John Faulkner (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

I would say to Senator Johnston, through you, Mr President, that like any such complex piece of equipment, some unexpected issues and effects occasionally occur, and that requires repairs to be undertaken outside routine maintenance cycles. Such defects may lead to the imposition of an operational restriction, meaning that one or more submarines could be precluded from proceeding to sea for routine trials and training activities until the impact of the problems are fully investigated and repaired. (Time expired)