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Monday, 22 November 2010
Page: 1835


Senator Johnston asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 28 September 2010:

(1)   For the period 1 January to 30 June 2010:

(a)   how many uniformed staff resigned from each of the service areas (i.e. army, navy and air force); and

(b)   how many civilian staff resigned from each of the service areas.

(2)   For the period 1 January to 30 June 2010:

(a)   how many uniformed staff were made redundant or accepted severance packages in each of the service areas; and

(b)   how many civilian staff were made redundant or accepted severance packages in each of the service areas.


Senator Chris Evans (Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations) —The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel has provided the following answer to the honourable senator’s question:

(1)   For the period 1 January to 30 June 2010:

(a)   478 Navy, 784 Army and 389 Air Force permanent uniformed personnel voluntarily separated from the Services. This includes personnel who left each of the Services through resignation, within 90 days of enlistment, as a transfer to another Service or completion of an employment contract.

(b)   20, 33 and 29 APS resigned from Navy, Army and Air Force Groups respectively.

(2)   For the period 1 January to 30 June 2010:

(a)   9 Army and 4 Air Force permanent uniformed personnel were made redundant or accepted severance packages from the Services.

(b)   2, 3 and 3 APS staff members were made redundant or accepted severance packages in Navy, Army and Air Force Groups respectively.