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• Review of the Aust-NZ Defence Relationship (2011)

View the Review of the Australia-New Zealand Defence Relationship - Joint Report to Defence Ministers 2011 in pdf format (444kb)

Review of the Australia-New Zealand Defence Relationship

Joint Report to Defence Ministers 2011

• View the Review of the Australia-New Zealand Defence Relationship - Joint Report to Defence Ministers 2011 in pdf format (444kb)
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The review outlines a new defence relationship framework that will make it easier for Australia and New Zealand to work together in our region and cooperate on capability development and procurement.

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• Covering Letter

Contents

• 1. Why this Review?
  • 1.1 Australia-New Zealand Defence Ministers' Meeting 2011
  • 1.2 A long and venerable history of partnership
  • 1.3 Yet there is impetus to do more
• 2. What do we want to achieve?
  • 2.1 Consult more closely to understand each other more deeply
  • 2.2 Act together more effectively
  • 2.3 Jointly develop, procure and sustain capability
  • 2.4 Share innovation and reform to make our respective organisations more efficient
• 3. How do we intend to achieve it?
  • 3.1 A new relationship management framework
  • 3.2 Initiatives to Enhance Bilateral Engagement
  • 3.2.1 Consult more closely to understand each other more deeply
    • New Relationship Management Framework
    • Combined Command Group Meetings
    • Australia-New Zealand 1.5 Track and Officials Strategic Dialogue
    • Building a Network of Future Leaders for the Bilateral Relationship
    • Staff Exchanges to Improve Policy Cooperation and Coordination
  • 3.2.2 Act together more effectively
    • Include a Defence Policy Element in Existing ADF-NZDF Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercises
    • Greater Bilateral Cooperation in the Pacific and Timor-Leste
    • Greater Trilateral Cooperation with the United States in the Region
    • Greater Cooperation within Regional Multilateral Forums
  • 3.2.3 Jointly develop, procure and sustain capability
    • Greater Cooperation on Capability Development and Procurement
    • Greater Cooperation on Capability Sustainment and Upgrades
  • 3.2.4 Share innovation and reform to make our respective organisations more efficient
    • Cost-Sharing Cooperation on Training Programmes
    • Exchange of Experiences from Respective Efficiency Programmes
• Conclusion
• Appendix A: Terms of Reference for the Review
• Appendix B: Business Rules for the New Relationship Management Framework

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