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• AU funding was first allocated in FY 2018-19, and is expected for completion in the FY 2021-22; and
• BIF funding appropriation is provided on an annual basis.
Future rectification works will also be informed through the master planning and campus modernisation process.
Canberra Hospital—master plan
(Question No 2798)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 25 October 2019:
(1) As at the date this question was published on the Questions on Notice Paper, had the phase one report of The Canberra Hospital Master Plan been delivered; if not (a) why and (b) when will it be.
(2) What advice or recommendations does the report give.
(3) Will the Minister provide a copy of the report; if no, why.
(4) Is work on track to complete the plan by June 2020; if no (a) why and (b) what is the amended target date.
(5) Will construction of the Surgical Procedures Interventional Radiology and Emergency building (SPIRE) begin before the plan is completed and the Government finalises its strategy for the hospital campus as a whole; if yes (a) why and (b) what assessment has been made as to any risk the master plan might cause to the (i) scope or (ii) progress, of construction of SPIRE; if none, why.
Ms Stephen-Smith: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) At the date of the question, the draft Phase One report had been received by the ACT Health directorate. The final report is expected to be completed in the coming weeks.
(2) The draft Master Plan Framework included in the Phase One report, includes the themes and principles under which the Canberra Hospital Master Plan will proceed. The four themes developed as part of phase one include Health and Wellbeing; Social Value; Future Readiness; and Environmental Gain.
(3) Once the final Phase One report is completed, it will be made available to the public.
(4) Yes, the second phase of the project is expected to be finalised in June 2020.
(5) No. Construction of SPIRE is not due to commence until early 2021. The design process for SPIRE will run in parallel with the development of the Master Plan and the ACT Health Directorate is working closely with Major Projects Canberra on the development of the Master Plan.
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