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Inquiry Reports

A CDF Commission of Inquiry, Board of Inquiry or Inquiry Officer Inquiry provides a report containing its findings, and any recommendations arising from those findings, to the Chief of the Defence Force or other Appointing Authority.

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2010

11 March 2010:
HMAS Success Commission of Inquiry Terms of Reference [PDF-244 KB]

25 February 2010:
Inquiry Officer's Report Into Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel 36 [PDF-4.55 MB]

2009

18 December 2009:
Report of Inquiry Officer – Possible civilian casualties from close air support strike at [REDACTED], Afghanistan on 28 April 2009 [PDF-822 KB]

18 December 2009:
Report of Inquiry Officer – Possible civilian casualties resulting from clearance of a compound at [REDACTED], Afghanistan on 2 April 2009 [PDF-48.5 KB]

17 December 2009:
Inquiry Officers Report into the death of Private B.J Ranaudo in Afghanistan on 18 July 2009 [PDF-137 KB]

02 November 2009:
Inquiry Officer's Report into Matters Relating to the Force Preparation, Training, Certification and Leadership Associated with the Force Element Identified in the Inquiry Officer's Report into the Death of Lieutenant M.K.H. Fussell [PDF-315 KB]

Inquiry Officer's Report into the Death of Lieutenant M.K.H. Fussell in Afghanistan on 27th November 2008 [PDF-200 KB]

Review of VADM Ritchie Inquiry Report [PDF-307 KB]

Report of an Audit by 8271914 MAJGEN J.P. Cantwell, AO of Special Operations Command Processes for Force Preparation and Certification [PDF-32.0 KB]

24 July 2009:
Report into the death of CPL Hopkins [PDF-115KB]

03 July 2009:
Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Death of Corporal J.R. Goss Monash University Regiment Clothing Store, Whiton Street, Mount Waverly, Victoria on 31 July 2007 [PDF-1.44 MB]

28 May 2009:
Inquiry Officers Report into an allegation that an indirect fire mission by Special Operations Task Group in Afghanistan on 5 January 2009 caused a number of Unintended Civilian Casualties [PDF-497 KB]

07 May 2009:
Inquiry Officer's Report into the death of Private Gregory Michael Sher in Afghanistan on 4 January 2009 [PDF-117 KB]

16 February 2009:
Commission of Inquiry Report concerning the deaths of SGT Craig Martyn Linacre, CPL Michael Anthony McAvoy and CPL David Graham O'Neill ("Swan Island COI Report") [PDF-3.92 MB]

12 February 2009:
Commission of Inquiry Report into the death of Private Ashley Baker [PDF-2.36 MB]

2008

04 December 2008:
Commission of Inquiry Report into the death of Captain Andrew Arvi Paljakka [PDF-1.95 MB]

01 December 2008:
Commission of Inquiry Report into the death of Major Thomas McKerron, ARA [PDF-5.96 MB]

09 October 2008:
Inquiry Officer's Report into the death of Signaller S.P. McCarthy in Afghanistan on 8 July 08 [PDF-425 KB]

29 August 2008:
Inquiry Officer's Report into the death of Lance Corporal Jason Paul Marks and the Wounding of Australian Soldiers in Afghanistan on 27 April 2008 [PDF - 628 KB]

Inquiry Officer's Report into the detention of local nationals on 29-30 April 2008 in Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan [PDF - 1.08 MB]

14 July 2008:
Board of Inquiry Report into the Crash of Black Hawk 221 [PDF-26.04 MB]

17 June 2008:
Board of Inquiry Report into the death of Captain Paul Lawton [PDF-3.63 MB]

12 May 2008:
Inquiry Officer's Report into the death of PTE LJ Worsley In AFG on 23 Nov 07 [PDF-341 KB]

Inquiry Officer's Report into the death of SGT Locke in Afghanistan on 25 Oct 07 [PDF-563 KB]

Inquiry Officer's Report into the death of TPR Pearce And Injury to Another ADF Member in Afghanistan on 8 Oct 07 [PDF-436 KB]

Inquiry Officer's Report into Collateral Damage and Allegations of Mistreatment of a Local National in Afghanistan on 23 Nov 07 [PDF-2.40 MB]

2007

21 June 2007:
Board of Inquiry Report Nias Island Sea King Accident

2006

01 December 2006:
Board of Inquiry Report into the death of Private Jake Kovco [PDF-4.95 MB]

Other reports

Inquiry Report Signaller Geffrey Phillip Gregg [PDF-1.04 MB]

Inquiry Officer's Report into the death of 8299931 PTE Jeremy Paul Williams Formerly RAINF Initial Employment Trainee School of Infantry [PDF - 41.6 KB]