Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

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

(1) Investment funds can be allocated to both cost reduction and non-cost reduction streams, and to Groups and Services for a variety of reform activities. Therefore a 'net savings' view is not reflective of the purpose of SRP investment funds as they can not be solely attributable to cost reduction streams.

*Summation variances are due to rounding.

** Strategic Reform Project (SRP) cost provisions are consolidated into a central provision. SRP costs cannot be attributed to streams.

(2) (a) Refer to the Defence Annual Report 2009-10 Volume 1 Department of Defence, Table 1.1 2009-10 SRP Reform Stream cost reductions

(b)—

(3) (a) Refer to the Defence Annual Report 2010-11 Volume 1 Department of Defence, Table 1.1 2010-11 Key SRP Achievements

(b)—