THE Australian Defence Force's (ADF's) internal inquiry processes are excessively complex, take too long and the overall cost isn't known, which means it's likely to be too much, a defence study says.
The study, commissioned by ADF chief General David Hurley and secretary Duncan Lewis, was conducted internally to assess the current systems and make recommendations for improvements.
It surveyed 1678 defence managers and commanders, more than three-quarters of them currently involved in managing and overseeing various inquiry procedures, showing this remains an integral part of day-to-day defence business.
Those procedures are defined as inquiries, a fact-finding process to inform decision making, investigations which determine criminal or civil liability, and reviews which reconsider decisions already made.
That can range from assessments on whether to write off debts through to investigation of allegations of fraud, unacceptable behaviour and safety and security incidents.
Managers said the optimal system should feature simplicity, timeliness, transparency and fairness, which were often absent from the current systems.
"Given the consensus that the current system is complex and not capable of producing timely outcomes, Defence is almost certainly not achieving best value for money," the study said.
It noted that various elements of defence culture had been examined time and time again over almost two decades.
They included external inquiries into sexual harassment, treatment of women and military justice.
"These inquiries illustrate a long history of issues that have continuously plagued defence in terms of its culture, the military justice system and complaint handling and inquiry processes," it said.
A consequence of that had been piecemeal reform, and that had produced much of the complexity of the current system.
One consequence has been "command disempowerment", which was cited by Roger Gyles QC in his inquiry into misconduct aboard HMAS Success.
He said discipline problems on the ship stemmed from commanders perceiving themselves as unable to act because of the complex nature of procedures.
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