Footnotes

[1]     See recommendations 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23.

[2]     Government Response to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Report on The Effectiveness of Australia's Military Justice System, Department of Defence, October 2005.

[3] See Report on the Progress of Enhancements to the Military Justice System, 13 April 2006. See Appendix 2.

[4] Report on the Progress of Enhancements to the Military Justice System, April 2006.

[5] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 10.

[6] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 10.

[7] See Report on the Progress of Enhancements to the Military Justice System, 13 April 2006. See Appendix 2.

[8]     Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 3.

[9] Recommendations 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 and 9.

[10] Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Effectiveness of Australia's military justice system, June 2005, p. 52.

[11] Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Effectiveness of Australia's military justice system, June 2005, p. 54.

[12] Recommendations 5 and 6.

[13] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 15.

[14] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 25.

[15] Government response to recommendation 6.

[16] Committee Hansard, Estimates, 31 May 2006, p. 7

[17] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 16.

[18] Government Response to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Report on the Effectiveness of Australia's Military Justice System, October 2005, p. 2.

[19] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 20.

[20] Committee Hansard, Estimates, 31 May 2006, p. 7.

[21] Committee Hansard, Estimates, 1 June 2006, p. 22.

[22] Committee Hansard, Estimates, 1 June 2006, p. 23.

[23] Committee Hansard, Estimates, 1 June 2006, p. 23.

[24] Committee Hansard, Estimates, 1 June 2006, p. 23. See also comments by Rear Admiral Bonser, Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 20.

[25] Recommendation 5.

[26] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 21.

[27] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 20.

[28] Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, The effectiveness of Australia's military justice system, June 2005, p. 45.

[29] Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, The effectiveness of Australia's military justice system, June 2005, p. 186. This finding is included in chapter 9 of the report which deals specifically with inquiries into sudden death.

[30] Recommendation 10. See also recommendations 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15.

[31] The Hon. Bruce Billson, MP, Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence, Media Release, MINASSIST 024/06, 5 July 2006. See also Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 13.

[32] Committee Hansard, Estimates, 31 May 2006, p. 7 and recommendation 17 in government's response.

[33] Recommendation 16 and government response to this recommendation.

[34] Recommendation 18.

[35]   See recommendations 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23.

[36] Recommendation 25 and government response.

[37] Recommendations 26, 27, 28, 31, 32 and 33.

[38] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, pp. 2 and 11.

[39] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 11.

[40] Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Effectiveness of Australia's military justice system, June 2006, paragraph 8.114.

[41] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 16.

[42] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 17.

[43] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 17.

[44] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, pp. 2 and 6.

[45] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 7.

[46] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 2.

[47] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 9.

[48] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 8.

[49] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 7.

[50] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 9.

[51] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 2.

[52] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 9.

[53] Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Effectiveness of Australia's military justice system, June 2005, paragraph 11.69.

[54] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 7.

[55] Committee Hansard, Estimates, 31 May 2006, p. 7.

[56] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 7.

[57] Government's response to recommendation 29.

[58] Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Effectiveness of Australia's military justice system, June 2005, p. 231.

[59] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, pp. 17–18.

[60] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, pp. 17–18.

[61] Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Effectiveness of Australia's military justice system, June 2005, recommendation 28.

[62] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 5.

[63] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 14.

[64] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 19.

[65] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 19.

[66] Government response to recommendation 34.

[67] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 11.

[68] Government response to recommendation 34.

[69] Government response to recommendation 34.

[70] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, pp. 26–27.

[71] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 27.

[72] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 12.

[73] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 5.

[74] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 12.

[75] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 25.

[76] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 26.

[77] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 12.

[78] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 25.

[79] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 12.

[80] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 12.

[81] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 12.

[82] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 12.

[83] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 12.

[84] Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Effectiveness of Australia's military justice system, June 2005, p. 139.

[85] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 21.

[86] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 22.

[87] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 12.

[88] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 22.

[89] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 22.

[90] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 22.

[91] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 25.

[92] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 12.

[93] Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, The effectiveness of Australia's military justice system, June 2005, p. 219.

[94] Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Effectiveness of Australia's military justice system, June 2005, paragraphs 11.10 and 11.11).

[95] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 21.

[96] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 21.

[97] Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Effectiveness of Australia's military justice system, June 2005, p. 127.

[98] Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, The effectiveness of Australia's military justice system, June 2005, p. 219.

[99] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 12.

[100] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 12.

[101] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. pp. 12–13.

[102] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 12.

[103] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 12.

[104] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 6.

[105] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 3.

[106] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 3.

[107] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, pp. 3–4.

[108] Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Effectiveness of Australia's military justice system, June 2005, p. 280.

[109] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 10.

[110] Committee Hansard, 19 June 2006, p. 11.

[111] Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Effectiveness of Australia's military justice system, June 2005, pp. 302–4.

[112]    Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Effectiveness of Australia's military justice system, June 2005, p. 307.

[113]    Standards Australia, Australian Standard AS 8004–2003, paras 2.4.3 and 2.4.4.