Gary Humphries (ACT, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Materiel) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011:

(1) Given that the Minister has stated that the contingency allowed for in the AIR 6000 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program is running out, in terms of cost and schedule for the JSF program, what amount of contingency remains.

(2) What are the terms of reference/mandate for the Scheduled Compliance Risk Assessment Methodology (SCRAM) team review being undertaken by the Defence Materiel Organisation into the JSF program under AIR 6000.

(3) When will the SCRAM team report and to whom.

(4) (a) Does the SCRAM team have the power to recommend that Australia defer or cancel its current or future orders for F-35 Lightning II (JSF) aircraft; and

(b) what are the options under the terms and conditions of the order that is currently in place for 14 aircraft.