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

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 20 August 2012:

For the period 1 January to 30 June 2012:

(1) (a) How many training days have been allocated to Reserves in each state and territory; and (b) what is the budget allocation to provide these training days?

(2) (a) How many training days were actually used by Reserves in each state and territory; and (b) what was the actual expenditure to provide these training days ?

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:

Army

(1) (a) and (b) Army Reserve Training Days are not allocated per se, as differing ranks and trades have a different cost per day. An Army Reserve Training Salary budget is allocated to Commands and then to Units. For Financial Year 2011/12, Army's total Army Reserve Training Salary budget allocation was $130.783 million. The amount expended during the second half of the Financial Year 2011/12 was $65.657 million. It should be noted that the initial allocation at the beginning of Financial Year 2011/12 was $122.281 million which was continuously adjusted throughout the Financial Year in response to the dynamic budget prioritisation process.

(2) (a) Approximately 357,780 Army Reserve Training Days were used by Army on a National basis in the second half of Financial Year 2011/12.

(b) An approximation, based upon a pro-rata calculation of the number of Active Reserve personnel in each state, as at 30 June 2012, and the actual expenditure to provide those Army Reserve Training Days, is as follows:

Navy

(1) and (2) (a) and (b)

The information is provided for the 12 month Financial Year rather than just the 6 months as requested.

Navy Reserve Day Allocation by State FY 11/12 - does not include self funded positions in non-Navy Groups.

Air Force

(1) (a) and (b)

(2) (a) and (b)