Senate Notice Paper Question Nos 2093 & 2094
Schedule Number: 300228 & 300229		 Publication Date: 14 September 2009
Hansard: Page 6532

Defence: Program Funding

 Senator: Johnston

Senator Johnston asked the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 13 August 2009:

  1. For the period 1 January to 30 June 2009, for each agency within the responsibility of the Minister/Parliamentary Secretary, how many programs were underspent.
  2. (a) What specific requests were made to roll-over underspends to the 2008-09 financial year; and (b) which of these requests were successful.

Senator Faulkner - The answer to the honourable senator’s question is as follows:

  1. For the end of financial year 2008-09, details of Defence’s output and project spending can be found in the Defence Annual Report 2008-09, due to be tabled by 31 October 2009.
  2. Details of roll-over to 2009-10 can be found in the Defence Portfolio Additional Estimates 2008-09 and the Defence Portfolio Budget Statements 2009-10.

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