❓ The government acknowledges Recommendation 3 of Coroner's report 19/13 regarding archiving architectural drawings but states that consolidating all drawings into one agency is not feasible. The responsibility is deemed to lie with individual line agencies.
AnsweredQoN 1485Legislative Council
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I refer to the Recommendation 3 of the Coroner's report 19/13,
which recommended that the Government act to ensure that copies of all
architectural drawings commissioned by a government body be archived with one
government organisation, and I ask: (a) has
a government body been identified to be the custodian of these types of
documents: (i) if
yes to (a), which body; and (ii) if
no to (a), why not; (b) has
any funding been allocated to create such an archive; (c) has
any such archive of documents been created; and (d) if work has not commenced on this recommendation, can the Attorney General please advise whether this will be progressed during this term of Parliament?
which recommended that the Government act to ensure that copies of all
architectural drawings commissioned by a government body be archived with one
government organisation, and I ask: (a) has
a government body been identified to be the custodian of these types of
documents: (i) if
yes to (a), which body; and (ii) if
no to (a), why not; (b) has
any funding been allocated to create such an archive; (c) has
any such archive of documents been created; and (d) if work has not commenced on this recommendation, can the Attorney General please advise whether this will be progressed during this term of Parliament?
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Answered
11 September 2018
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Finance
Response time
9 days
(a-d) For non-residential building projects, the Department of Finance retains a copy of the architectural drawings for the projects it manages on behalf of other government agencies.
I am advised the Department does not consider it feasible or pragmatic for one agency to consolidate the documentation for the significant volume of building and construction projects undertaken across government every year.
This responsibility more appropriately sits with line agencies as the asset owner, responsible for asset maintenance and funding decisions, as well as ensuring that any relevant drawings remain relevant and accessible.
I am advised the Department does not consider it feasible or pragmatic for one agency to consolidate the documentation for the significant volume of building and construction projects undertaken across government every year.
This responsibility more appropriately sits with line agencies as the asset owner, responsible for asset maintenance and funding decisions, as well as ensuring that any relevant drawings remain relevant and accessible.
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