| House of Representatives Notice Paper Question No 708 Schedule Number: 300163 |
Publication Date: 11 August 2009 Hansard: Page 7420 |
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Australian Defence Force: Recruitment |
Member: Bevis | |
Mr Bevis asked the former Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, in writing, on 12 May 2009:
In the calendar year (a) 2007 and (b) 2008, how many Australian Defence Force applications were rejected because the applicants had diabetes?
Mr Combet - The answer to the honourable member’s question is as follows:
The Defence Force Recruiting candidate management database does not record specific, diagnosed medical conditions for unsuccessful candidates. Medical conditions are recorded in terms of broad medical categories. A candidate with diabetes would be categorised as having an endocrine condition, a category used for all abnormalities of the hormonal regulation system. A manual search of all records would place an excessive burden on the medical staff resources of Defence Force Recruiting, and as such, it is not possible to answer the question.