Controversial military justice review published and removed by Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, recommends IGADF independence enhancements.

A review of Australia's military justice watchdog, the IGADF, has sparked controversy after being published and then removed from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide's website. The report, by former judge Duncan Kerr, recommends enhancing the IGADF's independence, including appointing two deputy inspectors-general and limiting the inspector-general's term. Senators criticized the government for interfering with the commission, which estimates over 3,000 preventable military deaths.

September 17, 2024
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