6. The JCPAA has been influential in establishing the MPR and has taken an active role in the development of the MPR program. The committee has viewed the program as a means by which accessible, transparent and accurate information could be made available to the Parliament and the Australian public about the state of Defence's major equipment acquisition projects.2
7. In reviewing the first MPR report (2007-08 MPR), the committee indicated that it was encouraged by the achievements with this report and was in no doubt about the utility of future MPRs.3 The JCPAA review provided constructive input to both the ANAO and the DMO on ways the MPR could be improved; including those now incorporated into this report.
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2 Following consultation with the ANAO, the DMO provided a set of guidelines for JCPAA endorsement in March 2010. The guidelines set out the requirements for DMO project offices to provide complete and accurate Project Data Summary Sheets and supporting information for the ANAO to review.
3 Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, Report 416, Review of the Major Projects Reports 2007-08, November 2009, p.v.