Decision brief for Chief Defence Force from 2021 233/26/27 – Document

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This Defence FOI release is a decision brief for the Chief of the Defence Force, dated 24 May 2021, from the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force (IGADF). It seeks CDF's direction for the IGADF to inquire into command oversight of matters raised in the IGADF Afghanistan Inquiry Report, delivered to CDF on 10 November 2020. The Report examined rumours of serious misconduct by Australian Special Forces in Afghanistan, some potentially disclosing war crimes, and its chapter 3.03 found no evidence of knowledge or reasonable suspicion of war crimes at any command level up to Australian Defence Headquarters. The brief proposes a limited review of known information to inform possible reform of command doctrine and leadership ethics. Draft directions are enclosed. Several passages are redacted under personal privacy and other exemptions, including contact details and reference numbers.