Appendix 3

Appendix 3

Additional information, tabled documents and answers to questions on notice

Additional information

Andrew Goldsmith and Sinclair Dinnen, 'Transnational Police Building: critical lessons from Timor-Leste and Solomon Islands', Third World Quarterly Vol. 28, No. 6, 2007, pp. 1091–1109.

Sinclair Dinnen, Abby McLeod and Gordon Peake, 'Police-Building in Weak States: Australian Approaches in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands', Civil Wars, Vol. 8, No.2 (June 2006), pp. 87–108.

Captain Wayne McInnes, Appendices to submission number 5—Submission for the Recognition of Conditions of Service for the Australian Training Support Team East Timor (ATST-EM) and members of the Defence Cooperation Program East Timor (DCP-EM), with two attachments.

Australian Peacekeeper and Peacemaker Veterans' Association, Ministerial Submission to the Minister for Veterans Affairs, Mr Bruce Bilson MP, regarding classification of service of the Australian Training Support Team East Timor (ATST-EM).

Paul Toohey, 'An uncivil war', The Bulletin, 6 June 2006.

United Nations Police Association of Australia and Police Federation of Australia, Recommendations to Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Inquiry into Australia's involvement in peacekeeping operations, 6 September 2007.

World Vision Australia: Appendices to email of September 2007.

1.                  Draft Emergency and Accountability Framework, Humanitarian Reference Group, Australian Council for International Development

2.                  Red R Australia web publication: training course overview

3.                  Red R Australia web publication: Current training calendar and course fee structure

4.                  Red R Australia web publication: Overview of training partners

5.                  Red R Australia web publication: Overview of courses (several documents)


Answers to questions and written questions on notice

Department of Defence—24 July 2007

Answers to questions on notice

1.                 Australian Defence Force (ADF) Peacekeeping Centre

2.                 ADF language capability

3.                 ADF language training

Answers to written questions on notice

1.                 Assessing support for peacekeeping operations

2.                 Additional army battalions

3.                 INTERFET leadership

4.                 Coordination with the UN

5.                 Coordination with the AFP

6.                 Division of roles with the AFP

7.                 Coordination with AusAID

8.–12. & 15.   Australian Training Support Team East Timor

13.–14.         Medical care

16.               Pre–deployment training

17.               Health awareness

18.               Post-deployment briefing

19.               UN Senior Mission Leadership courses

20.–21.         ADF Peacekeeping Centre

22.               Civil–Military Coordination

23.               ADF investigations

24.               Lessons learnt

25. & 27.       Health

26.               Classification of service

27.               Australian Peacekeeping Medal

28.               Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

Department of Veterans' Affairs—24 July 2007

Answers to questions on notice

1.                 DVA personnel's understanding of peace operations

2.                 Health study on peacekeepers

3.                 Peacekeeping display at the Australian War Memorial

4.                 Medical records

5.                 ANZAC Parade memorial

6.                 Recognition of peacekeepers


Australian Federal Police—25 July 2007

Answers to questions on notice

1.                 Resources used by the International Deployment Group

2.                 Publication of Performance measures for AFP peace operations

                    –Attachment 1: Framework for Performance Indicators in Australian Federal Police (AFP) Peace Operations by University of Queensland Social Research Centre (October 2006)

3.                 Recruits to the AFP and IDG

4.                 Sworn positions (refer to question 6)

5.                 Rehabilitation, compensation and complementarity between the ADF and AFP (refer to written questions on notice 24-28)

6.                 Sworn AFP personnel and eligibility/capability of AFP staff for deployment

7.                 Update on United Nations mission in Cyprus

8.                 Language, cultural and human rights training

9.                 World Vision allegations regarding use of force in RAMSI

10.               United Nations Security Council resolution 1325

Answers to written questions on notice

1.                 Resource capacity

2.                 Proportion of Australian police in East Timor, Solomon Islands and Bougainville

3.                 Precautions to protect unarmed officers

4.                 Weapons competency

5.                 Intelligence regarding Honiara in April 2006

6.–7.            Transition and legal vacuum

8.                 Local institution building

9.                 Pre-deployment training for RAMSI

10.               Peacekeeping 'think tank'

11.               Post-deployment debriefing

12.               Training in Conflict resolution and negotiation

13.               Health education

14.               Civil–military–police coordination doctrine

15.               Pacific Islands personnel deployed to RAMSI

16.               Standing police capacity

17.               UN rapid deployment

18.               Immunity for deployed police officers

19.–20.         Accountability for conduct

21.               Distinguishing police from military

22.               Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome in AFP personnel

23.               Access to medical records

24.–29.         Workers' compensation and rehabilitation scheme

30.–33.         Honours and awards

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

Answers to questions on notice—25 July 2007

1.                 Australian staff in the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO)

2.                 Australian staff's responsibilities in the DPKO and Australia's Permanent Mission to the UN

3.                 Quarterly report to United Nations on Australia's capacity

                   –Attachment 2: United Nations Stand–by Arrangements System (UNSAS) Quarterly Status Report July to September 2007

Answers to written questions on notice—25 July 2007

1.                 Agency representation in peace operations

2.                 Involvement of civilian experts in peace operations

3.                 Cultural awareness in peace operations

4.                 Public awareness of peacekeeping activities

5.                 Establishment of a peacekeeping 'think tank'

6.–8.             ANAO audit–lessons learnt, reporting

9.                 Pacific representation in RAMSI

Answers to questions on notice—13 August 2007

1.                 Number of women in decision-making positions

2.                 Australia–Japan security declaration

3.                 Participation in UN senior leadership courses

Australian Agency for International Development—25 July 2007

Answers to questions on notice

1.                 AusAID and ADF International Peace Operations Seminar

                   –Attachment 1: International Peace Operations Seminar

2.                 AusAID input into AFP International Deployment training

3.                 AusAID advice to the Regional Assistance Mission in Solomon Islands (RAMSI) in relation to resolution 1325

Answers to written questions on notice

1.                 Considerations in the decision to participate

2.–3.            Civilians

4.–8.            Training

9.                 Post-deployment

10.               Regional training arrangements

11.               Government projects in Solomon Islands

12.               Civil–military coordination

13.               Civil–military–police coordination

14.               Communication and information sharing between security agencies and NGOs

15.               Integration of peace operations and other peacemaking activities

16.               AusAID-supported projects

17.               Role of women

18.               Underlying causes of conflict and RAMSI's success

19.–21.         Evaluation and reporting

22.–24.         Financial commitments

25.               Code of conduct

Australian War Memorial

Answers to questions on notice

1.                 Peacekeeping displays at the Australian War Memorial

2.                 Clarification regarding the Anzac Parade memorial

3.                 Peacekeepers and the Roll of Honour

 

Clarifications

Department of Defence

Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie, Vice Chief of the Defence Force, correspondence to committee correcting errors given in evidence on 24 July 2007, dated 15 August 2007.

Squadron Leader Ruth Elsley, correspondence to committee correcting evidence provided on 24 July 2007, dated 13 August 2007.

AusAID

Mr Alan March, Australian Agency for International Development, correspondence to committee correcting evidence provided on 25 July 2007, dated 7 August 2007.

ACFID

Mr Paul O'Callaghan, Australian Council for International Development, correspondence to committee clarifying evidence given on 6 September 2007, dated 9 September 2007.

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