Second Reading Speeches

Defence Legislation Amendment (Military Justice Enhancements—Inspector-General ADF) Bill 2014

Type
Government
Portfolio
Defence
Originating house
Senate
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the

Defence Act 1903
to: strengthen and clarify the independence, powers and privileges of the Inspector-General ADF; provide a statutory basis to support regulatory change including the re-allocation of responsibility for investigation of service-related deaths and the management of the Australian Defence Force redress of grievance process to the Inspector-General ADF; and require the Inspector-General ADF to prepare an annual report.

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