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Thursday, 10 May 2012
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Defence: Strategic Reform Program

(Question No. 1625)


Senator Johnston asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 March 2012:

For the period 1 July to 31 December 2011, what productivity improvement savings have been made by the department and by the Defence Materiel Organisation.


Senator Chris Evans: The Minister for Defence has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

Strategic Reform Program (SRP) savings are tracked, reported and managed on a stream-by-stream basis; they are not broken up by sub-category of productivity improvement, one-offs or other descriptors.

Cost reductions under the SRP are based on annual budgets. In 2011-12, the cost reductions target for the Department and the Defence Materiel Organisation is $1,283.9 million.

The Department will publish the stream cost reductions achieved under SRP for the full financial year in the Defence Annual Report which is expected to be released in late 2012.