(1)   How many Reserve Response Force (RRF) Units does the Australian Defence Force maintain.

(2)   Where in Australia are the RRF Units located, what are their respective parent Units, and how many personnel are attached to each individual RRF Unit.

(3)   Are the total RRF Unit establishment numbers included in the total establishment numbers of the High Readiness Reserve; if not, what establishment do they come under.

(1)   Six units, each of company size.

(2)   The location, parent unit and respective strength of each RRF company, as at 28 February 2011, are as follows:

(a)   Melbourne, Headquarters 4th Brigade, 115 personnel;

(b)   Sydney (Holsworthy), Headquarters 5th Brigade, 107 personnel;

(c)   Sydney (Dundas), Headquarters 8th Brigade, 128 personnel;

(d)   Adelaide, Headquarters 9th Brigade, 147 personnel;

(e)   Townsville, Headquarters 11th Brigade, 90 personnel; and

(f)   Perth, Headquarters 13th Brigade, 117 personnel. Each of the Army Reserve Brigades is responsible for maintaining an RRF company for deployment within their assigned region. The location of the headquarters does not limit the employment of the company. For example, the 9th Brigade’s region encompasses Tasmania and an RRF company could be deployed from Adelaide to Tasmania if required.

(3)   The RRF unit establishment figures are not included in the establishment figures of the High Readiness Reserve (HRR). Personnel are unable to serve in both the RRF and HRR concurrently. The HRR is a separate category of Army Reserve service and therefore has its own discrete establishment.