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Appendix 4 Previous recommendations of the committee and government response Recommendation 1 Government Response - Agree The committee recommends that Defence prominently display, and commemorate, the apology by the Minister of Defence and the Chief of the Defence Force to victims of abuse in Defence.
The apologies delivered by the Chief of the Defence Force and the then Minister are accessible to all Australians on the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce website and on Defence's internal and external websites.

Defence referred to the apologies in its Annual Report.
Recommendation 2 Government Response – Agree The committee recommends that Defence formally respond to the systemic issues and findings of the DLA Piper Review in its public reporting on the progress of the implementation of the Pathway to Change Defence cultural reforms.

to Change that Pathway response is Noting the Reviews Defence's initiated in 2011, Defence will consider the systemic issues and findings of the DLA Piper Review in this context.
to Recommendation 3 Government response – Agree The committee recommends that Defence to actively encourage senior officers the Defence Abuse participate Response restorative Taskforce's engagement program with victims of abuse.

in Defence has affirmed to the Chair of the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce…its commitment and participating Restorative Engagement Program.
supporting the to in establish The Defence Abuse Response Taskforce and Defence are working collaboratively for to implementing the program, including a the best framework underpinned by of principles practice restorative practice and mediation.

arrangements values and 126 Recommendation 4 Government response – Agree The committee recommends that Defence provide a waiver of any confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement which could prevent a person from engaging with the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce.
Defence, in consultation with the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce, has prepared a 'limited waiver of confidentiality and deed of release and indemnity' so that persons who have previously settled a involving claim allegations of sexual or other forms of abuse by Defence personnel are not prevented from having their matter dealt with by the Taskforce against Defence Recommendation 5 Government response – Agree committee recommends The that, following the conclusion of the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce's operation, the Minister for Defence facilitate the productive use of the Taskforce's depersonalised statistical database of information regarding reported incidents of abuse in Defence.
and the Defence Abuse Defence Response Taskforce have agreed the value of providing an appropriately depersonalised is underway to achieve this outcome.

database.

Work Recommendation 6 Government response – agree in principle that the The committee recommends Australian Government commission an independent review to determine whether any of the functions of the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce's should continue and how to ensure these functions can continue to be performed effectively.
This its review will independent findings and make recommendations to the Minister for Defence, the Attorney- General and the Minister for Veterans Affairs.
report The committee recommends that, at the conclusion of this independent review, the Minister the Attorney- General and the Minister for Veterans' for Defence, toward The Australian Government notes that the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce is independent of Defence and it has advised that it sees value in some form of review taking place its outcome delivery phase.
Such a review could then be assessed by the Minister for Defence, the Attorney-General and the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, to decide if any of the functions of the Taskforce should continue in another form.

the end of the Australian Government While is supportive of a review taking place, it considers that it is too early, at this time, to form a clear view on exactly what form the review should take.
The Taskforce is Affairs, should assess whether any of the functions of the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce should continue in another form.
currently approved to operate to the end of November 2014 and the terms and should be review scope of reconsidered at a later stage any Recommendation 7 Government response – Agree 127 The committee recommends that Defence implement recommendation 19 of the the Australian Inspector-General of Defence the appointment of case officers to support complainants and respondents should be required in all cases.
review—that Force's This recommendation was agreed as part of Pathway to Change and is being implemented.

Recommendation 8 Government response – Agree The committee recommends that Defence assess whether additional support services for victims of non-sexual forms of abuse should be included within the Pathway to Change cultural reforms.
through The Australian Government notes action by Defence in Pathway to Change that will, to implement practical measures, corrective processes and structure and support, achieve Defence's cultural intent.

sustained effort Recommendation 9 Government response – Agree The committee recommends that Defence in dialogue with associations engage which represent the interests of victims of abuse in Defence.

Defence will examine, in conjunction with the Department of Veterans' Affairs, avenues for dialogue.
Recommendation 10 Government response – agree in principle to Change The committee recommends that, at the completion of the implementation of the the Pathway Australian Government an independent review of its outcomes and an assessment of the need for further reform in Defence.
strategy, conduct Noting existing mechanisms of reporting and oversight of Pathway to Change by Government and the Australian Government will consider the evaluating necessary Defence's efforts to achieve cultural change and measures of success.

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