Agency responses

15. Defence provided the following response to the audit:

The audit has confirmed that Defence complies with the requirements of the Public Works Act. To that end Defence notes that its two pass project development and approval processes, implemented in 2004, provide transparency, accountability and cost certainty for major capital facilities submissions to Government. This process also enables Defence to provide high quality information to the Public Works Committee during its enquiries.

16. Finance advised that the department supported the one recommendation made in the audit report.

Table 1

Project legislative and guidelines adherence

Year	Project Name	Reported value ex GST (million)	Legislative adherence	Guidelines adherence
Direct Procurement
2005	Special Operations Working Accommodation and Base Redevelopment	$207.70	✓	✓
2005	RAAF Base Amberley Stage 2	$285.60	✓	✓
2005	Relocation of RAAF College	$133.40	✓	✓
2006	Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Facilities Project	$17.45	✓	✓
2006	Facilities to Upgrade Shoalwater Bay training area	$11.16	✓	✓
2007	Defence Force School of Signals Redevelopment	$101.30	✓	✓
2007	Lavarack Barracks Stage 4	$207.20	✓	✓
2007	Australian Defence Force Facilities Redevelopment, Malaysia	$23.60	✓	✓
2007	RAAF Base Pearce Stage 1	$142.20	✓	✓
2007	RAAF Base Amberley Stage 3	$331.50	✓	✓
Public Private Partnership
2004	Headquarters Joint Operations Command (HQJOC) Project	$318.08(a)	✓	x(b)
2006	Provision of Facilities for Project Single LEAP Phase 1	$406.00	✓	x(b)
2007	Provision of Facilities for Project Single LEAP Phase 2	$1 200.00	✓	✓

Source: ANAO analysis of Defence documents

Notes:

(a) March 2004 Statement of Evidence and is noted in the Statement as including provided to the Committee buildings and infrastructure.

(b) The non adherence to the guidelines relates to the requirement to advise the Committee of any significant changes to design, scope and related matters.