List of Recommendations

Recommendation 1

2.152

The Committee recommends that the Department of Defence ensures that the full lessons from the design, acquisition and sustainment of the Collins Class Submarine are learned, in particular, to ensure that the intellectual property is appropriately managed to maintain Australia’s sovereign operation of the Future Submarine. The Committee requests that the Department of Defence provides a report back to the Committee during the 2018 Winter Sittings of the Parliament on the progress of obtaining the necessary intellectual property and its ongoing management, and in relation to the contractual and other arrangements that will secure maximal opportunities for Australian industry involvement.

Recommendation 2

2.153

In reference to Article 13(2)(b), the Committee recommends the Government seeks to ensure that the further detailed agreements and arrangements have the effect of allowing Australian companies to bid for work in all phases of the Future Submarine Program on a preferred basis, all other things being equal.

Recommendation 3

2.154

The Committee supports the Framework Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the French Republic concerning Cooperation on the Future Submarine Program and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

Recommendation 4

3.55

The Committee recommends that the government bring forward, as a matter of urgency, its work program to connect State and Federal law enforcement and judicial information systems with the personnel security clearance systems in order to maximise the information available to the vetting agency to monitor changes in circumstances.

Recommendation 5

3.56

The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the French Republic relating to the Exchange and Reciprocal Protection of Classified Information and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

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