Established under section 110B of the Defence Act 1903, the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force (IGADF) is a statutory office in the Australian

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with a range of roles relating to military justice in the

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(ADF). The office holder is appointed by the

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and is independent of the ADF chain-of-command. office-holder is

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who has held office since December 2016. The IGADF was responsible for conducting the

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chaired by Major General

Paul Brereton Major General Paul Le Gay Brereton, (born 27 August 1957) is a Judge of the New South Wales Court of Appeal and a senior officer in the Australian Army Reserve. He commanded the 5th Brigade from 2008 to 2010 and Head of the Cadet, Reserve and ...

into possible breaches of the

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by ADF personnel in the

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. The

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was released in November 2020.

External links

Official website
- IGADF Australian Defence Force {{Australia-mil-stub