The Defence (Inquiry) Regulations 2018 provides for inquiries concerning the Defence Force.
The purpose of the inquiries is to provide accurate, reliable and timely information to facilitate critical decision-making by command relating to the Defence Force.
Inquiry Officer reports detail the outcomes of inquiries into routine matters.
2015
Inquiry Officer Inquiry Report into the death of Chief Petty Officer aviation technician aircraft Kane Vandenberg on 11 October 2013 (PDF, 13.11 MB)
2014
Inquiry Officers Report into an Afghan child sustaining a gunshot wound in Uruzgan Province on 1 May 2012 (PDF, 636.58 KB)
Inquiry Officer Inquiry Report into the death of Corporal Cameron Stewart Baird MG in Afghanistan on 22 June 2013 (PDF, 1.35 MB)
2013
Inquiry Officer Inquiry Report into the death of Corporal Scott James Smith in Afghanistan on 21 October 2012 (PDF, 230.68 KB)
Inquiry Officer's Report into the facts and circumstances surrounding a shooting incident in Afghanistan that resulted in the deaths of LCPL S. Milosevic, SPR J.T. Martin and PTE R.H.F Poate and injuries to other Australian soldiers on or about 29 Aug 12 (PDF, 889.17 KB)
Inquiry Officer Report into civilian casualty incident involving SOTG on 27 March 2011 in the vicinity of Afghanistan (PDF, 367.93 KB)
2012
Inquiry Officer Inquiry Report - matter concerning Joint Operations Command (incident in Afghanistan on or about 29 October 2011) (PDF, 1.71 MB)
Report of an Inquiry Officer into the shooting death of an Afghan local national in Tarin Kot, 29 October 2011 (PDF, 1.32 MB)
Inquiry Officer Inquiry into the facts and circumstances associated with an incident that resulted in the death of Lance Corporal Andrew Gordon Jones in Afghanistan on 30 May 2011 (PDF, 1.84 MB)
Inquiry Officer's Report into the death of Lance Corporal Jared William MacKinney (PDF, 2.67 MB)
2011
Inquiry Officer's Report into the death of Private Nathan John Bewes in Afghanistan on 9 July 2010 (PDF, 2.01 MB)
Inquiry Officer's Report into the deaths of Private T.J Aplin, Private B.A Chuck and Private S.T Palmer in Afghanistan on 21 June 2010 (PDF, 1.57 MB)
Inquiry Officer's Report into the death of Trooper Jason Brown in Afghanistan on 13 August 2010 (PDF, 1.07 MB)
Reports prior to 2011 can be accessed via the Trove Government web archive.