In accordance with Section 20 of the Auditor-General Act 1997, the review of the accompanying 28 Project Data Summary Sheets (PDSSs) as at 30 June 2011, including the CEO Statement, is undertaken by agreement with the CEO Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO). My review is designed to provide assurance that the information contained in each PDSS has been prepared in accordance with the 2010-11 PDSS Guidelines, as endorsed by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit. The 28 projects are listed in Attachment A; 11 of these projects are required to incorporate information on expenditure on both current and base date dollars as set out in the Guidelines.
My review encompassed the information in each PDSS, including the cost, schedule performance, and capability delivered against contracted requirements, but did not include an assessment of the following information, which is outside the scope of the review agreed with the CEO DMO:
(a) Section 1.3 (Major Challenges), Section 5.1 (Major Project Risks), and Section 5.2 (Major Project Issues);
(b) Section 4.1 (Measures of Materiel Capability Performance); and
(c) 'Forecasts' of future dates regarding a project's expected achievement of delivery schedules and capability where included in Sections 1 and 3 of each PDSS.
The above information has not been included in the scope of the review because by their nature, the identification of Major Challenges, Project Risks and Issues and the achievement of future outcomes (Measures of Materiel Capability Performance) and forecast future dates relate to events and depend on circumstances that have not yet occurred, may not occur, or have occurred but have not yet been identified. Accordingly, the conclusion of this review does not provide any assurance in relation to this information.