Senate Notice Paper Question No 2555
Schedule Number: 300310
 Publication Date: 25 February 2010
Hansard: Pages 1305-6

Defence: Reviews

 Senator: Johnston

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

  1. For each portfolio/agency within the responsibility of the Minister/Parliamentary Secretary, how many reviews are currently being undertaken in the portfolio/agency or affecting the portfolio/agency.
  2. What was the commencement date of each review.
  3. When will each review conclude.
  4. (a) Which reviews were completed in the period 1 July to 30 September 2009; and (b) when will the Government respond to the each of these reviews.
  5. As at 31 December 2009, what was the cost of each of these reviews.

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

(1) to (5) For a list of Defence’s significant reviews, please refer to the table below.

Review Commenced Concluded Response Cost
Medium Airlift Continuous Improvement Project July 2009 Initial review expected to be completed by end 2010 with potential for further initiatives implemented post 2010 Response not applicable $294,000
Wide Area Surveillance Improvement Project October 2009 Initial review expected to be completed by end 2010 with potential for further initiatives implemented post 2010 Response not applicable Nil
ASIO T4 PSRR – COAG Mandated Review of “Vital” Australian Government Critical Infrastructure September 2009 March 2010 Response not applicable $38,720
Strategic Review of Naval Engineering July 2009 November 2009  Response not applicable $144,189
Review of the Reserve Service (Protection) Act April 2007 September 2009 The Government is currently considering these recommendations $78,610
Review of the Army Reserve Approved Future Force May 2009 August 2009 The Government is yet to consider the outcome of this review as it will be considered holistically as part of the Rebalancing Army Implementation Plan Nil
Review into Australian industry’s capacity and capability to support Defence’s Electronic Warfare December 2009 April 2010 Defence will consult with the Government on the results $256,248
Australian Strategic Policy Institute review into Defence’s capability planning October 2009 December 2009 Defence will consult with the Government on the results $161,000

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