David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. The budget papers, specifically at page 45, optimistically say that unit ready days will rise to 916 in 2009-10. With HMAS Sheehan and HMAS Rankin in full-cycle docking all year, HMAS Dechaineux completing a full-cycle docking later in the year, HMAS Collins tied up at Stirling in a training role from late 2009 and the remaining two—HMAS Farncomb and HMAS Wallerscheduled for short maintenance periods also in 2009-10, how will these unit ready days be achieved?