Potential Or Actual Audit/review Of The Inspector General Of The Australian Defence Force (igadf) 158/24/25 - Documents (pdf, 1.37 Mb)

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This FOI release contains internal Defence emails from July to October 2023 regarding approval and initiation of a twenty-year review of the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force (IGADF). The documents show the IGADF submitted a brief requesting approval to conduct the review, which was forwarded to the Deputy Prime Minister's office in early July 2023. By September 12, 2023, the Prime Minister had approved the review, with Matthew Berrisford (acting Assistant Secretary at IGADF) notifying relevant Defence personnel and indicating an appointing instrument would follow. By October, the review was being staffed, with Hon Duncan Kerr SC identified as meeting with stakeholders as part of the process. Substantial redactions of sender and recipient names (s47E(d), s22) and contact details are present throughout. No cost figures, timelines, or operational details are disclosed in these procedural communications.