Senator Johnston asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence Materiel, upon notice, on 5 March 2012: With reference to the major project ADF Deployable Logistics Systems JP 2077 Phase 2B.2, can the following details be provided: (a) the date that the project was first proposed to Government as a major capital equipment initiative; (b) the date of the first estimated date, time period, for first pass approval, as per the Defence Capability Plan (DCP), or when it was first proposed to Government; (c) the date of the first estimated date, time period, for second pass approval, as per the DCP, or when it was first proposed to Government; (d) the date of first pass approval; (e) the date of second pass approval; (f) the estimated acquisition cost when first proposed to Government; (g) the amount spent to date on this project; (h) the current estimated acquisition cost; (i) the date of estimated initial operational capability when first proposed to Government; (j) the current date of estimated initial operational capability; and (k) the reason(s) for the delay in this project, if applicable.