The Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd (PBPL) notes the release of the interim report on the Australian Defence Force Posture Review, and its recommendation that Brisbane be further investigated as a future site for a new navy fleet base.
At this stage, PBPL has only been involved in preliminary discussions, and we note that the final recommendations of the review will not be made until 2014. We will continue to engage with both the state and federal government to facilitate their investigations as best we can.
If, after the final report is tabled in 2014, a decision is made to progress with these plans, it would only be made with careful consideration of future land requirements, to ensure port operations and the surrounding community would not be negatively impacted in any way. We will undertake further discussions with state and federal agencies when required to ensure mutually beneficial outcomes should the ADF wish to further investigate the Brisbane option.