Inquiry into the Department of Defence Annual Report 2021–22

REPORT - September 2023

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Contents

Chair's Foreword

Committee Membership

Terms of reference

List of recommendations

Chapter 1 - Background and conduct of the inquiry

Chapter 2 - Workforce recruiting and retention

Overview
Strategic context
Workforce health and pressures
Recruiting and retention analysis
Defence People System restructure
Committee comment

Chapter 3 - Space Command and capability

Overview
Strategic context
Definitions and importance of Space literacy
Space Command role and establishment
Space industry engagement and sovereign capability
Space Traffic Management and global governance
Cooperation with international partners
Committee comment

Chapter 4 - Support to national crisis

Overview
Strategic context
Workforce pressures
ADF preparedness implications
Alternate models and organisational adjustment
Committee comment

Chapter 5 - Other issues as communicated to Defence

Review of Department of Defence procurement matters
Australian Centre for International Justice
Committee comment
Other Defence Subcommittee activities
Committee comment

A. Submissions

Tuesday, 23 May 2023 – Canberra
Tuesday, 30 May 2023 – Canberra
Tuesday, 13 June 2023 – Canberra
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 – Canberra

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