Defence: Program Funding

Senator Abetz asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 3 December 2008:

1. Given that spending on individual programs is not reported in either the budget papers or annual reports, did any programs in the Minister’s portfolio: (a) have underspends for the 2007-08 financial year; if so, for each underspend: (i) in what program did it fall, (ii) how much was the underspend, and (iii) what was the reason for the underspend; and (b) have overspends for the 2007-08 financial year; if so, for each overspend: (i) in what program did it fall, (ii) how much was the overspend, and (iii) what was the reason for the overspend.
2. Will any agencies and/or departments in the Minister’s portfolio return money in the 2008-09 Budget as a result of underspends for the 2007-08 financial year; if so, how much.

Senator Faulkner - The Minister for Defence has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

1. Defence did not manage programs in 2007-08.  The closest equivalent during this period is the output structure.  The results for Defence’s outputs can be found in the Defence Annual Report 2007-08 Volume 1, pages 42 to 96, and Volume 2, pages 9-11.
2. I refer the honourable senator to my response to House of Representatives Question on Notice No. 455, part (1), published in Hansard on 13 February 2009, page 135.

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