Payne, Sen Marise

Senator PAYNE (New South Wales—Minister for Defence) (14:45): Again, as the senator knows, under the competitive evaluation process all three proponents have been asked to respond in regard to three aspects—an international build, a hybrid build and a domestic build. All three of those proponents will do that. That is an undertaking that has been made. That will be returned to the government at the end of this month, on 30 November. The evaluation from the results of the CEP and those submissions will then be made.