John Faulkner (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, I have asked the Secretary of the Department of Defence, working with the Chief of the Defence Force, firstly, to review all today’s media claims in case they fall outside the SRP and therefore require additional action; secondly, to advise me if any extension should be made to the SRP to capture additional areas of expenditure; thirdly, to ensure Defence has adequate reporting procedures to give senior management the information and the opportunity to intervene in expenditure decisions of this sort; fourthly, to ensure there is appropriate information within Defence to guide decision making; and, finally, to report progress on these issues regularly. Financial control is critical. All of these issues, if not dealt with already, should be and will be examined. (Time expired)