Budget estimates 2012-2013
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28 May 2012 Defence Portfolio (HTML
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29 May 2012 Defence Portfolio (HTML
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30 May 2012 Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio (HTML
& PDF)
31 May 2012 Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio (HTML
& PDF)
Tabled Documents
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Department |
Officer |
Topic |
View |
| Department of
Defence |
Chief of the
Defence Force |
Statement to the 2012-13
Budget Estimates Hearing
|
(PDF 1181KB) |
| Department of
Defence |
Secretary of
Defence |
Opening Statement
|
(PDF 1877KB) |
| Department of
Defence |
Chief of the
Defence Force |
Opening Statement |
(PDF 892KB) |
| Department of
Defence |
Chief of the
Defence Force |
Response of 25 May 2012
provided to Ian McPhedran, News Ltd, to
questions asked about the Australian Defence
Force Investigative Service (ADFIS)
|
(PDF 1365KB) |
| Department of
Defence |
Senator Eggleston |
Information on Major Resource Projects
in Northern Australia from
the
Kimberley Economic Forum |
(PDF 1475KB) |
| DVA |
Senator Ronaldson |
Canberra Times articles
relating to the appointment of the Chair of
the Australian War Memorial Council, press
clippings dated 19 and 20 April 2012 |
(PDF 492KB) |
| DVA |
Senator Feeney |
Letter from Minister for Veterans'
Affairs, the Hon Warren Snowdon to
General Peter Cosgrove AC MC, dated 6 March
2012 |
(PDF 143KB) |
| AusAID |
Senator Kroger |
Photos of hospital in Daru |
(PDF 3013KB) |
| AusAID |
Director General of AusAID |
Photos of Daru X-ray unit launch and an
interim isolation ward |
(PDF 74KB)
(PDF 192KB) |
| AusAID |
Senator Ronaldson |
Correspondence from Shurat HaDin
Israel Law Centre to World Vision Australia,
dated 15 February 2012
|
(PDF 610KB) |
| AusAID |
Senator Ronaldson |
Democratic Institutions Support
Projects, Palestinian Institutional
Configurations in the West Bank and Gaza
under four autonomy scenarios, May 1993 |
(PDF 8051KB) |
| AusAID |
Senator Kroger |
The Liaison Office, Uruzgan: 18
months after the Dutch/Australian Leadership
Handover, April 2012 |
(PDF 2477KB) |
Clarifications and Corrections to Evidence
Department of Defence, letter from the
Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, clarifying evidence he gave at
Budget Estimates on 29 May 2012, concerning RAN Jet Rigid Hull Inflatable
Boats, dated 1 June 2012 (PDF 3668KB)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, letter from Mr Richard
Rowe, Senior Legal Adviser, International Organisations and Legal Division,
clarifying evidence he gave at Budget Estimates on 30 May 2012, concerning
the budget for the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, dated 27 June
2012 (PDF 27KB)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, letter from Ms Sally
Mansfield, Chief of Protocol, clarifying evidence he gave at Budget
Estimates on 30 May 2012, concerning Australia's Ambassador to France, Mr
Ric Wells, dated 14 June 2012 (PDF 44KB)
Australian Trade Commission (Austrade), letter from Mr Peter
Grey, Chief Executive Officer, clarifying evidence he gave at Budget
Estimates on 31 May 2012, concerning the international students from
Colombia, dated 4 July 2012 (PDF 932KB)
Department of Veterans' Affairs, letter from Mr Ian Campbell,
Secretary, correcting evidence given by Mr Neil Bayles, Assistant Secretary,
Case Escalation and MRCA Review Branch, at Budget Estimates on 29 May 2012,
concerning what out-years expenditure had been allocated for the review of
permanent impairment decisions since 2004, dated 12 July 2012 (PDF 101KB)
Department of Defence, cover letter and nine letters of correction to
evidence:
(a) letter from General David Hurley, AC, DSC, Chief of the
Defence Force, concerning the detainee management process in
Afghanistan and the DLA Piper Review (dated 23 July 2012);
(b) letter
from Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, AO, CSC, Chief of Navy, concerning the Navy
Jet Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (dated 1 June 2012);
(c) letter from Air Marshal Geoff Brown, Chief of Air Force,
concerning performance differences between the Alenia C-27J
'Spartan' Battlefield Airlifter aircraft and the Military Airbus C-295
aircraft (dated June 2012);
(d) letter from Mr Brendan Sargeant, Deputy
Secretary Strategy, concerning Overseas Development Aid (ODA) eligible
expenditure (dated 12 June 2012);
(e) letter from Rear Admiral Robyn Walker, AM, Commander Joint
Health, concerning the Simpson Assist Program
(dated 6 June 2012);
(f) letter from Rear Admiral Peter Marshall, AM, Head
Maritime Systems, concerning the length of Navy's Jet Rigid Hull Inflatable
Boats (dated 21 June 2012);
(g) letter from Air Vice-Marshal Collin Thorne, Head Aerospace
Systems Division, concerning the acquisition of the C-27J aircraft (dated 13
June 2012); and
(h) two letters from Mr Mark Jenkin, Acting
Deputy Secretary Defence Support, concerning the cost of providing
bottled water at RAAF Base Pearce, and construction costs for huts at
Cultana Barracks, South Australia (both letters date d21 June 2012),
, cover letter dated 3 August 2012 (PDF 479KB).
The Liaison Office (TLO), letter from the TLO
correcting the public record on information provided by AusAID to the Budget
estimates hearing on 31May 2012, dated 16 September 2012 (PDF 193KB).
Department of Defence,
letter from
General David Hurley AC, DSC, Chief of the Defence Force, assuring the
committee that the evidence provided at the Estimates hearing of the Senate
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee on 28 May 2012
remains correct contrary to the recent allegation made by the ABC on its
7.30 program. In a story broadcast on Friday 13 December 2013 the ABC
claimed that the General Hurley misled the Committee over the circumstances
surrounding the death of an insurgent who was shot and killed by an
Australian soldier in Afghanistan (dated 20 December 2013)
(PDF
2135KB).
Questions on notice index and answers
Defence Portfolio
Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio
For further information, contact:
Estimates Officer
Senate Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia