Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, , 5:04:06 to 5:05:32
Senator Paterson questions the Department of Defence regarding reports of meal and incidental allowance cuts for ADF members on overseas deployments.
Topics: ADF, Government spending
Speakers: James Paterson, Raff Ciccone, Justine Greig, Mark Hammond, Unknown Speaker
>> Back to broadcasting. Welcome back everyone. Welcome back everyone who's watching on TV. Hope you had a lovely lunch or a break at least. Now, Senator Paterson, did you have some more questions you want to continue on?
>> I have an infinite number of questions.
>> I thought you might say that. Just had this gut feeling you have. Anyway, the call is yours.
>> We're only limited by time and everyone's patience. Uh, chair. Um, okay. Uh, I've received some representations from ADF members about meal and incidental allowances uh being cut um particularly while on overseas deployments. Is that correct?
>> Senator, we might call uh Justine Greig Dec, defense people from a policy perspective and perhaps Lieutenant General Fox, chief of personnel.
>> Good afternoon, Justine. Great Deputy Secretary people. I think your question is about overseas incidental.
>> Yeah, we just might to get the volume
say I think I'm struggling to hear as well too. I know I'm getting older but my
>> you as you get settled I'll ask the question.
>> Close the doors at the back as well too but it always um >> sorry Senator that's better.
>> Um so yes I've had representations from ADF members telling me that meal and incidental allowances while undertaking overseas deployments have been reduced. Is that correct?