Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 31 October 2011:

(1) Has the departmental Secretary received a letter from Mr A A Nikolic, dated 19 September 2011, in relation to expanding the capacity of the Defence Science and Technology Organisation ration facility at Scottsdale in Tasmania; if so:

  (a) is the department giving serious consideration to the proposal; and

  (b) what will be the potential employment prospects of such a proposal.

(2) Does the department believe that the demand for food ration packs will increase.

(3) Which other Australian facilities have the capacity of the Scottsdale facility.

(4) Where is the closest offshore facility capable of providing similar food ration packs as provided in Scottsdale, and what is its production capacity.