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Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner
Department of Employment & Workplace Relations

GPO Box 9879, Canberra ACT, 2601, Australia
Telephone: +61 1800 652 500

Facsimile: +61 6276 7419
Web: www.fsc.gov.au

The role of the Federal Safety Commissioner (FSC) is to promote and improve occupational health and safety in the building and construction industry on Australian government building and construction projects.

The FSC will promote best practice OHS on Australian Government building and construction projects through the Australian Government Building and Construction OHS Accreditation Scheme and the National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry.

In particular, the FSC will ensure that contractors who want to work on Australian Government projects make OHS a key factor in the way they go about their business.

The FSC also:

administers and monitors compliance of the OHS aspects of the Australian Government Building Code; and
promotes the adoption of safe design on Australian Government construction projects with the aim to eliminate and/or minimise OHS risk during the construction phase.

Main Roads is responsible for managing Queensland's largest infrastructure asset - the 34,000km long Queensland state-controlled road network worth almost $30 billion dollars. To achieve the vision of "Connecting Queensland", Main Roads plays a key role in the management, planning and provision of road transport infrastructure for Queensland. The road network links communities, facilities business and industry, and in partnership with other transport infrastructure providers, connects people and places within the context of the Queensland government's social, economic and environmental objectives.

Queensland is Australia's fastest growing state with our population recently hitting the 4 million mark. Roads are currently the predominant mode for all interstate freight movements and the majority of urban passenger and freight movements. While the average national growth rate for freight over the last decade was 2.8%, in Queensland it was 8% per annum. Roads carry most of the non-bulk freight tonnage, and this role is likely to continue even with a significant shift of freight to rail.

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	The Australian Performance Based Building (Aus-PeBBu) Network CSIRO Manufacturing & Infrastructure Technology PO Box 56, Highett, Victoria, Australia 3190 Telephone: +61 3 9252 6023 Facsimile: +61 3 9252 6246 Web: www.auspebbu.org
	The Australian Performance Based Building (Aus-PeBBu) Network is a group of researchers and industry representatives who, with support from the Australian Government's International Science Linkages Programme, are participating in the meetings and activities of the European Performance Based Building Network. Aus-PeBBu, coordinated by CSIRO, is also promoting the application of performance based building in Australia by way of industry seminars/workshops, technical working groups and a project web site. Participation in any of the Network's seven technical domains by interested companies, associations or individuals in the building and construction industry is warmly invited. Further details and extensive resources relating to performance-based building are available on the Network's web site, www.auspebbu.org.

	Queensland Department of Public Works GPO Box 2457, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia Telephone: +61 3224 5487; Facsimile: +61 3224 5498 Web: www.publicworks.qld.gov.au
	In one of it's main roles, the Queensland Department of Public Works leads the Queensland Government's building-asset management program - designing, building, fitting out and maintaining public buildings and major facilities, including hospitals, schools, police stations, court houses and government office accommodation. The Department is the central provider of owned and leased office accommodation and employee housing for all Queensland Government agencies. The Department develops and administers a suite of whole-of-government polices on the management of building capital works, the management of maintenance of government buildings, supplier prequalfication, the management of office accommodation and the performance of government building assets. As part of its broader portfolio of responsibilities, the Department plays a vital supporting role across the Queensland Government and its agencies in delivering their services throughout the State. These roles include whole-of-Government information and communication technology (ICT), procurement, a regulatory framework for the racing industry, record keeping for the public sector, and other services such as the provision of government vehicles, business supplies, printing needs and requirements. This role extends to the Department's relationship with the private sector in the construction, ICT and other fields with which the Department is associated. In the construction industry, the Queensland Government, through the Department of Public Works, continues to play a key role in training apprentices and, in fact, is the only government in this country that has close to 350 apprentices on its books. In all its roles, the Department works closely with industry to deliver services, infrastructure and development for Queensland.
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	Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner Department of Employment & Workplace Relations GPO Box 9879, Canberra ACT, 2601, Australia Telephone: +61 1800 652 500 Facsimile: +61 6276 7419 Web: www.fsc.gov.au
	The role of the Federal Safety Commissioner (FSC) is to promote and improve occupational health and safety in the building and construction industry on Australian government building and construction projects. The FSC will promote best practice OHS on Australian Government building and construction projects through the Australian Government Building and Construction OHS Accreditation Scheme and the National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry. In particular, the FSC will ensure that contractors who want to work on Australian Government projects make OHS a key factor in the way they go about their business. The FSC also: administers and monitors compliance of the OHS aspects of the Australian Government Building Code; and promotes the adoption of safe design on Australian Government construction projects with the aim to eliminate and/or minimise OHS risk during the construction phase.
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	Australian Institute of Project Management PO Box 10397 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia Phone: +61 7 3224 6026 Fax: +61 7 3224 2681 Web: www.aipm.com.au
	The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) is the peak body for project management in Australia. For almost 30 years, the Institute has promoted and progresses the profession of project management in Australia and the Pacific region. AIPM's vision is that project management is recognised as the preferred process to achieve business objectives at all levels and across all industries, government and the community, through improved knowledge, skill and professional competency. AIPM's over 5,200 members enjoy a vast variety of products and services, e.g. the online Information Resource Centre, networking opportunities, state and national awards, a quarterly magazine and accreditation programs. These include the Registered Project Manager accreditation program assessing knowledge, skills and competence of project team members, project managers and project directors against national competency standards and the Project Managed Organisation accreditation program, which assesses an organisation's maturity in project management against national standards.

	Australian Greenhouse Office Department of Environment and Heritage,GPO Box 787, Canberra, ACT, 2601 Phone: + 61 2 6274 1888
	The Australian Greenhouse Office is a part of the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage and delivers most of the programmes under the Government’s $1.8 billion national climate change strategy. Climate change is an issue of major significance for all of us. Most of the world's leading scientists agree that climate change is occurring due in large part to human activity. This presents challenges for the way we live and work and will require action from industry, governments at all levels, the broader community, and individuals. The AGO encourages all Australians to better understand climate change and to work together to help combat it. For more information about the Australian Greenhouse Office and the programmes it runs, please visit www.greenhouse.gov.au.

	Queensland Department of Main Roads Level 1, 3 Dickens Street, Spring Hill, Queensland, 4001, Australia Phone: +61 7 3834 5465 Fax: +61 7 Web: www.mainroads.qld.gov.au
	Main Roads is responsible for managing Queensland's largest infrastructure asset - the 34,000km long Queensland state-controlled road network worth almost $30 billion dollars. To achieve the vision of "Connecting Queensland", Main Roads plays a key role in the management, planning and provision of road transport infrastructure for Queensland. The road network links communities, facilities business and industry, and in partnership with other transport infrastructure providers, connects people and places within the context of the Queensland government's social, economic and environmental objectives. Queensland is Australia's fastest growing state with our population recently hitting the 4 million mark. Roads are currently the predominant mode for all interstate freight movements and the majority of urban passenger and freight movements. While the average national growth rate for freight over the last decade was 2.8%, in Queensland it was 8% per annum. Roads carry most of the non-bulk freight tonnage, and this role is likely to continue even with a significant shift of freight to rail.
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	Minter Ellison Lawyers Level 22, Waterfront Place, 1 Eagle Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000 Phone: +61 7 3119 6000 Fax: +61 7 3119 1000 Web: www.minterellison.com
	Minter Ellison is one of the largest full-service law firms in the Asia Pacific region and the 22nd largest in the world, with a client base that includes 26 of Australia's Top 50 companies. With more than 270 partners and 1,000 lawyers located in Australia, Hong Kong, the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, Minter Ellison supports leading industry and government clients when and where they need us. Our Queensland office was founded in 1896 as Morris Fletcher and Cross. We are the largest law firm in Queensland with a continued commitment to offering a full range of legal services at a national first tier quality from a Queensland base. Regardless of the scale of the matter, small or large, simple or complicated, our expertise and integrated systems allow us to act efficiently and effectively to ensure each client's unique needs are met.

	Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors PO Box 301, Deakin West, ACT, 2600, Australia Phone: +61 2 6282 2222 Fax: +61 2 6285 2427 Email: contact@aiqs.com.au Web: www.aiqs.com.au
	No client can afford to ignore the costs involved in their project thus the project cost management, cost planning and many other innovative services provided by Quantity Surveyor members of the AIQS should be essential for proper risk management and success of any project. AIQS members are recognised world-wide for their professional standards and the AIQS can assist clients to identify appropriate members to service their project needs. Proper use of QS services will benefit the client.
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	International Construction Research Alliance C/- CRC for Construction Innovation QUT Gardens Point, 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000 Phone: +61 7 3834 1393 Fax: +61 7 3864 9151 E-mail: enquiries@construction-innovation.info Web: www.icall.crcci.info

	International Alliance for Interoperability Web: www.iai-international.org