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Reforms to Australia's military justice system - First progress report

17 August 2006

View the report as a single document - (PDF 17223KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:


Members of the Committee	(PDF 121KB)

Summary of committee's findings	(PDF 117KB)

Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 183KB)
Background Government's response to the committee's recommendations Legislation committee assumes responsibility for monitoring Defence's first six–monthly report Public hearing Confidential material Individual grievances Report structure Acknowledgments

Chapter 2 - Overview	(PDF 159KB)
General findings of the progress report

Chapter 3 - The Discipline System	(PDF 211KB)
Investigations under the discipline system Police investigative capability audit Provost Marshal Civilian and service police The disciplinary investigation manuals Initiation and conduct of prosecutions Appointment of the Director of Military Prosecutions (DMP) Permanent legal officers and practising certificates The creation of a permanent military court

Chapter 4 - The Administrative System	(PDF 353KB)
Defence's whistleblowing scheme Administrative inquiries Redress of Grievance (ROG) The Fairness and Resolution Branch Streamlining the handling and resolution of complaints Delays in the redress of grievance system Backlog in outstanding ROGs Perceived conflicts of interest Further improvements to the ROG system ADF members' understanding of the administrative system Notifiable incidents Defence Force Commission of Inquiry The role of the coroner Inspector General of the Australian Defence Force (IGADF) Quality of investigations Audit program Focus groups Tracking the progress of inquiries The IGADF's reporting regime Acceptance of the office of the IGADF The office of the IGADF—staffing and resources The Defence Force Ombudsman and the IGADF Defence Force Ombudsman—Own-motion investigation into the management of complaints about unacceptable behaviour Duty of care responsibilities in relation to people who enlist under the age of 18 years Definition of military justice system and duty of care Recent correspondence regarding the military justice system Conclusion

Appendix 1 - Public Hearings and Witnesses	(PDF 102KB)

Appendix 2 - Tabled documents and Additional Information	(PDF 127KB)

Appendix 3 - The Committee's recommendations and the Government's response	(PDF 325KB)

Appendix 4 - Department of Defence: Progress of Reforms to the Military Justice System (Available in PDF format only)	(PDF 1516KB)

Appendix 5 - Chief of Defence Force Interim Directive to 8272694 Colonel T.A. Grützner, AM Provost Marshal Australian Defence Force (Available in PDF format only)	(PDF 156KB)

Appendix 6 - Department of Defence Answers to Questions taken on notice - 19 June 2006 (Available in PDF format only)	(PDF 640KB)

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Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Commitee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3535
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5818
Email:	fadt.sen@aph.gov.au