but not limited to, the quality of the information provided by Actew Corporation in that process;
(j) the level of public engagement and consultation undertaken by Actew Corporation and the ACT Government during the period 2005 to November 2009;
(k) the consultation and negotiation with rural landholders to gain access to their land, acquire land, use equipment on their land or install infrastructure in or on their land; and
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