Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, , 5:25:46 to 5:26:43
Discussion regarding the number of dry docks required at Henderson. Officials confirm they are currently designing for two docks based on requirements from the Australian Submarine Agency, though construction has not yet commenced.
Topics: Infrastructure
Speakers: David Hanley, James Paterson, Unknown Speaker
>> uh Senator my job is to um take requirements from Navy and from the Australian Submarine Agency and then deliver against those requirements >> the number of docks is actually an ASA question because they drive the requirement for the number and size of the docks.
>> So you don't know
>> at at this point I have a requirement for two docks. >> And I will if that changes from ASA I will deliver to that requirement.
>> Sure. And my colleagues may ask later about whether that's sufficient but um and that's either ex accept. It's not your responsibility. It's not your decision but currently you're only constructing two dry docks.
>> Senator, can I just clarify what I'm designing? I'm designing for two docks. I'm not constructing anything at the moment. I'm just designing for two dos.
>> Understood. Yep. Thank you. Um, uh, just some related questions. The Captain Cook Graving Dock in um, uh, Garden Island in Sydney. What's its current state?