Commissioners at the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide say there have been difficulties pinning down whether the dozens of alleged abusers have been dealt with.
Commissioners at the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide say there have been difficulties determining whether dozens of alleged abusers are still serving in the military and if their cases have been dealt with.
Kaldas said by his calculation at least about 72 cases found by the taskforce were referred to police for criminal investigation, another 47 were being considered, and about 64 were referred to the Chief of Defence for possible disciplinary action. “In relation to referrals to the police, we had actually entered into a protocol with all police services across Australia by which they agreed to accept referrals from the taskforce, which guided the way they were to interact with the taskforce,” Roberts-Smith said.“Once a matter was referred to either the Chief of Defence ... or to a police agency, then how they dealt with it was entirely a matter for them. [The taskforce] had no authority.
Roberts-Smith also told commissioners he was “disturbed” the DART 2014 report was not readily available online.
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