Preliminary report

Procurement procedures for Defence capital projects

15 December 2011

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Members of the committee	(PDF 40KB)

Acronyms and Abbreviations	(PDF 7KB)

Executive Summary	(PDF 18KB)

Chapter 1 - The terms of the inquiry	(PDF 53KB)
Background to inquiry Conduct of inquiry Key documents and references Purpose of report Scope of report Challenges encountered by the committee Structure of report Note on references Acknowledgements

Chapter 2 - Overview of Defence procurement	(PDF 125KB)
Capability and acquisition Fluid and complex procurement environment Capability development process Scale and cost of Defence procurement Committee view

Chapter 3 - The Defence reviews and fluid reform agenda	(PDF 76KB)
Background to the Kinnaird, Mortimer, Pappas and McKinsey reviews Implementing and monitoring Defence reviews recommendations Defence reforms announced in 2011 Other relevant reviews and analysis Stocktake of reforms Committee view

Chapter 4 - Strategic analysis and needs	(PDF 95KB)
Overview of the strategic analysis and needs stage Relating strategy to capability Defence Capability Plan Committee view

Chapter 5 - Requirements stage	(PDF 89KB)
Overview of the requirements stage Process Structure People

Chapter 6 - Capability acquisition	(PDF 78KB)
Overview of the capability acquisition phase Process Structure People

Chapter 7 - Sustainment	(PDF 66KB)
Overview of the sustainment phase Process Structure People Sustainment of Australia's defence industry

Chapter 8 - Key areas for future consideration	(PDF 45KB)
Common concerns across the capability development lifecycle A holistic view of the entire process and its component parts Improving efficiency in the process Responsibility and accountability at every phase and across the lifecycle Skills and resources Risk management Australia's defence industry Contestability Additional remarks

Appendix 1 - List of submissions	(PDF 9KB)
Public submissions

Appendix 2 - Public hearings and witnesses	(PDF 9KB)

Appendix 3 - Additional information, tabled documents, and answers to questions on notice	(PDF 12KB)
Additional information and tabled documents Answers to questions on notice

Appendix 4 - Implementation of Defence Reviews Department of Defence	(PDF 2021KB)

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Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
Department of the Senate
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3535

Fax: +61 2 6277 5818

Email: fadt.sen@aph.gov.au

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3535
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5818
Email:	fadt.sen@aph.gov.au