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:

(a) and (b) Strategic Reform Program (SRP) savings are tracked, reported and managed on a stream-by-stream basis, they are not broken up by sub-category of the adoption of automated technologies, improved business practice, one-offs or other descriptors.

The Logistics stream comprises several initiatives including: the consolidation and rationalisation of the wholesale storage and distribution network; modernisation of land material maintenance services; and the introduction of automated identification technology to more efficiently track and manage Defence inventory. These initiatives are at various stages of maturity and SRP governance closely monitors the progress of these initiatives against the planned schedule and achievement of agreed cost reductions.

Defence will publish the stream cost reductions achieved for the full financial year in the Defence Annual Report 2011-12, which is expected to be released in late 2012.