[Cover Letter]
Canberra ACT
20 December 2011
Dear Mr President
Dear Mr Speaker
The Australian National Audit Office has undertaken a review of the status of selected Defence equipment acquisition projects as at 30 June 2011 as presented by the Defence Materiel Organisation in accordance with the authority contained in the Auditor-General Act 1997. Pursuant to Senate Standing Order 166 relating to the presentation of documents when the Senate is not sitting, I present the report of this review to the Parliament. The report is titled 2010-11 Major Projects Report.
Following its presentation and receipt, the report will be placed on the Australian National Audit Office's Homepage-http://www.anao.gov.au.
Yours sincerely
Ian McPhee
Auditor-General
The Honourable the President of the Senate
The Honourable the Speaker of the House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT
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