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FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 14/11/1997 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : Program 3--Army : [Senate Estimates]

Senator HOGG --I will take the questions I need out of the PAES to start off with. Referring to page 60, I understand that for quite good reasons the exercise known as Banner, which is to assist the Cambodian government clearing mines, was suspended. Is there any likelihood of this project being resurrected and,

Date: 14/11/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomd971114a_sfa.out/0011 - Source: SENATE

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 13/11/1997 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR --Good evening. I welcome the minister, Senator Newman, representing the Minister for Defence, and I welcome officers of the Department of Defence. The committee has before it the particulars of proposed additional expenditure for service for the year ending 30 June 1998 (Document A), the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements for the defence portfolio, the

Date: 13/11/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomd971113a_sfa.out/0051 - Source: SENATE

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 12/06/1997 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : Program 1--Defence headquarters : [Senate Estimates]

Senator WEST --Thank you. I am wondering, in relation to Operation Tandem Thrust--and I presume it is the appropriate spot to ask it here--which other countries apart from Australia and the US were involved? Is it program 1, defence headquarters? Air Vice Marshal Rogers --Yes, Madam Chair, that is correct. I will defer to

Date: 12/06/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomd970612a_sfa.out/0005 - Source: SENATE

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 12/06/1997 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : Program 9--Acquisitions : [Senate Estimates]

Senator CARR --I refer to the matters listed on page 95 of the PBS, Jindalee operational radar network. I will come back to the issue of Defence's understanding of the management contract of the new joint venture company which is referred to on page 95, but I begin with questions which arise out of

Date: 12/06/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomd970612a_sfa.out/0007 - Source: SENATE

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 12/06/1997 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : Program 2--Navy : [Senate Estimates]

Senator WEST --I am told that navy logistics spent $21,569 on men's sandals. How many pairs of sandals and for what reasons? Rear Adm. Oxenbould --I do not have that information at hand, Senator, and I would have to take that question on those. Senator WEST --Is it normal to provide sandals

Date: 12/06/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomd970612a_sfa.out/0009 - Source: SENATE

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 12/06/1997 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : Program 3--Army : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR --Are there any questions on program 3? Senator MARGETTS --In relation to training, are there lists or information kept of overseas personnel who have ever been trained by the Australian Department of Defence? Major Gen. Hartley --Lists of people who have attended individual training courses would certainly be available. But people who

Date: 12/06/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomd970612a_sfa.out/0011 - Source: SENATE

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 12/06/1997 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : Program 4--Air Force : [Senate Estimates]

Senator WEST --Has the air force been clever with the recent defence contracts arranged over $15,000? Did you bring all of yours in just under $15,000? Do you provide sandals and football jerseys? Air Vice Marshal McCormack --No, we do not provide football jerseys. Senator WEST --So do you not provide football jerseys

Date: 12/06/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomd970612a_sfa.out/0019 - Source: SENATE

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 10/06/1997 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR --The committee will consider particulars of proposed expenditure for the Department of Defence and then the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The committee will first put questions of a general nature and then will proceed to questions for the rest of the particulars of proposed expenditure on a subprogram basis, beginning with subprogram 1.1. I

Date: 10/06/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomd970610a_sfa.out/0003 - Source: SENATE

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 10/06/1997 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : Program 1--Defence Headquarters : [Senate Estimates]

Senator SCHACHT --As we said, a lot of the questions we have asked already are covered under Defence Headquarters. Senator WEST --We have not covered Speakeasy. Senator SCHACHT --I think Speakeasy has now been shifted out of-- Mr Lewincamp --Yes, it is under acquisitions. Senator SCHACHT --On page 43 it lists

Date: 10/06/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomd970610a_sfa.out/0005 - Source: SENATE

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 27/02/1997 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : Program 1--Forces Executive : [Senate Estimates]

Senator WEST --What is happening with the review of the provision of health services in the ADF that General Rossi undertook? Air Vice Marshal Cox --That review is being considered. I invite the Surgeon-General of the Australian Defence Force to make a comment on that and bring you up-to-date on where we up

Date: 27/02/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw970227a_sfa.out/0019 - Source: SENATE

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 27/02/1997 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : Program 4--Air Force : [Senate Estimates]

Senator HOGG --I have one question, relating to page 65, 181-00 Equipment and stores. There is an increased provision for F111 support spares acquisition of $20 million. What has brought that about? Air Vice Marshal Rogers --Senator, that was part of the Defence running cost reductions. You may recall it was the government's

Date: 27/02/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw970227a_sfa.out/0025 - Source: SENATE

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 25/09/1996 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : Program 3--Army : Subprogram 3.2--Executive : [Senate Estimates]

Senator FAULKNER --I was interested in asking a couple of questions as far as army's responsibilities went in relation to the use, on 17 March this year, of a Black Hawk helicopter, which I think was used to ferry both the Minister for Defence and his wife in separate helicopter trips to the Edinburgh

Date: 25/09/1996 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw960925a_sfa.out/0008 - Source: SENATE

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 25/09/1996 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : Program 4--Air Force : Subprogram 4.1--Combat forces : [Senate Estimates]

Senator CHRIS EVANS --If you were here earlier you would have heard my questions about the ready reserve. Could someone explain to me what has happened with the ready reserve in terms of the air force? Air Vice Marshal Rogers --When the ready reserve program was instituted some years ago, the air force

Date: 25/09/1996 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw960925a_sfa.out/0019 - Source: SENATE

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 25/09/1996 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : Program 4--Air Force : Subprogram 4.2--Executive : [Senate Estimates]

Senator FAULKNER --Thank you, Madam Chair. Air Vice Marshal Rogers answered a couple of questions for me under army subprogram 3.2. As I understand what you were saying to me, Air Vice Marshal, you indicated that the first trip to the air show at the Edinburgh air base on 17 March this year undertaken

Date: 25/09/1996 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw960925a_sfa.out/0021 - Source: SENATE

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 25/09/1996 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : Program 7--Budget and management : [Senate Estimates]

Senator FAULKNER --In terms of facilities, what has Defence provided in parliamentary offices of both the Minister for Defence and the Minister for Defence Industry, Science and Personnel? Mr Tonkin --The usual facilities have been provided. In other words, we are not responsible for providing the office accommodation. We provide equipment support--materials of that

Date: 25/09/1996 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw960925a_sfa.out/0027 - Source: SENATE

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