Report Part II: Incidents onboard HMAS Success between March and May 2009 and subsequent events

22 September 2011

© Commonwealth of Australia 2011
ISBN 978-1-74229-521-3

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Members of the committee	(PDF 7KB)
Acronyms and abbreviations	(PDF 9KB)
Committee recommendations	(PDF 19KB)
Chapter 1 - Inquiry into incidents that occurred onboard HMAS Success	(PDF 32KB)
Referral of inquiry and terms of reference Conduct of inquiry Part One—HMAS Success Commission of Inquiry Part Two—HMAS Success Commission of Inquiry Limitations to the committee's inquiry
Chapter 2 - The landing of the senior sailors in Singapore	(PDF 60KB)
Reports of unacceptable behaviour—a cultural issue Outside assistance Equity and Diversity (E&D) team E&D Health Check Report Decision to land sailors in Singapore Circumstances and manner of the landing Conclusion
Chapter 3 - Inquiries and investigations following landing of senior sailors	(PDF 83KB)
Quick assessment into alleged improper conduct Investigations and inquiries in Singapore Conclusion
Chapter 4 - The senior sailors in Sydney	(PDF 105KB)
Return to Garden Island, Sydney Sailors status unchanged, new CO Success Reports of a 'sex scandal' Conclusion
Chapter 5 - Seeking answers	(PDF 82KB)
15 July—request for statement of reasons The Wark inquiry—progress 15 July—joint complaint Request to rescind order not to contact members of the ship's crew Conclusion
Chapter 6 - Inquiry Officer Inquiry and Routine Inquiry	(PDF 107KB)
Wark report findings—20 August 2009 Statement of reasons—11 September 2009 Continued efforts to obtain evidential basis for potential adverse findings Rescinding the order preventing the senior sailors accessing Success 23 October 2009—Routine Inquiry (Houston report) 26 November—Notices to show cause 30 November—ROGs Conclusion
Chapter 7 - Wark inquiry set aside	(PDF 98KB)
Administrative inquiries Wark inquiry Procedural fairness
Chapter 8 - Sailors' legal representation and chain of command	(PDF 63KB)
Alleged undue influence on the senior sailors' legal representative Disagreement with Fleet Legal over role Proposed posting to Western Australia  Media report—October 2009 Conclusion
Chapter 9 - Conclusion	(PDF 46KB)
Disciplinary system—ADFIS Administrative system What went wrong
Appendix 1 - Terms of reference	(PDF 10KB)
Appendix 2 - Selected findings taken from the Wark Inquiry	(PDF 18KB)

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