Senate Notice Paper Question No 2517
Schedule Number: 300272
 Publication Date: 23 February 2010
Hansard: Pages 938-9

Defence: Staffing

 Senator: Johnston

Senator Johnston asked the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 11 January 2010:

  1.   For the period 1 July to 30 September 2009:
    1. how many uniformed staff resigned from each of the service areas (i.e. army, navy and air force); and
    2. how many civilian staff resigned from each of the service areas.
  2. For the period 1 July to 30 September 2009, how many civilian staff were made redundant or accepted severance packages in each of the:
    1. service areas; and
    2. service areas as part of the Strategic Reform Program.

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

  1.  
    1. Navy – 188

      Army – 304

      Air Force – 144

      These include personnel who left each of the Services through resignation, within 90 days of enlistment, as a transfer to another Service, or completion of an employment contract.
    2. Navy – 11
      Army – 36
      Air Force – 11
  2.  
    1. Navy – Nil                   
      Army – 2
      Air Force – Nil
    2. Nil.

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