Review into the treatment of women at the Australian Defence Force ...

Change’, Annex K, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller, 12 November 2012; RIT, ‘Cultural Change Management at AustralianDefence Force Academy’, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller, 28 September 2012.Staff training includes not glorifying the use of alcohol. See CDRE BJ Kafer, ‘Commandant’s Directive 5/12 – Use, Supply andManagement of Alcohol by Defence Personnel Under My Command/Supervision and in The Australian Defence Force AcademyPrecinct’, Department of Defence, May 2012, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller, 28 September 2012.Additional alcohol requirements have been implemented, such as to requirements to serve food at events involving alcohol, tooffer non-alcoholic drink options, to offer low alcohol percentage drinks at a lower price, and a drink ticket system for eventsinvolving alcohol. See CDRE BJ Kafer, ‘Commandant’s Directive 5/12 – Use, Supply and Management of Alcohol by DefencePersonnel Under My Command/Supervision and in The Australian Defence Force Academy Precinct’, Department of Defence,May 2012, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller, 28 September 2012.As outlined in the Academy Cadets’ Mess Alcohol Management Plan, undergraduates have undertaken steps to clarify howto manage intoxicated persons, including creation of an ‘Actions on Suspected Intoxicated Person’ flowchart and ‘ACM BarIncident Log’. See ‘Academy Cadets’ Mess Constitution and Rules’, provided to the Audit by P O’Neill, 13 December 2012.56 CDRE BJ Kafer, ‘Commandant’s Directive 5/12 – Use, Supply and Management of Alcohol by Defence Personnel Under MyCommand/Supervision and in The Australian Defence Force Academy Precinct’, Department of Defence, May 2012, provided tothe Audit by Dr N Miller, 28 September 2012.57 RIT, ‘Communication Plan: Communicating Cultural Change’, Annex K, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller, 12 November 2012.58 RIT, ‘Cultural Change Management at Australian Defence Force Academy’, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller, 28 September2012; ADFA, ‘Our Commitment to Responsible Alcohol Use’, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller, 28 September 2012.59 RIT, ‘Communication Plan: Communicating Cultural Change’, Annex K, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller, 12 November 2012.60 ‘Academy Cadets’ Mess Constitution and Rules’, provided to the Audit by P O’Neill, 13 December 2012.61 While these measures do address the intent of the Recommendation, the focus of the Audit is the direct implementation ofRecommendation 18.62 Interview 12, Army staff male, 15 October 2012.63 Focus group U7, Mixed Service undergraduate female, 17 October 2012.64 Focus group U7, Mixed Service undergraduate female, 17 October 2012.65 Focus group S11, Mixed Service staff male and female, 18 October 2012.66 Australian Human Rights Commission, Report on the Review into the Treatment of Women at the Australian Defence ForceAcademy (2011), p 19. In http://www.humanrights.gov.au/defencereview/index.html (viewed 26 February 2013).67 Email correspondence between P Wetherspoon, S Craig and P O’Neill September 2012, provided to the Audit by P O’Neil,13 December 2012; ADFA, Drugs and Alcohol presentation, 21 January 2012. The Audit notes that the alcohol testing programalso ensures the testing of staff at ADFA. Staff are tested in the same manner that undergraduates are which is important forundergraduates to witness.68 Some staff were able to compare the current testing regime with their experiences when they came through ADFA as a cadet.One staff member commented ‘that’s certainly a level of testing that I’ve not seen anywhere else in Defence and certainlywasn’t prevalent here when I was coming through.’ The Audit also attended a series of presentations during the ASIT and IPCtraining and the mandatory training in January 2013. During the presentation on drugs and alcohol it was commented in respectof alcohol testing that ‘last year we went over the top to put the idea in their heads and over the next six months it is importantto cement this. After which the first years and those coming in will not know any differently.’ Interview 12, Army staff male,15 October 2012; ADFA, Drugs and Alcohol presentation, 21 January 2013.69 ADFA, Drugs and Alcohol presentation, 21 January 2013.70 RIT, ‘Communication Plan: Communicating Cultural Change’, Annex K, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller, 12 November 2012.71 RIT, ‘Response to RFI 3.76’, provided to the Audit by P O’Neill, 13 December 2012.72 Email correspondence between P Wetherspoon, S Craig and P O’Neill September 2012, provided to the Audit by P O’Neil,13 December 2012.73 As previously outlined, the frequency of testing has increased from just 28 in 2010, to 824 in 2011 and to over 5,000 in 2012.While the increase is significant, the Recommendation requires testing to be administered consistently in line with DIG 15-4. Thechallenge will be to ensure that testing is consistently undertaken at required levels and does not return to pre-review levels inthe future.74 RIT, ‘Response to RFI 3.76’, provided to the Audit by P O’Neill, 13 December 2012.75 RIT, ‘Response to RFI 3.76’, provided to the Audit by P O’Neill, 13 December 2012.76 RIT, ‘Response to RFI 3.76’, provided to the Audit by P O’Neill, 13 December 2012.77 Email correspondence between P Wetherspoon, S Craig and P O’Neill September 2012, provided to the Audit by P O’Neil,13 December 2012.78 The Audit notes ADFA’s policy in respect of additional follow-up testing for undergraduates who record a positive reading.An internal ADFA email provided to the Audit containing a break-down of positive readings notes ‘Repeat Offender’ next toone of the entries, which is of clear importance in tracking and monitoring problematic alcohol use. A database which makessuch information easily accessible would benefit ADFA’s alcohol management program. Email correspondence betweenP Wetherspoon, S Craig and P O’Neill September 2012, provided to the Audit by P O’Neil, 13 December 2012.79 RIT, ‘Response to RFI 3.76’, provided to the Audit by P O’Neill, 13 December 2012; Email correspondence betweenP Wetherspoon, S Craig and P O’Neill September 2012, provided to the Audit by P O’Neil, 13 December 2012; RIT,‘Communication Plan: Communicating Cultural Change’ Annex F, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller 12 November 2012.80 P Wetherspoon, presentation at Staff Training, 16 January 2013 and 21 January 2013; Keep Your Mates Safe presentation,19 February 2013.Audit Report: Review into the Treatment of Women at the Australian Defence Force Academy • 2013 • 79