Pathway to Change
Review of the Use of Alcohol in the Australian Defence Force
Professor Margaret Hamilton, an executive member of the Australian National Council on Drugs chaired an independent advisory panel to review the overall strategy for managing alcohol within the ADF. As part of this task, the panel has reviewed the work of the ADF Alcohol Management Strategy Project which was previously initiated by Joint Health Command in consultation with the three Services.
- Full report [PDF - 1.39Mb]
Report extracts - all files are pdf
- Preamble and contents [PDF - 235Kb]
- Executive summary [PDF - 81Kb]
- 1. Overview [PDF - 19Kb]
- 2. Review approach and addressing the terms of reference [PDF - 123Kb]
- 3. Literature review: alcohol use and responses in workplaces [PDF - 86Kb]
- 4. Military and the broader community context [PDF - 119Kb]
- 5. Alcohol in the ADF [PDF -213Kb]
- 6. Summary and conclusions [PDF - 32Kb]
- References [PDF - 42Kb]
- Appendix 1 - Recruitment and early training [PDF - 62Kb]
- Appendix 2 - Situations of drinking [PDF - 59Kb]
- Appendix 3 - Deployment including preparation; decompression; and post-deployment [PDF - 85Kb]
- Appendix 4 - Safety and discipline [PDF - 68Kb]
- Appendix 5 - Involvement with health and support services [PDF - 92Kb]
- Appendix 6 - ADF alcohol management strategy project summary chart [PDF - 562Kb]
- Appendix 7 - List of ADF policies related to alcohol [PDF - 43Kb]
- Appendix 8 - List of people and organisations consulted [PDF - 57Kb]
- Appendix 1 - Recruitment and early training [PDF - 62Kb]