Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) | Hansard source

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

(1) The response is presently with the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence for consideration.

(2) The recommendations of the report posed a number of issues that require further investigation within Defence before a response is provided for government consideration.and

(3) and (4) It is not possible to provide a response to these questions until government consideration of the report is finalised.