David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, Minister representing the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel and the Minister representing the Minister for Defence Materiel, upon notice, on 20 August 2012:

For each portfolio/agency within the responsibility of the Minister/Parliamentary Secretary:

(1) How many reviews are currently being undertaken in the portfolio/agency or affecting the portfolio/agency?

(2) What was the commencement date of each review?

(3) When will each review conclude?

(4) (a) Which reviews were completed in the period 1 November 2007 to 30 June 2012; and

(b) when will the Government respond to the each of these reviews?

(5) As at 30 June 2012, what was the cost of each of these reviews?

Bob Carr (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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

Response to Question on Notice No.69 taken from Senate Budget Estimates on 28/29 May 2012 provides an update on reviews conducted or were concluded recently by Defence as at 30 June 2012.

This response supplements Parliamentary Senate Question on Notice No. 1500 which details reviews that were being conducted or had recently concluded as at 31 January 2012.

For reviews completed in the period 1 April 2007 to31 January 2012 see responses to Senate Question on Notice Nos. 820-821 tabled on 16 March 2009, 950 tabled on 1 December 2007, 1329-1330 tabled on 14 May 2009, 2555 tabled on 25 February 2010, 2099-2100 tabled on 28 October 2009, 126-128 tabled on 9 February 2011, 500-502 tabled on 11 October 2011, 776-778 tabled on 11 October 2011 and 1618-1620 tabled on 8 May 2012.