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The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) currently occupies a number of buildings at their Battery Point site in Hobart, Tasmania. The site includes two wharves (Princes Wharf 3 and Princes Wharf 4), five main buildings and car parking areas for site staff.

Building 5 is a three storey building which is built partly over Princes Wharf 3 (i.e. over water) and partly over land behind the wharf sea wall. The section of the building behind the sea-wall is suffering from settlement, which has resulted in cracking and movement of internal walls and floors, particularly at the western end of the building.

The settlement has been monitored for a number of years and now requires permanent repair to ensure ongoing building amenity to the CSIRO. The CSIRO intends to repair the existing floor and walls of the building to their original condition.

The repair works will be located on the ground floor of the existing Building 5 located at 3-4 Castray Esplanade, Battery Point, Tasmania 7004.