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Chapter 1: Audit ApproachThe Audit refers to the process of conducting the audit of progress on the implementation of therecommendations of the Review. The Audit commenced in September 2012 and was completed inFebruary 2013.Undergraduates refers to Officer Cadets and Midshipmen at ADFA. This change in terminology reflectsthe fact that on 1 July 2012 ADFA expanded its establishment and command responsibilities to includethe Capability and Technology Management College. ADFA has restructured and has establishedthe ADFA Undergraduates Directorate and a Directorate ADFA Postgraduates and Guard. 3 The termundergraduates therefore better reflects the current cohort under consideration.Structure of Audit Report – This Report begins with a description of the Audit methodology. It thenconsiders the overarching approach to the implementation of the Review’s recommendations andidentifies risks. The Report is structured around the main themes and recommendations of the Review’sReport. Each chapter begins with a reference back to the findings of the Review and is then followedby a short summary of the Audit’s main findings. Each recommendation is then examined in detail,beginning with a reiteration of the intent of the recommendation, the implementation actions to date andthe Audit’s findings. Conclusions are drawn at the end of each set of recommendations. Where the Auditfinds that insufficient action has been taken, the original Review recommendation is re-stated or analternative action is suggested.Quotes – The source of quotes used in the Audit is referenced in endnotes. The quotes are taken fromdocuments or transcripts of interviews or focus groups. In some instances quotes taken from transcriptshave been slightly amended to delete repetition or improve flow. None of these amendments havechanged the intent or meaning of the quote.1 Department of Defence, Pathway to Change: Evolving Defence Culture, 2012, pp 42-47. At www.defence.gov.au/pathwaytochange/index.htm (viewed 7 March 2013). The ADF agreed in principle to Recommendation 1, which called for areaffirmation of ‘ADFA’s pre-eminent role in the education and training of future ADF leaders’. The ADF said that ‘ADFA plays animportant but not pre-eminent role in the education and training of future ADF leaders’.2 Hogwood and Gunn 1984:220, Brewer and deLeon 1983:345 in Stine, R.A. and Ellefson, P.V., “Organizational Effects on PolicyImplementation in a Geographically Dispersed Organization: A Study of the Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesDivision of Forestry”, Staff Paper Series Number 107. At http://www.forestry.umn.edu/Publications/StaffPaperSeries/index.htm(viewed 17 August 2012).3 CDRE BJ Kafer, ‘Terms of Reference, Australian Defence Force Academy Command (ADFA), 2012 Establishment Review’,provided to the Audit by A McCormack, 19 November 2012.6
Chapter 2:Summary of AuditFindingsADFA has made significant progress in implementing the Review’s recommendations. The senior leadersat ADFA are committed to cultural change and have worked with a view to embedding reforms.Further work is required in certain areas, including in the development and delivery of an evidencebased sexual ethics program with an expert educator. Continued efforts are also required to separateconcepts of equity and diversity from the complaints process. Ongoing training on and evaluation of thecomplaints process is required to ensure it is responsive and effective.The establishment of Residential Support Officers has been a positive and valuable addition to ADFA– both for staff and undergraduates. The development of a new Unacceptable Behaviour Surveyapplicable to ADFA and other recruit and training settings provides a promising benchmarking tool.The following table identifies the main findings of the Audit. Detail and supporting evidence can befound in the body of the Audit report.ADFA’s Role and PurposeRecommendations 1-5• There is evidence that these recommendations are being progressed or have beenimplemented.• ADFA’s role as ‘pre-eminent’ has been amended to the ‘premier tri-service military andtraining establishment in Australia’.• Despite improvements to corporate messaging, focus groups and interviews indicatethat there is still a lack of clarity and an ambivalence among staff and undergraduatesabout ADFA’s role and purpose.• There is a strong perception among ADFA staff and undergraduates that each of theServices continue to have different expectations of ADFA.• The support of the CDF and the greater presence of the Service Chiefs on campus hasbeen noted. Many undergraduates spoke of this positively.Audit Report: Review into the Treatment of Women at the Australian Defence Force Academy • 2013 • 7
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