Appendix 3
Extract from Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee,
Procurement procedures for Defence capital projects, Final Report, August
2012 Recommendation 16
Future submarines SEA 1000
Recommendation 16—Early planning
and analysis paragraph 3.20
Because the future submarine project is still at an early
stage, and based on the RAND study, the Coles Report, independent defence
analysts and the past performance of major Defence acquisition projects, the
committee recommends that government and Defence start work immediately to:
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ensure that the program is directly managed by the Chief of Navy
supported by the ASC and DMO where relevant, the scientific community and the
public—support must be both external to the program and internal within the
navy and submarine community;
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avoid early lock-in through premature weapons systems choices;
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ensure that the capability sought is available and minimises
developmental risks;
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take drastic action to address the serious skill shortages
identified by RAND before a decision on assembly in Australia is made,
regardless of type and design;
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ensure that the program is open and transparent—full disclosure
throughout the program is necessary to obtain government, industry and public
support;
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involve experienced people in key management positions—this
requires a strategy to grow people so they are experienced in various
disciplines—a top-level strategic lesson must be implemented far in advance of
any specific program; and
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listen to technical community concerns about risk—the technical
community, supplemented by outside expertise from industry and allied
technology partners as necessary, should understand the state of technology and
the degree to which a new design extends that technology.[1]
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