Unacceptable behaviour complaint form

Starting in January 2026, Defence personnel has additional choices and avenues to submit complaints of unacceptable behaviour.

Personnel are now able to submit complaints outside of their chain of command/reporting line and anonymously. Personnel still have the option to submit a complaint to their chain of command/reporting line as per current processes.

Fields marked with * are mandatory.

Submission details

Please indicate whether this submission is about a new complaint or an already reported one.

New complaint

Only new complaints will be assessed and triaged for management.

Complaint has been reported previously

For all previously assessed complaints, a member of the team will contact you.

Existing complaint reference number (if known)

Existing complaint details

Please provide details of the existing complaint. This could include:

the date the situation occurred
who was this reported to, and when.

I am submitting this form on behalf of myself.

If you are submitting this complaint on behalf of another person, please do not use this form. Please send an email to complaint.resolution@defence.gov.au and a member of the team will be able to provide guidance.

By submitting this form I accept the terms of the unacceptable behaviour reporting privacy notice available on the Defence Privacy Policy page.

Contacts

complaint.resolution@defence.gov.au