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| Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

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Review of the Defence Annual Report 2008-2009

February 2012

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Preliminary pages	(PDF 128KB)

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 87KB)
Annual Report review objectives and scope Focus areas Conclusions

Chapter 2 Major projects	(PDF 321KB)
Tri-Service Multi Role Helicopter Air Force Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft Classic Hornet upgrade Super Hornet Navy Guided missile frigate upgrade Air Warfare Destroyer Amphibious ships Armidale Class patrol boats Collins-class submarines Replacement of the Navy’s combat helicopter capability Army Light Protected Vehicle Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Self-propelled guns Committee conclusions

Chapter 3 Operations	(PDF 108KB)
Afghanistan Current status Iraq Timor-Leste Current status Committee conclusions

Chapter 4 Personnel	(PDF 156KB)
Recruitment and retention Current status Pay issues Current status Rebalancing the Army Current status Australian Defence Force Reserves Current status Gap year program Current status Defence Reconciliation Action Plan Current status Other Issues

Chapter 5 Other issues	(PDF 162KB)
Defence Capability Plan Progress of the reform agenda Outstanding litigation matters Role of the Defence Materiel Organisation Defence assistance to the civil community Tender process Sea King accident Allegations of phantom contracts Capital Investment Program Submarines Escape Training Facility Submarine rescue vehicle

Minority Report – Mr Robert Oakeshott MP	(PDF 142KB)
Part 1: Defence Material Organisation – Personnel and employment issues The ruling of the FCA Questions of timing in relation to the use, or misuse, of taxpayers’ money Legal Council from AGS The Public Service Commissioner Ministerial Advice Part 2: Afghanistan
Appendix A – List of Submissions	(PDF 38KB)

Appendix B – Witnesses appearing at public hearing	(PDF 54KB)

Appendix C – Federal Court Order	(PDF 52KB)

Appendix D – Documents in relation to Ms Jane Wolfe	(PDF 425KB)