House of Representatives Notice Paper Question No 0128
Schedule Number: 300029
Publication Date: 26 August 2008
Hansard: Page 6263

Defence Export Control Office: Staffing

Member: Melham

Mr Melham asked the Minister for Defence, in writing, on 5 June 2008:

For each year since 1996-97, how many staff were employed in the Defence Export Control Office in the Department of Defence and what was the Office’s annual budget.

Mr Fitzgibbon - The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

Staff employed in the Defence Export Control Office (previously known as Defence Trade Control and Compliance):

Year Average Number of Staff
2000-01 10.8
2001-02 10.2
2002-03 11.2
2003-04 13.9
2004-05 13.5
2005-06 13.5
2006-07 20
2007-08 24.5

The information provided above covers the period from 2000-01 to 2007-08. Information prior to this period is not readily available and cannot be separated from overall staffing figures.

The annual expenditure by the Defence Export Control Office, exclusive of personnel salaries, for the last five years was:

Year Annual Expenditure
2003-04 $0.226m
2004-05 $0.434m
2005-06 $0.505m
2006-07 $0.750m
2007-08
(To 1 June 2008)
$0.445m

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