Today, the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) will be holding a second public hearing for its inquiry into the 2022-23 Defence Major Projects Report (MPR).

Media release issue date: Friday, 28 June 2024

Today, the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) will be holding a second public hearing for its inquiry into the 2022-23 Defence Major Projects Report (MPR). “The MPR is an important accountability mechanism and the discipline of the MPR over many years has had a positive impact on Defence’s internal management of major projects,” said Chair of the Committee, Mr Julian Hill MP. “More evidence is needed regarding how Defence assesses military off-the-shelf options during procurement processes. For decades, previous reviews of Defence procurement have insisted that a military off-the-shelf option must be considered and compared to ‘bespoke’ options in new capability procurement. “The Committee also wants to understand how changes to scope are decided after a project is underway as variations to scope can be a key reason for delays and cost escalations. How are capability and delivery managers engaged in the context of scope changes and who ultimately decides? It’s important that industry realities and cost and schedule impacts are fully considered when a decision is made to change the scope of a new capability after initial procurement.” The details are as follows: Date: Friday, 28 June 2024 Time: 3.00pm – 5.00pm (AEST) Venue: Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House           The hearing will be broadcast live and will be accessible from the Parliament House website. Details on the inquiry—including the terms of reference and submissions received—are available on the Committee website. Media inquiries Mr Julian Hill MP, Chair of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit on (03) 9791 7770 (Electorate Office) or via Laura Hooper 0422 85 1127. For background information Committee Secretariat 02 6277 4615 jcpaa@aph.gov.au For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track Committee’ button in the bottom right-hand corner of the page.

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) will be holding a second public hearing on Friday, 28 June 2024, for its inquiry into the 2022–23 Defence Major Projects Report (MPR).

Media release issue date: Thursday, 27 June 2024

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) will be holding a second public hearing on Friday, 28 June 2024, for its inquiry into the 2022–23 Defence Major Projects Report (MPR). “The MPR is an important accountability mechanism and the discipline of the MPR over many years has had a positive impact on Defence’s internal management of major projects,” said Chair of the Committee, Mr Julian Hill MP. “More evidence is needed regarding how Defence assesses military off-the-shelf options during procurement processes. For decades, previous reviews of Defence procurement have insisted that a military off-the-shelf option must be considered and compared to ‘bespoke’ options in new capability procurement. “The Committee also wants to understand how changes to scope are decided after a project is underway as variations to scope can be a key reason for delays and cost escalations. How are capability and delivery managers engaged in the context of scope changes and who ultimately decides? It’s important that industry realities and cost and schedule impacts are fully considered when a decision is made to change the scope of a new capability after initial procurement.” The details are as follows: Date: Friday, 28 June 2024 Time: 3.00pm – 5.00pm (AEST) Venue: Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House          The hearing will be broadcast live and will be accessible from the Parliament House website. Details on the inquiry—including the terms of reference and submissions received—are available on the Committee website. Media inquiries Mr Julian Hill MP, Chair of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit on (03) 9791 7770 (Electorate Office) or via Laura Hooper 0422 85 1127. For background information Committee Secretariat 02 6277 4615 jcpaa@aph.gov.au For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track Committee’ button in the bottom right-hand corner of the page.

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit will be holding public hearings for its inquiries into 2022–23 Defence Major Projects Report, Commonwealth Financial Statements 2022–23, the failed visa privatisation process and the implementation of other public sector IT procurements and projects.

Media release issue date: Tuesday, 23 April 2024

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) will be holding public hearings on Wednesday, 24 April 2024, for its inquiries into: 2022–23 Defence Major Projects Report (first hearing) Commonwealth Financial Statements 2022–23 (second hearing) the failed visa privatisation process and the implementation of other public sector IT procurements and projects (continuing). The details are as follows: Date:             Wednesday, 24 April 2024 Time:             8.45am – 5.00pm (AEST) Venue:           Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House and by videoconference Program: Inquiry into the Defence Major Projects Report 2022–23 8.45am           Department of Defence                          Australian National Audit Office Inquiry into the failed visa privatisation process and implementation of other public sector IT procurements and projects 10.30am         Department of Employment and Workplace Relations                           Australian National Audit Office                          Workforce Australia IT System (Digital Employment Services Platform) and Apprenticeships Data Management System 11.15am         Department of Finance                          Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority                          Australian National Audit Office                          Parliamentary Expenses Management System (PEMS) 12.30pm         Department of Finance                          Digital Transformation Agency                          Review and approval processes for IT systems Inquiry into Commonwealth Financial Statements 2022–23 3.30pm           Department of Health and Aged Care                          Australian National Audit Office                          Potential legislative breaches relating to various benefits and services and significant finding regarding legislative                          compliance and legal advice 4.00pm           Department of Social Services                          Australian National Audit Office                          Late disclosure of information on income apportionment 4.30pm           Australian Taxation Office                          Australian National Audit Office                          IT Change Management policies and practices and other unresolved findings relating to pursuing debt and re-raises The hearings will be broadcast live and will be accessible from the Parliament House website. Details on the inquiries – including the terms of reference and submissions received – are available on the Committee website. Media inquiries Mr Julian Hill MP, Chair of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit on (03) 9791 7770 (Electorate Office) or via Laura Hooper 0422 85 1127. For background information Committee Secretariat 02 6277 4615 jcpaa@aph.gov.au For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track this Committee’ button in the bottom right-hand corner of the page.

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit will conduct the first public hearings for its inquiries on the 2022-23 Commonwealth Financial Statements and on the failed visa privatisation process and the implementation of other public sector IT procurements and projects.

Media release issue date: Thursday, 18 April 2024

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) will conduct the first public hearings on Friday 19 April 2024 for its inquiries on the 2022-23 Commonwealth Financial Statements and on the failed visa privatisation process and the implementation of other public sector IT procurements and projects. The details are as follows: Date: Friday 19 April 2024 Time: 10.00am – 3.30pm (AEST) Venue: Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House Program Inquiry into Commonwealth Financial Statements 2022-23 10.00am         Australian National Audit Office 11.15am         [IT and AI matters raised in the audit – roundtable] Australian National Audit Office Department of Home Affairs Department of Finance Digital Transformation Agency Australian Signals Directorate Department of Industry, Science and Resources 12.15pm         Break Inquiry into the failed visa privatisation process and the implementation of other public sector IT procurements and projects 1.00pm           Australian National Audit Office Department of Home Affairs 2.30pm           Australian National Audit Office 3.30pm           Close The hearings will be broadcast live and will be accessible from the Parliament House website at www.aph.gov.au/live. Details on the inquiries – including the terms of reference and submissions received – are available on the Committee website. Media inquiries Mr Julian Hill MP, Chair of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit on (03) 9791 7770 (Electorate Office) or via Laura Hooper 0422 85 1127. For background information Committee Secretariat 02 6277 4615 jcpaa@aph.gov.au For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track this Committee’ button in the bottom right-hand corner of the page.

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit has commenced an inquiry into the Auditor-General report on Defence Major Projects 2022-23.

Media release issue date: Wednesday, 6 March 2024

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit has commenced an inquiry into the Auditor-General report on Defence Major Projects 2022-23 (Auditor-General Report No. 14 of 2023-24). The Chair of the Committee, Mr Julian Hill MP, said ‘this annual inquiry enables a critical review of major Defence acquisitions, which is the main objective of the Major Projects Report.’ Mr Hill further emphasised that ‘the Committee’s principal role is to ensure continued transparency and assurance to Parliament and the public on the management of Defence projects.’ The Committee invites submissions to the inquiry addressing the terms of reference by Friday, 19 April 2024. Details on the inquiry – including the terms of reference, submissions received, and upcoming public hearings – will be available on the Committee website. Media enquiries Mr Julian Hill MP, Chair of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit via Laura Hooper on 0422 851 127. For background information Committee Secretariat 02 6277 4615 jcpaa@aph.gov.au Committee Secretary Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit PO Box 6021 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track this Committee’ button in the bottom right-hand corner of the page.