About this Submission

The Australian Business Defence Industry Unit (ABDIU) represents a wide range of Australian-based companies undertaking defence work in Australia. These companies are distributed across the country and extend from the major Prime Contractors to very small businesses comprising only a few personnel. On behalf of this diverse membership base the ABDIU made a submission to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee inquiry into the procurement procedures for Defence capital projects. At Senate letter dated 19 December 2011 the ABDIU was requested to review the Preliminary Report and to make additional critical comments.