Senate Estimate Documents Relating To Sydney University Regiment 191/24/25 - Documents (pdf, 922.45 Kb)

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This Defence background brief for ministerial offices concerns allegations of bullying and harassment at the Sydney University Regiment in 2021. The document outlines Defence's "Fact Finding" process for investigating complaints of unacceptable behaviour, noting the absence of a central database to track such activities. The Sydney University Regiment timeline shows allegations emerged on 6 May 2021 regarding the Full-time Army Reserve Officer (FARO) program; an initial Fact Finding on 19 May was rejected for failing to interview witnesses. A subsequent investigation commenced 27 May 2021, with approximately 20 responses from Officer Cadets and staff addressing four complaints by 10 June 2021. The brief indicates Defence was developing a new Defence Case Management System (scheduled for end-2022 delivery) to centrally capture Fact Finding activities as part of integrity incident management. Substantial redactions are present throughout (redaction codes visible), and the document was