Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

DEFENCE REGULATION 2016 - REG 45

  (1)   After considering the complaint, the Inspector - General ADF:

  (a)   must inform either the member's commanding officer or a more senior officer in the member's chain of command of the findings made by the Inspector - General ADF in relation to the complaint; and

  (b)   may inform any of the following of the findings made by the Inspector - General ADF in relation to the complaint:

  (i)   the Minister;

  (ii)   the Chief of the Defence Force;

  (iii)   a service chief;

  (iv)   the Secretary;

  (v)   a member of the Defence Force;

  (vi)   an employee of the Department;

  (vii)   any other person the Inspector - General ADF considers is affected by a finding.

  (2)   The Inspector - General ADF may give a report about the complaint, including the findings and any recommendations by the Inspector - General ADF, to:

  (a)   any person mentioned in subsection   (1); or

  (b)   if the report includes recommendations that the Inspector - General considers would affect another person--to the other person.

  (3)   Recommendations made by the Inspector - General ADF may include, but are not limited to, action that the Inspector - General ADF considers should be taken to redress the adverse or detrimental effect of the decision, act or omission concerned.

  (4)   The Inspector - General ADF must inform the member of the following:

  (a)   the findings made by the Inspector - General in relation to the complaint;

  (b)   who has been informed of the findings;

  (c)   whether other persons have been given a report about the complaint, and if so who has been given the report.