On the look out for disciplinary injustice

REGULAR military justice audits will begin late this month.

By Leesha Furse

REGULAR military justice audits will begin late this month.

The audits, to be conducted by Inspector General ADF (IGADF) will include checks of disciplinary and administrative records and practices, and focus groups to elicit personnel views of the military justice system.

Deputy DCOORD Air Force Wg-Cmdr Rowley Tompsett said the audits were designed to confirm the health and effectiveness of the military justice system in practice at unit-level, and to help units identify and find solutions to any systemic flaws that may exist.

“The audit visits will focus on local arrangements for the administration and practice of military justice, particularly those areas not normally visible through other reporting systems,” he said.

Wg-Cmdr Tompsett said a recent trial audit of two Air Force units, 37 Sqn and 386ECSS, confirmed that both were complying with the requirements of the military justice system.

“Some minor anomalies were identified and unit management has moved to remedy these. The IGADF expressed no major concerns,” he said.

The IGADF teams will collate the information collected during audits and provide an analysis and evaluation to the unit, the unit’s superior headquarters and Army HQ.

The audits will examine: