Reforms to Australia's military justice system - First progress report
17 August 2006
© Commonwealth of Australia 2006
ISBN 0 642 71686 2
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| Members of the Committee |
(PDF 121KB) |
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| Summary of committee's findings |
(PDF 117KB) |
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| 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 |
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| Chapter 2 - Overview |
(PDF 159KB) |
General findings of the progress report |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Appendix 1 - Public Hearings and Witnesses |
(PDF 102KB) |
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| Appendix 2 - Tabled documents and Additional Information |
(PDF 127KB) |
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| Appendix 3 - The Committee's recommendations and the Government's response |
(PDF 325KB) |
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Appendix 4 - Department of Defence: Progress of Reforms to the Military Justice System
(Available in PDF format only)
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(PDF 1516KB) |
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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) |
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Appendix 6 - Department of Defence Answers to Questions taken on notice - 19 June 2006
(Available in PDF format only) |
(PDF 640KB) |
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia