Chapter 1
[1]
Journals of the Senate, No 25—8 February 2017, pp 852-853.
[2]
Note: The committee has also held additional hearings in Darwin on 22
August 2017 and Katherine on 23 August 2017. These hearings will be covered in
an upcoming report.
[3]
Australian Government, Department of Defence, 2016 Defence White
Paper, p. 103.
[4]
Australian Government, Department of Defence, 2016 Defence White
Paper, pp 9, 24.
[5]
See Industry Queensland website https://www.i-q.net.au/main/defence-plan-delivers-for-regional-queensland
(accessed 22 August 2017).
[6]
The Hon Michael McCormack MP, Assistant Minister for Defence, and
Senator the Hon Fiona Nash, Minister for Regional Development, Media Releases,
'Regional jobs boost through Defence White Paper investment', 2 and 3 March
2016.
[7]
The Hon Michael McCormack MP, Assistant Minister for Defence, and
Senator the Hon Fiona Nash, Minister for Regional Development, Media Releases,
'Regional jobs boost through Defence White Paper investment', 2 and 3 March
2016.
[8]
ABC News, ' Defence White Paper: Shoalwater May military training areas
to get $190m over next decade', 26 February 2016.
[9]
Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Defence and Ms Michelle
Landry MP, Federal Member for Capricornia, Defence Investment to drive jobs and
growth in Rocky and Coast, the Turnbull Coalition Team CCHQ 2016, 14 June 2016.
[10]
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Joint announcement: Australia-Singapore
Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, http://dfat.gov.au/geo/singapore/pages/joint-announcement-australia-singapore-comprehensive-strategic-partnership.aspx
(accessed 23 August 2017).
[11]
The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Prime Minister, Australia-Singapore
Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Announcement, 6 May 2016.
[12]
The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Prime Minister, Doorstop, Lavarack Barracks,
26 July 2016.
[13]
See http://www.defence.gov.au/Initiatives/ASMTI/
(accessed 3 August 2017).
[14]
Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Defence, Media Release, 'Minister
Payne Visits Townsville with Singapore Defence Minister Dr Ng', 14 October
2016.
[15]
Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Defence, Media Release,
'Minister for Defence Visits Rockhampton', 3 November 2016.
[16]
Department of Defence, Submission 9, pp 9-10.
[17]
Department of Defence, Submission 9, pp 9-10.
[18]
Submission 10, p. 1.
[19]
Department of Defence, Submission 9, p. 4.
[20]
KPMG, Socio-Economic Impact of the Australia-Singapore Military
Training Initiative – A report for the Department of Defence, June 2017, pp
6-7.
[21]
Department of Defence, Submission 9, Annex B, p. 38.
[22]
See http://www.defence.gov.au/id/_Master/docs/NCRP/QLD/0229LavarackBarracksQLD.pdf
(accessed 31 August 2017).
[23]
Royal Australian Airforce website, http://www.airforce.gov.au/Bases/Queensland/RAAF_Base_Townsville/?RAAF-AQHvg+AI3KO3I5K4KLSAQivFoH44MgHq
(accessed 23 August 2017)
[24]
Department of Defence, Submission 9, Annex B, p. 38.
[25]
Department of Defence, Submission 9, p. 4.
[26]
KPMG, Socio-Economic Impact of the Australia-Singapore Military
Training Initiative – A report for the Department of Defence, June 2017, p.
1.
[27]
Department of Defence, Submission 9, Annex B, p. 38.
[28]
Port of Townsville Ltd is a Queensland government-owned corporation which
has responsibility for the operations of the port, including berth and shipping
management, safety, port security and provision of support services. The port
provides accessibility for Defence vessels into Northern Australia. See Proof
Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 31.
[29]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 31.
[30]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 23.
[31]
Department of Defence, Submission 9, p. 9.
[32]
KPMG, Socio-Economic Impact of the Australia-Singapore Military
Training Initiative – A report for the Department of Defence, June 2017, p.
1.
[33]
A not-for-profit, apolitical, membership based organisation providing
economic development support to regional industry in Rockhampton and the
Capricorn Coast. See Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 27.
[34]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 27.
[35]
KPMG, Socio-Economic Impact of the Australia-Singapore Military
Training Initiative – A report for the Department of Defence, June 2017, p.
19.
[36]
Department of Defence website, http://www.defence.gov.au/Exercises/TS17/
(accessed 23 August 2017).
[37]
Department of Defence, Submission 9, p. 3.
[38]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 49.
[39]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 49.
[40]
Letter to Mr Craig Mace from the Department of Defence, dated 22 November
2016, Attachment to Submission 29.
[41]
Department of Defence website, Australia-Singapore Military Training
Initiative, Frequently Asked Questions – Training Area Expansion, http://www.defence.gov.au/Initiatives/ASMTI/FAQ-training-area.asp
(accessed 25 August 2017).
[42]
Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Defence, Media
Release, 23 February 2017.
[43]
Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Defence, Media Releases,
23 February 2017; and 7 February 2017
[44]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 50.
Chapter 2 - Issues raised with the committee in Rockhampton
[1]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 21.
[2]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 21.
[3]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 21.
[4]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 22.
[5]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 23.
[6]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 4.
[7]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 4.
[8]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 25.
[9]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 22.
[10]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 37.
[11]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 37.
[12]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 37
[13]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 38.
[14]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 38.
[15]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 32.
[16]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 5.
[17]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 60.
[18]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 32
[19]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 33.
[20]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 4.
[21]
Brigadier Noel Beutel, Director, General Capital Facilities and
Infrastructure, Department of Defence, Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July
2017, pp 60-61.
[22]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 63.
[23]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 27.
[24]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 27.
[25]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 28.
[26]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 28.
[27]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 29.
[28]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 33.
[29]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 35.
[30]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 58.
[31]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 40.
[32]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, pp 41-42.
[33]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 42.
[34]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 29.
[35]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 31.
[36]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 24.
[37]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 25.
[38]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 41.
[39]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 40.
[40]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 31.
[41]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 19.
[42]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 58.
[43]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 17.
[44]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 63.
[45]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 49.
[46]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 63.
[47]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 3.
[48]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 8.
[49]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, pp 8-9.
[50]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 16.
[51]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, pp 16-17.
[52]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 16.
[53]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 50.
[54]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 50.
[55]
Tabled document No. 23, 12 July 2017, Livingstone Shire Council, Briefing
note for Senate Inquiry impact of Defence training activities and facilities on
rural and regional communities, Meeting Wednesday, 12 July 2017, p. 1.
[56]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 3.
[57]
Submission No. 5, Livingstone Shire Council, p. 2.
[58]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 9.
[59]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 10.
[60]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 17.
[61]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, pp 13 and 16.
[62]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 17.
[63]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 18.
[64]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 51.
[65]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 10.
[66]
Rockhampton Airport is a commercial unit of the Rockhampton Regional
Council which is responsible for its management and operations. It is located 5km
from Rockhampton city centre with both domestic and international aircraft
servicing the Rockhampton terminal. See http://www.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au/CouncilServices/Rockhampton-Airport
(accessed 7 August 2017).
[67]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 3.
[68]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 3.
[69]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 3.
[70]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 3.
[71]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 60.
[72]
Tabled document, 12 July 2017, Livingstone Shire Council, Briefing note
for Senate Inquiry impact of Defence training activities and facilities on
rural and regional communities, Meeting Wednesday, 12 July 2017, p. 1
[73]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 53.
[74]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 53.
[75]
Tabled document, 12 July 2017, Livingstone Shire Council, Briefing note
for Senate Inquiry impact of Defence training activities and facilities on
rural and regional communities, Meeting Wednesday, 12 July 2017, p. 1
[76]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 10.
[77]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 27.
[78]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, pp 6-7.
[79]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 7.
[80]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 7.
[81]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 62.
[82]
Capricorn Conservation Council, Submission 30, p. 4.
[83]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 14.
[84]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 15.
[85]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 15
[86]
Capricorn Conservation Council, Submission 30, p. 3.
[87]
Brigadier Bayliss, Department of Defence, Proof Committee Hansard,
12 July 2017, p. 51.
[88]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 15.
[89]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 50.
[90]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 46.
[91]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 53 and 57.
[92]
Department of Defence, Answers to a question on notice from the hearing on
12 July 2017, received 28 August 2017.
[93]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 43.
[94]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 48.
[95]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 43.
[96]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, pp 43-44.
[97]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 45.
[98]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 44.
[99]
Proof Committee Hansard, 12 July 2017, p. 48.
[100] Proof Committee Hansard,
12 July 2017, p. 48.
Chapter 3 - Issues raised with the committee in Townsville
[1]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 31.
[2]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 37.
[3]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 31.
[4]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, pp 31-32.
[5]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 35.
[6]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 38.
[7]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 32.
[8]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, pp 32-33.
[9]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 33.
[10]
Cubic Defence Australia, Submission 22, p. 1.
[11]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 18.
[12]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 20.
[13]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 4.
[14]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 4.
[15]
Townsville City Council, Submission 12, p.3.
[16]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 1.
[17]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 1.
[18]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 2
[19]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 1.
[20]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 2.
[21]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 6.
[22]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 7.
[23]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 41.
[24]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 17.
[25]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 17.
[26]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 19.
[27]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, pp 19-20.
[28]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 7.
[29]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 33.
[30]
Shamrock Civil Engineering Pty Ltd, Submission 27, pp 3-4.
[31]
Cubic, Submission 22, p. 2; Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July
2017, 16.
[32]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 27.
[33]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 16.
[34]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 16.
[35]
Cubic, Submission 22, p. 2.
[36]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 17.
[37]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 21.
[38]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 23.
[39]
Department of Defence, Submission No. 9, pp 35-36.
[40]
Department of Defence, Submission No. 9, pp 35-36.
[41]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 26.
[42]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 39; see also Regional
Australia Institute, Submission No. 6, p. 3.
[43]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 27.
[44]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 34.
[45]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 38.
[46]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 40.
[47]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 40.
[48]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 41.
[49]
Submission 12, Townsville City Council, Attachment A, p. 6.
[50]
Submission 12, Townsville City Council, Attachment A, p. 6.
[51]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 4.
[52]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 4.
[53]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 5.
[54]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 42.
[55]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 39.
[56]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 42.
[57]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, pp 21-22.
[58]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, pp 4 and 12.
[59]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 8.
[60]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 10.
[61]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 14.
[62]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 9.
[63]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 12.
[64]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 23.
[65]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 23.
[66]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 23.
[67]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 10.
[68]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 10.
[69]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 29.
[70]
Brigadier Noel Beutel, Department of Defence, Proof Committee Hansard,
14 July 2017, p. 26.
[71]
Brigadier Noel Beutel, Department of Defence, Proof Committee Hansard,
14 July 2017, p. 27.
[72]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 27.
[73]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 9.
[74]
Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2017, p. 29.
Chapter 4 - Conclusion and recommendations
[1]
Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Defence, Media Release,
'Business and Community Liaison for the Australia-Singapore Military Training
Initiative', 28 June 2017.
[2]
Department of Defence, Submission No. 9, p. 28.
[3]
Senator the Hon Maris Payne, Minister for Defence, Media Release,
'Strengthening opportunities for local industry', 31 August 2017.
[4]
Senator the Hon Maris Payne, Minister for Defence, Media Release,
'Strengthening opportunities for local industry', 31 August 2017.
[5]
Senator the Hon Maris Payne, Minister for Defence, Media Release,
'Strengthening opportunities for local industry', 31 August 2017.