Darwin Ship Lift Project
Status - Inquiry Referral - Submissions - Public Hearings - Tabled Papers - Report - Contact
Status
Report Tabled - Inquiry Completed
Inquiry Referral
Pursuant to clause 1(d)(ii) of its Terms of Reference, on 11 May 2025 the Public Accounts Committee received an inquiry referral from the Treasurer, the Hon Bill Yan MLA, requesting that the committee investigate a range of matters associated with the cost and implementation of the Darwin Ship Lift Project and report back to the Assembly in the September 2025 sittings. A copy of the inquiry referral can be found here. Given the complexity of the matter, the Committee subsequently sought and received an extension to the reporting date to on or before 31 October 2025.
Submissions
Submissions due by Friday 27 June 2025
Submission No. 1 - Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations
Submission No. 2 - Paspaley Pearls Group
Submission No. 3 - Australian Government - Department of Defence
Submission No. 4 - Clough BMD Joint Venture - CONFIDENTIAL
Submission No. 5 - Department of Logistics and Infrastructure
Submission No. 6 - Department of Treasury and Finance
Public Hearings
Public Hearing Schedule - 9.00 am to 12.00 pm, Thursday 24 July 2025
Transcript - Public Hearing - Thursday 24 July 2025
Public Hearing: 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm, Wednesday 17 September 2025
Transcript - Public Hearing - Wednesday 17 September 2025
Tabled Papers
Department of Treasury and Finance - Answer to Question Taken on Notice - 11 August 2025
Department of Logistics and Infrastructure - Answers to Questions Taken on Notice - 11 August 2025
Paspaley Pearls Group - Answers to Questions Taken on Notice - 29 September 2025
Department of Logistics and Infrastructure - Answer to Question Taken on Notice - 3 October 2025
Department of Logistics and Infrastructure - Responses to Written Questions - 3 October 2025
Report
Inquiry into the Darwin Ship Lift Project - October 2025
Associated Minutes of Proceedings
Contact
Julia Knight
Committee Secretary
GPO Box 3721
Darwin NT 0801
Telephone: (08) 8901 4149
Email: Julia.Knight@nt.gov.au