Bob Carr (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

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

(1) and (2)

The information you are seeking would require considerable research into historical Defence Capability Plans and project approval/​management documents, and as such, is considered an unjustified diversion of resources. A full and private briefing on the projects listed is also considered an unreasonable diversion of resources.

Publicly available documents such as the Public Defence Capability Plan (http://www.defence.gov.au/​publications/​CapabilityPlan2012.pdf), Portfolio Budget Statements (http://www.defence.gov.au/​budget/) and the Defence Annual Report (http://www.defence.gov.au/​annualreports/) provide some detail on the information being sought.