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2003
Census Day on March 18
THE
Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence Danna Vale has announced
that Defence Census Day will be March 18 next year.
This
will be the fourth census but for the first time it will include
civilians, reaching about 88,000 Defence personnel.
Policy
makers and planners need a good understanding of the make-up of
the total workforce and a census is the most effective way of obtaining
this information. The census is voluntary and anonymous but all
Defence personnel will be encouraged to participate.
The
2003 Census will consist of three separate forms for Defence public
servants, reserve members and permanent members.
Reservists
who are on continuous full-time service will complete the reserves
form. Defence civilians who are also active reservists will be asked
to complete both the APS and the reserves forms.
The
reserves form will be relatively short as duplication of questions
asked in the 2001 ADF Reserves Survey has been avoided where possible.
The
questionnaires will be distributed to permanent and APS members
through the functional chain, while reservists will receive their
questionnaires at their home addresses. Unit Census Coordinators
(UCC) have been appointed to assist in the process and to assist
in census administration. All Defence personnel deployed overseas
also receive the questionnaires, including reserve units on duty
overseas in East Timor and Butterworth.
A new
census website has been established which provides background information
on the census and information to assist UCC. The site is at: http://defweb.cbr.defence.gov.au/dpe/defencecensus2003
or www.defence.gov.au/dpe/defencecensus2003
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