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Corrections to the Defence Annual Report

Corrections to the Defence Annual Report 2003-04

All corrections to the 2003-04 Defence Annual Report will be tabled in the 2004-05 Defence Annual Report.

Approved Medium Capital Facilities Projects

Table 4.8 - Status of Proposed Medium Capital Facilities Projects on page 254 incorrectly referred to the Watsonia regional training facility as being located in the Federal Victorian electorate of Jagaga. It should read Jagajaga.

Continued Commitment to High Priority People Initiatives

Table 5.20 - High Priority People Initiatives on page 284 contained an incorrect value for the variation between the total funding allocated for high priority people initiatives and actual expenditure. For 2003-04, the total variation for approved projects was $7.742m.

Advertising and Market Research

The columns in Table 7.22 - Total Advertising and Market Research Expenditure by Type of Agency on page 472 were incorrectly designated with the monetary value of $'000. The correct designation was $.

The columns in Table 7.23 - Total Advertising and Market Research Expenditure by Group, on page 472 were incorrectly designated with the monetary value of $'000. The correct designation was $.

The columns in Table 7.24 - Particulars of Payments by Group for Advertising and Market Research, on pages 473-477 were incorrectly designated with the monetary value of $'000. The correct designation was $.

Corrections to the Defence Annual Report 2002-03

External Consultants

The following entries were erroneously omitted due to incorrect coding of payments.

Name Purpose Total
Amount
Paid $		 Justification
2002-03
Corporate Service and Infrastructure
Anthony Blunn Review of Defence Legislation 79,200 1
John S Baker Review of Defence Legislation 34,000 1
Defence Materiel Organisation
Anthony Blunn Review of Departmental Actions Resulting from Complaints by Australian Flight Test Services 52,200 1
2001-02
Defence Security Authority
Anthony Blunn Review of Defence Regional Security Arrangements 48,000 1
2000-01
Corporate Services and Infrastructure
Anthony Blunn Scoping study and review of the Defence security function for its capacity to comply with relevant policy and audit requirements 60,000 1

Therefore, the total expenditure by Defence on consultants in 2000-01 was $5,966,569; in 2001-02 was $7,571,075; and in 2002-03 was $14,700,874.

Key to Particulars of Consultancy Contracts
Justification
1. Specialised skills or service required not available within Defence
2. Specialised skills or service required not available within time frame
3. Technology not available within Defence

Contracts Exempt from Publication in the Purchasing and Disposal Gazette

The correct amount for exemptions made by the Defence Materiel Organisation in 2002-03 was $143,416,208. This figure was incorrectly reported on p.395 of the Defence Annual Report 2002-03 as $12,021,868.

 
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