Mr Rob Gehling FRINA (President of the Australian Division) and Mr John Jeremy FRINA (member of Council) gave evidence on behalf of the Institution to the Foreign Affairs, Defence And Trade References Committee inquiry into the scope and opportunity for naval shipbuilding in Australia. and in particular:
a. The capacity of the Australian industrial base to construct large Naval vessels over the long term and on a sustainable basis;
b. The comparative economic productivity of the Australian shipbuilding industrial base and associated activity with other shipbuilding nations;
c. The comparative economic costs of maintaining, repairing and refitting large naval vessels throughout their useful lives when constructed in Australia vice overseas;
d. The broader economic development and associated benefits accrued from undertaking the construction of large naval vessels.
Hansard transcript of the inquiry hearing (28 Jun 2006, Sydney)
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