New Royal Adelaide Hospital

This Report provides an update on the status of the project and outlines significant developments leading to the completion of works and hand-over of the facility to the State. These include:  

• executing a Deed of Settlement and Release (Settlement Deed) in September 2015 to settle a number of long outstanding issues including contamination remediation and project modifications, and extend the date for technical completion and commercial acceptance by 76 days   
• entering into a Completion Deed and Cure Plan to achieve technical completion and commercial acceptance, resolve issues about safety and State access, and establish a process to resolve ongoing disputes       
• the status of arbitration proceedings for major defects and other allegations and claims raised by the builder, and legal proceedings initiated by the builder against Project Co, the State and the Independent Certifier.   

This Report also provides an update on the status of the project budget and expenditure to date.