The Minister for Defence Materiel has provided the following answer to the honourable senator’s question:

(1) The number of Army uniformed personnel employed in the Defence Materiel Organisation as at 01 June 2011 was 389, the approved limit was 468.

(2) The approved limit for each of the following financial years:

2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 are:

(a) 2012-13 figure is 485;

(b) 2013-14 figure is 497;

(c) 2014-15 figure is 507; and

(d) 2015-16 figure is 512.