

- Title
QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
Defence: Staffing (Question No. 1445)
- Database
Senate Hansard
- Date
09-02-2012
- Source
Senate
- Parl No.
43
- Electorate
- Interjector
- Page
706
- Party
LP
- Presenter
- Status
Final
- Question No.
1445
- Questioner
Humphries, Sen Gary
- Responder
Carr, Sen Kim
- Speaker
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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
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Infrastructure and Transport: Code of Conduct Investigations (Question No. 1052)
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Question No. 1243)
(Cormann, Sen Mathias, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Australian Men's Shed Association (Question Nos 1299 and 1300)
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Association of Building Sustainability Assessors (Question No. 1301)
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Employment and Workplace Relations (Question No. 1309)
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Arbib, Sen Mark) -
Treasury (Question No. 1317)
(Milne, Sen Christine, Wong, Sen Penny) -
James Price Point (Question No. 1426)
(Siewert, Sen Rachel, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Immigration and Citizenship (Question No. 1428)
(Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Health and Ageing (Question No. 1429)
(Bushby, Sen David, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Immigration and Citizenship (Question No. 1430)
(Cash, Sen Michaelia, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Curtin Detention Centre (Question No. 1432)
(Cash, Sen Michaelia, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Attorney-General's (Question No. 1433)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Crisis Coordination Centre (Question No. 1435)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (Question No. 1436)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Attorney-General's (Question No. 1437)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Emergency Management Australia (Question No. 1438)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Attorney-General's (Question No. 1439)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Defence: Projects of Concern (Question No. 1440)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence: Early Indicators and Warning System (Question No. 1441)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence (Question No. 1442)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 1443)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence (Question No. 1444)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence: Staffing (Question No. 1445)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Defence: Projects (Question No. 1446)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence: Air Warfare Destroyer Program (Question No. 1447)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence (Question No. 1448)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence: Staffing (Question No. 1449)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence (Question No. 1450)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence: Program Funding (Question No. 1451)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence: Program Funding (Question No. 1452)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence: Projects (Question No. 1453)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence (Question No. 1454)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Question No. 1457)
(Milne, Sen Christine, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Christmas Island Detention Centre (Question Nos 1461 and 1462)
(Cormann, Sen Mathias, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Question No. 1464)
(Waters, Sen Larissa, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Afghanistan (Question No. 1466)
(Ludlam, Sen Scott, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Olympic Dam (Question No. 1467)
(Ludlam, Sen Scott, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Taxation (Question No. 1469)
(Cormann, Sen Mathias, Arbib, Sen Mark) -
National Heritage List (Question No. 1471)
(Siewert, Sen Rachel, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government: Travel Allowance (Question No. 1472)
(Joyce, Sen Barnaby, Sherry, Sen Nick) -
Australian Defence Force (Question No. 1473)
(Brown, Sen Bob, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Australian Defence Force (Question No. 1474)
(Brown, Sen Bob, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Australian Defence Force (Question No. 1475)
(Brown, Sen Bob, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Australian Defence Force (Question No. 1476)
(Brown, Sen Bob, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Question No. 1477)
(Birmingham, Sen Simon, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Firearms (Question No. 1478)
(Brown, Sen Bob, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Centrelink (Question No. 1481)
(Siewert, Sen Rachel, Arbib, Sen Mark) -
Attorney-General's (Question No. 1482)
(Ludlam, Sen Scott, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Assange, Mr Julian (Question No. 1483)
(Ludlam, Sen Scott, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Bureau of Meteorology (Question No. 1484)
(Macdonald, Sen Ian, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Treasury (Question No. 1485)
(Siewert, Sen Rachel, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Question No. 1486)
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Prime Minister (Question No. 1487)
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Marine Sanctuaries (Question No. 1489)
(Cormann, Sen Mathias, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Employment and Workplace Relations: Staffing (Question No. 1490)
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Arbib, Sen Mark) -
Employment and Workplace Relations: Staffing (Question No. 1491)
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Arbib, Sen Mark) -
Marine Bioregional Planning Program (Question No. 1494)
(Boswell, Sen Ronald, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Medicare Locals (Question No. 1509)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Ludwig, Sen Joe)
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Infrastructure and Transport: Code of Conduct Investigations (Question No. 1052)
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Defence: Staffing
(Question No. 1445)
Senator Humphries asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011:
In regard to recruitment:
(1) (a) How many applications have been received for the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Defence Materiel Organisation (CEO DMO); and (b) how many of these applications were from: (i) industry, (ii) the Government sector, (iii) the department; and (iv) overseas.
(2) Can a copy be provided of the recruitment pack.
(3) When is a decision and announcement expected.
(4) To whom will the CEO DMO report.
(5) Will anyone outside DMO report to the CEO DMO; if so, who and can a description be provided of those arrangements.
(6) What will be the relationship between the CEO DMO and the Head Capability Development Group and the soon to be appointed Associate Secretary Capability.
(7) Has the position of Deputy CEO DMO been advertised.
Senator Carr: The Minister for Defence has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:
(1) (a) and (b) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) The Secretary of Defence engaged the services of EWK International to undertake an executive search for the CEO DMO role. A number of high quality applications were received as a result of formal advertising and a national and international search process. The Secretary of Defence and the Selection Advisory Committee are currently conducting a merit selection process to identify a suitable candidate.
(2) The Merit Selection exercise has not yet been finalised, however, usual Defence process would preclude access to recruitment documentation by third parties who are not directly involved in the process.
(3) The successful candidate will become known in due course.
(4) The CEO DMO has responsibilities to the Minister for Defence through the Secretary and the Chief of the Defence Force.
(5) No.
(6) The detail of the relationship between these roles is currently under consideration.
(7) No, the role of Deputy CEO DMO currently has an acting incumbent performing the duties.