Senate Notice Paper Question No 2522
Schedule Number: 300277
Publication Date: 23 February 2010
Hansard: Page 940

Defence: Staffing

Senator: Johnston

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

For the period 1 July to 30 September 2009, what was the total expenditure spent on recruiting.

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

The total direct expenditure by Defence Force Recruiting on recruitment into the Australian Defence Force in the period 1 July to 30 September 2009 was $25.309m.

Whilst ceremonial activities and community based activities have an indirect benefit to recruitment, they are not classified as direct recruitment costs and as such are not included in these costs.


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