Public hearing - Canberra, Wednesday 5 October 2011

Procurement procedures for Defence capital projects

Public hearing - Canberra, Wednesday 5 October 2011

Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
Canberra

8.30 am – 5.00 pm

Time

Witness

8.30 ­– 9.20 am 

Engineers Australia (Sub 32)
Mr Rupert Grayston, Acting Chief Executive
Dr David Robinson, Director Education and Assessment
Mr Brent Jackson, Director International and National Policy

9.20 – 10.00 am

Strategy Executive
Mr Neil Orme, Acting Deputy Secretary Strategy

10.00 – 11.00 am

Defence Science & Technology Organisation (DSTO) (Sub 31)
Dr Ian Sare, Acting Chief Defence Scientist
Mr Jim Smith, Chief Projects and Requirements

Break – 15 minutes

 

11.15 am – 1 pm

Defence prime contractors – in camera

Lunch – 1 hour

 

2.00 – 2.40 pm

Aerospace Operational Support Group
Air Marshal Geoff Brown, Chief of Air Force
Air Commodore Noel Dewort, Commander Aerospace Operational Support Group

2.40 – 5.00 pm

Capability Managers (Department of Defence Sub 21)
Air Marshal Mark Binskin, Acting Chief of the Defence Force
Major General Steve Day, Head Joint Capability Coordination
Rear Admiral Trevor Jones, Deputy Chief of Navy
Major General John Caligari, Head Modernisation and Strategic Planning
Air Marshal Geoff Brown, Chief of Air Force
Mr Ian McKenzie, Acting Deputy Secretary Intelligence & Security

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3535
Fax: +61 2 6277 5818
Email: fadt.sen@aph.gov.au