Improved acquisition processes for safety-critical systems in
the Australian Department of Defence
In
Proc. of the 6th Australian Workshop on Safety Critical Systems and
Software,
Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology vol 3,
pages 31-38, Australian Computer Society, 2001
This paper describes recently developed policy and procedures for safety
management during system acquisition within the Australian government's
Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO). The thrust of the safety policy is
that: all systems are considered safety-critical until shown otherwise; and
any project acquiring or upgrading a system involving safety-critical
elements is required to establish a System Safety Program during
acquisition, and to deliver a Safety Case prior to acceptance into
service. The policy is spelled out in detail, and recommended acquisition
procedures are described.