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Preliminary Pages

Membership of the Committee

Chair	Senator M Forshaw (to 30/06/11)
	Mr Michael Danby MP (from 1/07/11)
Deputy Chair	Mrs Joanna Gash MP
Members	Senator Mark Bishop Senator the Hon John Faulkner (from 30/09/10 to 14/02/11) Senator David Fawcett (from 1/07/11) Senator the Hon Alan Ferguson (to 30/06/11) Senator Mark Furner Senator Sarah Hanson-Young Senator the Hon David Johnston Senator Scott Ludlam Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald Senator Anne McEwen (from 1/07/11) Senator Claire Moore Senator Stephen Parry (from 1/07/11) Senator Kerry O’Brien (from 14/02/11 to 30/06/11) Senator Marise Payne Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens (from 1/07/11) Senator Russell Trood (to 30/06/11)	Hon Dick Adams MP (from 24/03/11) Hon Julie Bishop MP Ms Gai Brodtmann MP Hon Anthony Byrne MP Mr Nick Champion MP Mr Laurie Ferguson, MP Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP Mr Steve Georganas MP (to 24/03/11) Mr Steve W Gibbons MP (to 7/02/12) Hon Alan Griffin MP Hon Harry Jenkins MP (from 7/02/12) Dr Dennis Jensen MP Mrs Sophie Mirabella MP Hon John Murphy MP Mr Ken O'Dowd MP (from 25/10/10) Ms Melissa Parke MP Mr Stuart Robert MP Hon Philip Ruddock MP Ms Janelle Saffin MP Hon Bruce Scott MP Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP (from 25/10/10) Ms Maria Vamvakinou MP

Membership of the Defence Sub-Committee

Chair

Senator Mark Furner

Deputy Chair

Dr Dennis Jensen MP

Members

Senator Mark Bishop

Senator David Fawcett (from 1/07/11)

Senator the Hon Alan Ferguson (to 30/06/11)

Senator the Hon David Johnston

Senator the Hon Ian MacDonald

Senator Stephen Parry (from 1/07/11)

Senator Marise Payne

Senator Russell Trood (to 30/06/11)

Hon Dick Adams MP (from 24/03/11)

Hon Julie Bishop MP

Ms Gai Brodtmann MP

Mr Nick Champion MP

Mr Michael Danby MP (ex officio)

Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP

Mrs Joanna Gash MP (ex officio)

Mr Steve Gibbons MP (to 7/02/12)

Hon Alan Griffin MP

Hon Harry Jenkins MP (from 7/02/12)

Mrs Sophie Mirabella MP

Mr Stuart Robert MP

Hon Bruce Scott MP

Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP

Committee Secretariat

Secretary	Dr Margot Kerley (to 10/6/11)
Secretary	Mr Jerome Brown (from 26/7/11)
Inquiry Secretary	Mr Robert Little
Defence Adviser	LTCOL Rupert Hoskin (to 2/5/11) LTCOL Stuart Kenny (from 2/5/11 to 29/9/11) LTCOL Simon Palmer (from 19/9/11 to 9/12/11) WGCDR Karen Ashworth (from 16/1/12)
Office Manager Administrative Officers	Ms Jessica Butler Ms Gillian Drew Mrs Sonya Gaspar

Terms of reference

Pursuant to paragraph 1 (b) of its resolution of appointment, the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade is empowered to consider and report on the annual reports of government agencies, in accordance with a schedule presented by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.[1]

The Speaker’s schedule lists annual reports from agencies within the Defence and Foreign Affairs portfolios as being available for review by the Committee.[2]

On 3 February 2011 the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade authorised the Defence Sub-Committee to review the Department of Defence Annual Report 2009-2010.

List of abbreviations

AEW&C	Airborne Early Warning and Control
ADF	Australian Defence Force
ANAO	Australian National Audit Office
ANEF	Australian Noise Exposure Forecast
ARH	Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter
AWD	Air Warfare Destroyers
CDF	Chief of the Defence Force
CDG	Capability Development Group
CEO	Chief Executive Officer
CFO	Chief Financial Officer
CT	Counterterrorism
CTOL	Conventional take-off and landing
DDG 51	US Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyers
DCP	Defence Capability Plan
DMO	Defence Materiel Organisation
DSTO	Defence Science and Technology Organisation
EADS	European Aeronautic Defence and Space
EMD FCA	Engineering, manufacturing and development Federal Court of Australia
FFG	Guided Missile Frigates
FMA Act	Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
FOC	Final Operational Capability
GAO	US Government Accounting Office
HF	High Frequency
HMAS	Her Majesty’s Australian Ships
IED	Improvised explosive devices
IOC	Initial Operational Capability
ISAF	International Security Assistance Force
ISF	International Stabilisation Force
JLTV	Joint Light Tactical Vehicle
JSF	Joint Strike Fighter
L-3	L‑3 Communications MAS Inc
LARS	Launch and Recovery System
LHD	Landing helicopter deck
MOT	Military-Off-The-Shelf
MRH	Multi Role Helicopter
MSA	Manufactured and supported in Australia
NACC	New Air Combat Capability
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NFH	Nato Frigate Helicopter
NZDF	New Zealand Defence Force
PBS	Portfolio Budget Statement
PER	Public Environment Report
PMV-L	Protected Mobility Vehicles - light
PS Act	Public Service Act 1999
RAAF	Royal Australian Air Force
SAS SES	Special Air Service Senior Executive Service
SETF	Submarine Escape Training Facility
TUCF	The Underwater Centre Fremantle
UN	United Nations
UNSCR	United Nations Security Council resolution
US	United States
USAF	United States Air Force
USN	United States Navy

List of recommendations

1 Introduction

Recommendation 1

The Department of Defence review its practices and procedures to ensure that answers to the Committee’s questions on notice are provided in a more timely manner.

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