[Cover Letter]

Canberra ACT
30 November 2010

Dear Mr President
Dear Mr Speaker

In accordance with the authority contained in the Auditor-General Act 1997, the Australian National Audit Office has undertaken a review of the status of selected Defence equipment acquisition projects as at 30 June 2010 as presented by the Defence Materiel Organisation. I present the report of this review to the Parliament. The report is titled 2009-10 Major Projects Report.

Following its tabling in Parliament, 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

AUDITING FOR AUSTRALIA

The Auditor-General is head of the
Australian National Audit Office
(ANAO). The ANAO
assists the Auditor-General to carry out his duties
under the Auditor-General Act 1997 to
undertake performance audits and
financial statement audits of
Commonwealth public sector bodies
and to provide independent reports and
advice for the Parliament, the
Australian Government and the
community. The aim is to improve
Commonwealth public sector
administration and accountability.

For further information contact:
The Publications Manager
Australian National Audit Office
GPO Box 707
Canberra ACT 2601

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ANAO
audit reports and information about the ANAO
are available at our internet address:

http://www.anao.gov.au

Assurance Review Team

Michael White Michelle Page Kris Arnold Rachael Knight	Michael Shiel David Steele Harit Wadhawan Anne Kent
Cienna Turpie