Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence
and Trade
Completed Inquiry: Military Justice in the Australian Defence Force
Report
The Committee presented its report Military Justice in the Australian
Defence Force to both Houses of Parliament on 21 June 1999. Copies
of the individual chapters are available in both PDF and HTML formats. The report is
also available from the Committee Secretariat.
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List of Recommendations
Foreword
Chapter 1: Background(PDF Format 24KB)
Chapter 1:
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Origin of the Inquiry
Concurrent Developments in Military Justice
Chapter 2: Military Justice(PDF Format 128KB)
Chapter 2:
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Overview
Defence Inquiries
Defence Discipline
Administrative Action
Chapter 3: Military Inquiries(PDF Format 153KB)
Chapter 3:
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The Requirement for Military Inquiries
Who Should Conduct Military Inquiries?
Power to Make Recommendations
Procedure
Procedural Fairness
Involvement of Next of Kin
Who Should be Responsible for Corrective Action?
Protection of Senior Officers
Chapter 4: Military Discipline(PDF Format 116KB)
Chapter 4:
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The Requirement for Military Discipline
Director of Military Prosecutions
Procedure
Procedural Fairness
Legal Representation
Chapter 5: Administrative Action(PDF Format 71KB)
Chapter 5:
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The Requirement for Administrative Action
Procedure
Procedural Fairness
Appendix D: Summary of Ombudsman's Recommendations(PDF
Format 30KB)
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Appendix E: Summary of Abadee Recommendations(PDF
Format 31KB)
Appendix E:
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List of submissions