tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post6430248797194310173..comments2024-03-29T21:56:20.645+11:00Comments on Submarine Matters & Australian Nuclear Weapons: Prime Minister Turnbull Remain Neutral on Submarine IssuesPete2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06134037393078707072noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post-1605802854981286612015-11-03T13:51:22.528+11:002015-11-03T13:51:22.528+11:00Hi Dan
There is no specialised "CEP committe...Hi Dan<br /><br />There is no specialised "CEP committee" (that I know of) that is directly choosing between the French, German and Japanese bidders.<br /><br />On the Expert Advisory Panel then Defence Minister, Kevin Andrews said on 5 June 2015 http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/2015/06/05/minister-for-defence-transcript-expert-advisory-panel-on-the-future-submarine-competitive-evaluation-process-5-june-2015/ : "...The Expert Advisory Panel will assure the Government that the competitive evaluation process remains sound, is conducted in accordance with probity and accountability principles, and that participants have been treated fairly and equitably." So that is a committee that assesses if the CEP process, of asking questions and receiving information from the bidders, has been conducted fairly.<br /><br />However I would say the National Securite Committee of Cabinet will choose the winning bidder sometime in 2016 or at least eliminate one bidder in 2016 (with a tender like competition between the two remaining bidders). The National Security Committee of Cabinet has a standard "first pass" decision making process. <br /><br />Much of Cabinet's decision making on weapons is Commercial-in-Confidence and National-Security-in Confidence equivalent to Top Secret.<br /><br />Some of the reasons in Cabinet's ("the Federal Government's") decision is likely to be given by Media Releases by Turnbull and Marise Payne AFTER the decision is made.<br /><br />There is no direct public choice (referendum) on weapons choices. <br /><br />Regards<br /><br />PetePetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624742078679760819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post-56767401886003322092015-11-02T23:48:24.974+11:002015-11-02T23:48:24.974+11:00Hello Peter,
So I'm curious about this "...Hello Peter,<br /><br />So I'm curious about this "CEP" committee.. On the one hand it seems that the Defence Ministry is trying to be very transparent through the media and publicize a lot of information about the submarines tender. On the second hand, one of the key components for choosing the winning submarine design is by getting the approval of the CEP. BUT, there is almost no information about this committee's members and personnel. Shouldn't it also be disclosed for the public? Maybe because the designs have not been presented yet, but still.. then why the Experts Advisory Panel has been publicized. Anyway, I couldn't find anything about the CEP's composition, and I find it somewhat intriguing. Maybe you know something about its members or have another answer to this?<br /><br />Cheers<br />DanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com