Defence Infrastructure Division

Air 7000 Phase 2B - Maritime Patrol Aircraft Replacement Project

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works

PWC Process Stages

The PWC’s Manual of Procedures for Departments and Agencies identifies eight steps in the PWC process:

1. Identification of the need to refer a proposed public work to the PWC;
2. the preparation of a submission to the PWC (the Statement of Evidence);
3. the referral of a proposed project to the PWC;
4. pre-public hearing activities;
5. site inspection;
6. public hearing and follow-up; and
7. the tabling of the PWC’s report in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
8. Parliamentary approval by the House of Representatives for work to commence.

In practice, Defence groups these steps into four distinct phases: referral, hearing, expediency and reporting.

1. Facilities Requirements for the Maritime Patrol Aircraft Replacement Capability Project - the Project was referred in Parliament on 28 October 2014.
2. Facilities Requirements for the Maritime Patrol Aircraft Replacement Capability Project – the Hearing will be held on 29 January 2014.  The location of the Hearing will be announced in this space in the near future.
3. Facilities Requirements for the Maritime Patrol Aircraft Replacement Capability Project - the expediency date for the Project will be advertised in this space in the future.
4. Facilities Requirements for the Maritime Patrol Aircraft Replacement Capability Project - PWC report outcomes will be published in this space in the future.

Click here for a link to the PWC Report and Statement of Evidence.