Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

I'm not going to go into the details of correspondence between me as Minister for Defence and defence contractors of that nature, because the costs that were offered in the competitive evaluation process are commercially sensitive. I don't intend to release them publicly. I don't intend to undermine our own reputation as a credible and trustworthy customer. In any case, both the acquisition and sustainment cost estimates for the Future Submarine program will, of course, continue to be refined as the design of the Future Submarine continues. It's the case that more accurate estimates will become available after the critical design review, and that is scheduled to take place in 2022.

It is important to note that, given we are making a very significant investment in defence capability over the next decade, business needs to be confident that as government ensures it gets the best deal for taxpayers— (Time expired)