• ESTIMATES COMMITTEE B : 27/03/1992 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : Program 1--Forces Executive : [Senate Estimates]
    Senator NEWMAN --I note on page 33 that the functional responsibility of the Ready Reserve program was integrated into the forces executive program. I would like to ask some questions on the Ready Reserve, please. Is the Department currently involved in costing the Ready Reserve? Vice-Adm. Beaumont --Yes, we are. We have got
    Date: 27/03/1992 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw920327a_ecb.out/0005 - Source: SENATE
  • ESTIMATES COMMITTEE B : 27/03/1992 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : Program 4--Air Force : Subprogram 4.1--Combat Forces : [Senate Estimates]
    Senator NEWMAN --Under subprogram 4.1 there is $3m for `Provision for increased fuel usage for Exercise Pitch Black, visit by President Bush and Special Purpose Aircraft flying'. Could I have the three-way breakdown of that figure? Air Cdre Cox --The figures I have are as follows: we got $2m from the United States for
    Date: 27/03/1992 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw920327a_ecb.out/0030 - Source: SENATE
  • ESTIMATES COMMITTEE B : 27/03/1992 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : Program 4--Air Force : Subprogram 4.2--Executive : [Senate Estimates]
    Senator MacGIBBON --I would like to get back to the business of salaries on page 127. There is $54m as against $58m in the revised estimates. That is one of the widest ones in the three services. Is there any difficulty in getting rid of people who fail courses in the Air Force--promotion courses
    Date: 27/03/1992 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw920327a_ecb.out/0032 - Source: SENATE
  • ESTIMATES COMMITTEE D : 10/10/1989 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : [Senate Estimates]
    ACTING CHAIRMAN (Senator Cooney)-I declare open this public hearing of Estimates Committee D. The proposed expenditure for the Department of Defence totals as follows: Appropriation Bill (No. 1), $8,010,576,000 (Document A); Expenditure from the Advance to the Minister for Finance, $34,112,180 ( Document D). Subject to what the Minister may say, we will proceed with
    Date: 10/10/1989 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomd891010a_ecd.out/0003 - Source: SENATE
  • ESTIMATES COMMITTEE D : 10/10/1989 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : Program 1-CURRENT DEFENCE FORCES : Subprogram 1.1-ADF command : [Senate Estimates]
    SENATOR MACGIBBON -I just ask this as a general question under 1.1 because I do not know where else to put it. It goes without saying that each individual service is responsible for the security of its assets. What happens in the case of, and in whom is the authority vested for joint facilities
    Date: 10/10/1989 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomd891010a_ecd.out/0006 - Source: SENATE
  • ESTIMATES COMMITTEE D : 10/10/1989 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : Program 1-CURRENT DEFENCE FORCES : Subprogram 1.4-Airforce : [Senate Estimates]
    SENATOR MACGIBBON -I am a bit confused about the reductions taking place in personnel by the transfer of the Black Hawk and the withdrawal of the Chinooks from service. Is there a net saving of 333 personnel from the Air Force as a consequence of that? AIR CDRE COX -Could you say the
    Date: 10/10/1989 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomd891010a_ecd.out/0010 - Source: SENATE
  • ESTIMATES COMMITTEE D : 14/04/1989 : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE : Program 1-CURRENT DEFENCE FORCES : Subprogram 1.4-Air Force : [Senate Estimates]
    MR HAWKE -The other day Senator Newman and Senator Michael Baume gave us some pre-hearing questions and we have the answers here, which I now table. SENATOR NEWMAN -Thank you. SENATOR MACGIBBON -Were all the contracts signed between the Commonwealth and the NSCA exclusively with the Air Force? MR MCLEOD -I think
    Date: 14/04/1989 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomd890414a_ecd.out/0014 - Source: SENATE