Information on grants awarded by Defence during 2016–17 is available at www.defence.gov.au/disclosures.asp. In 2016–17, Defence paid approved grants with a total value of $132.9 million, an increase of $4.2 million compared to the previous year (Table 10.1).
2015–16 actual value ($’000)1 |
2016–17 actual value ($’000)1 |
|
| Grants programs | ||
| Army History Research Grants Scheme | 52 |
55 |
| Defence Science and Technology Group—Industry Placement Program | 384 |
– |
| Family Support Funding Program | 1,473 |
1,553 |
| Indigenous Australians and the Australian Defence Force | – |
86 |
| Industry Skilling Enhancement | 563 |
600 |
| New Air Combat Capability—Industry Support Program | 2,654 |
1,038 |
| Priority Industry Capability Innovation Program | 291 |
1,265 |
| Skilling Australia’s Defence Industry | 3,710 |
– |
Other grants |
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| 3 Wing Australian Air Force Cadets | 49 |
– |
| ADF Long Tan Youth Leadership and Teamwork Awards | – |
1,602 |
| Afghan National Army Trust Fund contribution | 107,052 |
105,876 |
| Alliance 21 Program, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney | 560 260 |
|
| Army and Air Force Canteen Service | – |
800 |
| Australian Airports Association | – |
720 |
| Australian Member Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia–Pacific (multi-year grant) | 153 |
129 |
| Australian National University—Shedden Professor of Strategic Policy Studies position (multi-year grant) | 339 |
291 |
| Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation | – |
2,000 |
| Australian Peacekeeping Memorial Project | 2,000 |
1,100 |
| Australian Sailor Pty Ltd | 250 |
– |
| Australian Strategic Policy Institute (multi-year grant) | 3,358 |
3,442 |
| Australian Surf Rowers League | – |
200 |
| Australian War Memorial—Anzac Centenary travelling exhibition | 2,727 |
2,727 |
| Australian War Memorial—MV Krait | – |
250 |
| China Matters | 100 |
– |
| Fisher House Foundation (multi-year grant) | 25 |
– |
| Institute for Regional Security (previously Kokoda Foundation)—Young Leaders Strategic Program | 176 |
176 |
| Invictus Games 2018 | – |
7,000 |
| Multinational Force and Observers (multi-year grant) | 939 |
870 |
| National Boer War Memorial Association | 1,450 |
500 |
| Research Unit on Military Law and Ethics at the University of Adelaide— development of a Manual on International Law Applicable to Military Uses of Outer Space | – |
36 |
| Royal United Services Institute of Australia | 99 |
– |
| Sir Richard Williams Foundation (multi-year grant) | 50 |
50 |
| Stand Tall for PTS | 150 |
220 |
| University of Melbourne—PhD study | 19 |
– |
| UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy | – |
20 |
| Total approved grants paid | 128,623 |
132,866 |
Note: Figures are GST exclusive.
During 2016–17, Defence conducted advertising for recruitment and other campaigns. Information on those advertising campaigns is available in reports on Australian Government advertising prepared by the Department of Finance. Those reports are available on the Department of Finance’s website, www.finance.gov.au.
Table 10.2 shows total advertising and market research expenditure by Defence during 2016–17. Table 10.3 shows Defence spending on advertising and market research by Service and Group.
| Type | 2016–17 expenditure ($) |
| Advertising | 19,069,792 |
| Market research | 1,087,653 |
| Polling | – |
| Direct mail | 18,009 |
| Media advertising | 45,385,214 |
| Total | 65,560,668 |
Note: All figures are GST inclusive
| Service or Group | 2015–16 expenditure ($) |
2016–17 expenditure ($) |
| Navy | 23,014 |
48,498 |
| Army | 29,201 |
98,592 |
| Air Force | 225,454 |
277,354 |
| Associate Secretary (Defence Executive Support) | 126,203 |
– |
| Vice Chief of the Defence Force Group | 139,630 |
127,217 |
| Joint Operations Command | – |
– |
| Strategic Policy and Intelligence Group | 16,023 |
171,070 |
| Chief Finance Officer Group | – |
– |
| Chief Information Officer Group | 192,945 |
315,021 |
| Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group | 62,808 |
57,710 |
| Defence Science and Technology Group | 34,332 |
76,473 |
| Estate and Infrastructure Group | 160,166 |
35,596 |
| Defence People Group | 69,685,027 |
64,353,137 |
| Total | 70,694,803 |
65,560,668 |
Note: All figures are GST inclusive.
Table 10.4 provides details of individual payments of more than $13,000 (including GST) to persons or organisations for advertising campaigns and market research.
| Service/Group and agency name | 2016–17 Purpose expenditure ($) |
Purpose | |
| Navy | |||
| Direct mail | |||
| Direct Response Australia Pty Ltd | 18,009 |
Coordination of the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme mail-out to schools | |
| Army | |||
| Advertising | |||
| Havas Worldwide Australia Pty Ltd | 66,554 |
ADF recruitment | |
| Air Force | |||
| Media advertising | |||
| Dentsu Mitchell Media Australia | 29,825 |
Volunteer position of Commander Australian Air Force Cadets | |
| Vice Chief of the Defence Force Group | |||
| Advertising | |||
| Chilli Promotions Pty Ltd | 15,345 |
Promotional items for the Defence Work Experience Program | |
| Intandem | 19,915 |
Promotional items for the Defence Work Experience Program | |
| Promotion Products Pty Ltd | 30,402 |
Promotional items for the Defence Work Experience Program | |
Media advertising |
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| Mitchell and Partners Australia | 13,780 |
Multiple public notices across Australia to advise the community of upcoming range noise due to military training or explosive ordnance activities | |
Strategic Policy and Intelligence Group |
|||
Advertising |
|||
| Tank Pty Ltd | 69,315 |
Recruitment | |
| Infocus Australia | 14,837 |
Recruitment | |
| Mitchel and Partners Australia | 73,419 |
Recruitment | |
Media advertising |
|||
| Enex Pty Ltd | 13,500 |
Media production for Stay Smart Online | |
| Chief Information Officer Group | |||
| Advertising | |||
| White Pages | 315,021 |
White Pages advertising | |
| Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group | |||
| Advertising | |||
| HorizonOne Recruitment | 39,364 |
Non-ADF advertising costs for Government-directed recruitment for various projects | |
| Mitchell Communications Group | 18,346 |
Non-ADF advertising costs for Government-directed recruitment for multiple submarine programs | |
Defence Science and Technology Group |
|||
Media advertising |
|||
| Faircount Media Group LCC (USA) | 13,366 |
Advertisement in 100 Years of World-Class Leadership in Materials and Manufacturing for Our Airmen | |
| Refraction Media Pty Ltd | 24,142 |
Full-page advertisement for STEM in Careers with Science 2017, Careers with Maths 2017, Careers with Engineering 2017 and Careers with Code 2017 | |
| The Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus) | 13,200 |
Ultimate Careers 2017 corporate advertising package | |
Estate and Infrastructure Group |
|||
Advertising |
|||
| Mitchell and Partners Australia | 18,547 |
Advertisement placement service—newspaper | |
| Mitchell and Partners Australia | 17,049 |
Public notices—field firing ranges—metro areas | |
Defence People Group |
|||
Advertising |
|||
| Havas Worldwide Australia Pty Ltd | 18,312,248 |
ADF recruitment advertising | |
Market research |
|||
| Chat House Research Pty Ltd | 277,395 |
Qualitative and quantitative research to maximise ADF recruitment targets | |
| GfK Australia Pty Ltd | 81,764 |
Qualitative and quantitative research to maximise ADF recruitment targets | |
| Hall & Partners Open Mind | 600,865 |
Qualitative and quantitative research to maximise ADF recruitment targets | |
| Taylor Nelson Sofres | 81,011 |
Qualitative and quantitative research to maximise ADF recruitment targets | |
| Whereto Research Based Consulting | 60,643 |
Qualitative and quantitative research to maximise ADF recruitment targets | |
Media advertising |
|||
| Australian Public Service Commission | 109,946 |
APS employees (non–Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group)— Public Service Gazette | |
| Dentsu Mitchell Media Australia | 44,794,463 |
Planning and placement of campaign advertising | |
Note: All figures are GST inclusive.
Expenditure on internal and external legal services in 2016–17 is shown in tables 10.5 to 10.7. Internal expenses include salaries for military and civilian staff, divisional operating costs and military justice disbursements. External expenses are professional fees, disbursements and legal assistance at Commonwealth expense.
| Type of legal expenditure | 2015–16 ($m) |
2016–17 ($m) |
| Internal | 48.02 |
46.92 |
| External | 38.02 |
46.59 |
| Total | 86.04 |
93.51 |
Note: All figures are GST exclusive.
| Item | 2015–16 ($m) |
2016–17 ($m) |
| Salaries for military lawyers | 19.83 |
19.14 |
| Salaries for civilian staff | 15.91 |
14.93 |
| ADF Reserve legal officers | 7.45 |
8.07 |
| Operating costs of Defence Legal Division | 4.41 |
4.43 |
| Military justice disbursements | 0.42 |
0.35 |
| Total | 48.02 |
46.92 |
Note: All figures are GST exclusive.
| Item | 2015–16 ($m) |
2016–17 ($m) |
| Professional fees—Defence legal panel | 35.48 |
43.84 |
| Disbursements | 2.19 |
2.38 |
| Legal assistance at Commonwealth expense | 0.35 |
0.37 |
| Total | 38.02 |
46.59 |
Note: All figures are GST exclusive.
The number of fatalities was incorrectly reported for 2014–15 and 2015–16. Examination of individual fatality records identified a duplicate record reported within the 2014–15 figure (reported in the Defence Annual Report 2015–16 as 13 fatalities). This has now been corrected to 12 fatalities for 2014–15. Data for 2015–16 was incorrectly reported as 10 fatalities. On investigation, it was found that this was due to human error. The correct figure for 2015–16 is nine fatalities.
In the same table, the total number of incidents and number of people involved for 2014–15 were incorrectly reported as 14,411 and 15,551 respectively. Examination of reported data shows that erroneously reported incidents were included into the report dataset. On investigation, it was found that this was due to human error. The correct figures for the total number of incidents and number of people involved for 2014–15 are 13,891 and 15,164 respectively (data as at 30 June 2017).
The value of operating lease commitments was incorrectly reported due to foreign exchange implications. The correct value of commitments (in thousands) was $8,176,420.
The value of capital commitments was incorrectly reported due to foreign exchange implications. The correct value of commitments (in thousands) by category was:
The value of section 74 receipts and appropriation applied value were incorrectly reported as (in thousands) $358,227 and $29,386,391 respectively. The GST portion of section 74 receipts was recorded incorrectly. The correct value (in thousands) was $701,833 of section 74 receipts and $29,729,997 of appropriation applied.
In 2016-17, Defence met 99 per cent of all payment transactions by their due date. This result is ahead of the 90 per cent Government benchmark. The volume of payments through Defence Purchasing Cards and Travel Cards represented more than 81 per cent (2015–16, 89 per cent) of all payments, which continued to have a positive effect on the paid-by-due-date result (Table 10.8).
2014–15 |
2015–16 |
2016–17 |
|
| Number of accounts paid | 2,013,583 |
2,113,079 |
2,410,605 |
| Accounts paid by due date | 1,997,627 |
2,101,908 |
2,386,393 |
| Percentage of accounts paid by due date | 99.2 |
99.5 |
99.0 |
The tactical payment scheme was legislated on 1 July 2009, under sections 123H and 123J of the Defence Act 1903. The scheme was introduced in 2009–10 to provide a means for making expeditious non-liability payments resulting from military actions by deployed forces. This scheme is critical for maintaining local community support and thereby ensuring the safety of deployed forces.
In 2016–17, eight individual payments totalling $1,896 were made under the scheme. Seven payments were a consequence of minor damage to property from motor vehicles, and one payment related to a damaged laptop.
