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

29 March 2007

View the report as a single document - (PDF 3759KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:


Members of the Committee	(PDF 130KB)

Executive summary	(PDF 180KB)
Introduction Investigative capability Independence of investigating officers Review of the Defence Force Disciplinary Act ADF culture

Chapter 1 - Review of the implementation of reforms to Australia's military justice system	(PDF 161KB)
Introduction Background Government's response to the committee's recommendations Defence's first progress report and the committee's review of Defence's progress Defence's second progress report Conduct of the inquiry Structure of the report Acknowledgments

Chapter 2 - Disciplinary system	(PDF 324KB)
Investigative capabilities of the ADF The Audit of the ADF investigative capability Basic skills The Report of the Board of Inquiry into the Death of Private Jacob Kovco Chain of command and influence on investigations The referral of criminal matters to civilian authorities and the relationship between service and civilian police Committee view

Chapter 3 - Military tribunals	(PDF 198KB)
Office of the Director of Military Prosecutions Director of Defence Counsel Services Permanent Military Court

Chapter 4 - Administrative system	(PDF 168KB)
Redress of Grievance Committee view

Chapter 5 - Investigations into notifiable incidents	(PDF 205KB)
Commissions of Inquiry The role of state coroners Committee view The independence and impartiality of an investigator

Chapter 6 - The Defence Force disciplinary act	(PDF 178KB)
Call for a review of the Defence Force Disciplinary Act Committee view

Chapter 7 - ADF culture	(PDF 217KB)
ADF culture—a demanding environment Learning culture in the ADF Assistance to trainees Retention rate in training schools Conclusion

Appendix 1 - Public hearing and witnesses	(PDF 107KB)

Appendix 2 - The Committee's 2005 recommendations and the Government response	(PDF 332KB)

Appendix 3 - Department of Defence: Progress of enhancements to the military justice system, October 2006	(PDF 2916KB)

Appendix 4 - Committee's written question to defence	(PDF 201KB)

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Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
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Email: fadt.sen@aph.gov.au