Retrospective Force Assignment 379/24/25 - Documents (pdf, 6.97 Mb)

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This release contains a decision brief regarding retrospective force assignment of ADF band members who deployed to East Timor on Operation TANAGER in December 2000-January 2001 as part of the "Tour de Force" concert series. The brief, prepared for the Chief of Defence Force in 2023, examines whether Air Command Band and 1 RAR Band personnel (deployed 14 December 2000 to 18 January 2001) should be retrospectively assigned to the operation for warlike conditions of service entitlements. The documents establish that concert party members initially deployed as "visitors" under HQAST policy rather than as supplementation personnel, meaning they did not receive warlike conditions of service, weapons, or operation-specific rules of engagement. The brief recommends undertaking further comprehensive reviews before deciding retrospective force assignment, with recommendations noted and approved by senior leadership in June-July 2023. Substantial redactions