Corrections to the
Defence Annual Report 2001-02
Australian Defence Force Exercises
Exercise Day Anchor 02 was erroneously omitted from the table of ADF joint
exercises (Table
2.7 at page 78 [PDF]). The exercise was conducted in February 2002 and
involved Navy and Army components. The exercise objective was to confirm the
Special Air Service Regiment's capability by practising special recovery operations.
The exercise's objectives were achieved.
External Consultants
An error was made in summing total expenditure by Defence on consultants
in 2001-02 published in Table
4.9 on page 268 [PDF]. The total should have been $7,493,075.
In addition, an amount of $30,000 paid to Allen Consulting Group Pty Ltd
for a review of the Defence Materiel Organisation's public affairs requirements
and resourcing was erroneously omitted from the report. The amount should
have been included in Table
4.9 on page 268 [PDF] and in Table
4.10, under Public Affairs and Corporate Communication, on page 273 [PDF].
Therefore, total expenditure by Defence on consultants in 2001-02 was $7,523,075.
Contracts Exempt From Publication in the Purchasing and Disposal
Gazette
Following publication of last year's report, the first year in which this
information was required in the annual report, a data identification program
was incorporated into Defence's financial management information system. As
part of the program, a quality assurance exercise was run on the 2001-02 data
and corrections arising from this are shown below.
Table 1: Corrections to Exempt Contracts From 2001-02
| Group |
Number of
exemptions |
$ |
| Navy |
0 |
Revised to nil |
| Air Force |
1 |
271,904 |
| Intelligence and Security Group |
37 |
19,827,422(1) |
| Chief Finance Officer(2) |
15 |
5,647,484 |
| Defence Materiel Organisation |
249 |
144,380,047 |
Notes
- Figure revised to include GST.
- Chief Finance Officer data includes the Secretary
and the Chief of the Defence Force data.
Advertising and Market Research
Market Research Organisations
The details of three professional service providers and one consultancy were
omitted from last year's report, although the consultancy was listed in the
External Consultants section. The details are shown in Table 2.
Media Advertising Organisations
Seven amounts totalling $807,266, shown under Public Affairs and Corporate
Communication on page
279 [PDF] of the report, were incorrectly attributed to 'Centenary of
Federation promotional activities' in the 'Purpose' column. While the expenditure
amounts and the payee information were correct, the purpose should have read
'Recruitment promotional material - ADF'. The details are shown in Table 2.
Table 2: Corrections to Advertising and Market Research Contracts From 2001-02
| Payee |
Amount
$ |
Purpose |
| Public Affairs and Corporate Communication |
| Market Research Organisations |
| Elliott Shanahan Research |
76,532 |
Study of impact of Defence involvement in community
events for the Centenary of Federation 2001 |
| MediaScape |
80,271 |
Media tracking and analysis |
| New Focus Research Pty Ltd |
94,000 |
Conduct focus group testing and research for the Defence
'brand' |
| Worthington Di Marzio |
112,682 |
Conduct research into community attitudes towards
Defence and defence industry and recruitment-related issues |
| Media Advertising Organisations |
| Eclipse Signs and Graphics |
5,000 |
Recruitment promotional material - ADF |
| Hood Sailmakers (Aust) Pty Ltd |
6,218 |
Recruitment promotional material - ADF |
| Mitchell and Partners Aust Pty Ltd |
143,250 |
Recruitment promotional material - ADF |
| Paula M Promotions |
91,233 |
Recruitment promotional material - ADF |
| Purple Elephant Promotional Product |
306,529 |
Recruitment promotional material - ADF |
| Self Adhesive Systems |
252,506 |
Recruitment promotional material - ADF |
| Sign A Rama |
2,530 |
Recruitment promotional material - ADF |
