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Chapter 9: Accommodation and Supervision – Recommendations 19-21He noted that general security upgrades, such as the installation of ‘crim safe’ mesh and extra lighting,had occurred.Recent history at ADFA, and currently available data, indicates that women do encounter specificsecurity and safety issues at ADFA. Acknowledging this reality does not detract from the fact that safetyis an issue for all personnel, but it is a necessary first step towards addressing the issues that do existfor women. A series of unacceptable behaviour surveys have shown that proportionately, women aremore likely than men to experience unacceptable behaviour at ADFA, and the 2012 UnacceptableBehaviour Survey has indicated that women (45.3%) were more than twice as likely as men (19.8%)to experience unacceptable behaviour in the residential accommodation. 52 The 2012 UnacceptableBehaviour Survey also indicated the person-related harassment, bullying, discrimination, and crudebehaviour were notable issues in the residential accommodation. 53 ADFA could use these results as auseful tool for developing a set of principles addressing women’s security and safety in the residentialaccommodation.ConclusionADFA has made an attempt to address Recommendation 19 by commissioning a CPTED, but theCPTED was not designed to conduct the type of assessment envisaged in the Recommendation.The CPTED does not adequately address possible threats from within ADFA (for example, in theaccommodation) and is essentially a gender blind instrument. The Audit therefore restates the Review’sRecommendation to conduct a risk assessment of the residential accommodation, including bathrooms(Recommendation 19).The Audit also suggests that the views and ideas of the undergraduates be engaged, perhaps at theDivisional level, to identify risks and develop strategies to address these. This could be done by buildingon some of the work already undertaken in YOFT and AMET regarding values, ethical leadership, equityand diversity and unacceptable behaviour. 54The RSO scheme has been one of the most obvious and visible aspects of change at ADFA over thepast year. It has been a net positive, and generally well received by both staff and undergraduates.Funding and attraction are two issues which threatened the ongoing viability of the scheme, and ADFAmust continue to work towards addressing these. For example, positive performance assessmentreviews or developmental opportunities on account of the RSO experience could help make the schememore attractive.There have been mixed results in the way that Recommendation 21 has been approached.ADFA has investigated options for more accommodation for Divisional staff, and opportunities forgreater interaction between undergraduates and staff in the residential accommodation. While areorganisation was not possible, and no more facilities are available in the short term, ADFA has pointedto the RSO scheme as a conduit for greater interaction between undergraduates and staff. ADFA shouldexplore how RSOs might best achieve this outcome, and allocate resources or training accordingly.A set of principles addressing women’s security and safety and promoting the better engagementbetween staff and undergraduates in the residential setting has not been drafted. There appears to be abelief that such a document should be drafted closer to the time of the next rebuild. Such a documentis worthy in its own right now, and should be drafted with the input and engagement of undergraduatesand circulated as soon as possible. The Audit therefore restates the Review’s Recommendation todevelop a set of principles addressing women’s security and safety (Recommendation 21 c)).88
1 Australian Human Rights Commission, Review into the Treatment of Women at the Australian Defence Force Academy (2011),p 33. At http://www.humanrights.gov.au/defencereview/index.html (viewed 26 February 2013).2 Directorate of Strategic People Policy Research, Australian Defence Force Academy 2012 Unacceptable Behaviour SurveyReport, DSPPR Report 18/2012, Department of Defence, p 18.3 Australian Human Rights Commission, Review into the Treatment of Women at the Australian Defence Force Academy (2011),p 93. At http://www.humanrights.gov.au/defencereview/index.html (viewed 26 February 2013).4 Correspondence between RIT and AFP representatives; ‘RFI 3.28, Arranging Inspection’, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller,28 September 2012.5 NSW Police Force, ‘Safer By Design’. At http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/community_issues/crime_prevention/safer_by_design(viewed 22 November 2012).6 Interview 44, Senior Constable J Murray, 19 November 2012.7 Australian Federal Police, ‘ADFA Student Accommodation Block Crime Prevention Assessment’, 30 August 2012; ‘RFI 3.28:Final Report’, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller, 28 September 2012.8 ‘Status of Implementation of Broderick Review Recommendations 19-21: Accommodation and Supervision at ADFA (RFIs60‐64)’, provided to the Audit by LCDR B Butler, 13 December 2012.9 Interview 44, Senior Constable J Murray, 19 November 2012.10 Focus group 1, Staff male and female, 17 October 2012.11 Interview 35, Navy undergraduate male, 16 October 2012.12 Interview 21, Navy undergraduate female, 16 October 2012.13 Interview 36, Army undergraduate female, 16 October 2012.14 Interview 15, Navy undergraduate female, 15 October 2012; Interview 34, Air Force undergraduate female, 15 October 2012.15 Directorate of Strategic People Policy Research, Australian Defence Force Academy 2012 Unacceptable Behaviour SurveyReport, DSPPR Report 18/2012, Department of Defence, p 18.16 CDRE BJ Kafer, email to RSOs, 7 December 2011, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller, 28 September 2012; ADFA, ‘Shortlist –Residential Support Officers’, 9 December 2012, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller, 28 September 2012.17 MAJGEN C.W. Orme, ‘ADFA Residential Support Officers – Request for waiver for living in accommodation and meal charges’,Australian Defence College, 1 February 2012, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller, 28 September 2012.18 ADFA, ‘2012 Residential Support Officer (RSO) Scheme, Concept of Operations’, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller,28 September 2012.19 MAJGEN C.W. Orme, ‘ADFA Residential Support Officers – Request for waiver for living in accommodation and meal charges’,Australian Defence College, 1 February 2012, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller, 28 September 2012.20 B Paul, ‘DPC Decision Paper RSO March 2013’, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller, 27 February 2013; MAJGEN G Fogarty,email correspondence with various parties, 4 March 2013, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller 7 March 2013.21 COM ADC, ‘ADFA Residential Support Officer – Duty Statement’, Minute 12 April 2012, provided to the Audit by LCDR B Butler13 December 2012.22 COM ADC, ‘ADFA Residential Support Officer – Duty Statement’, Minute 12 April 2012, provided to the Audit by LCDR B Butler13 December 2012.23 COM ADC, ‘ADFA Residential Support Officer – Duty Statement’, Minute 12 April 2012, provided to the Audit by LCDR B Butler13 December 2012.24 Focus group U5, Mixed Service undergraduate male and female, 17 October 2012.25 MAJ L.T. Weston, ‘Feedback from ADFA Staff on RSO Scheme’, ADFA, 20 September 2012, provided to the Audit by LCDRB Butler 13 December 2012.26 ADFA, ‘Revised ADFA RSO Duty Statement 2013 – 14 Dec 2012’, provided to the Audit by LCDR B Butler, 13 December 2012.27 B Paule, ‘ADFA Residential Support Officer Allowance’, Defence People Committee Discussion Paper, 10 December 2012,provided to the Audit by LCDR B Butler, 13 December 2012; MAJGEN G Fogarty, email correspondence with various parties,4 March 2013, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller 7 March 2013.28 MAJ L.T. Weston, ‘Feedback from ADFA Staff on RSO Scheme’, ADFA, 20 September 2012; Dr N Miller, email to the Audit,1 March 2013.29 ADFA, ‘Status of implementation of Broderick Review recommendations 19-21: Accommodation and supervision at ADFA (RFIs60-64)’, provided to the Audit by LCDR B Butler, 13 December 2012; Dr N Miller, email to the Audit 20 February 2013.30 Interview 24, Navy undergraduate, 16 October 2012; Interview 19, Army undergraduate female, 16 October 2012.31 ADFA, ‘Status of Implementation of Broderick Review Recommendations 19-21: Accommodation and Supervision at ADFA(RFIs 60-64)’, provided to the Audit by LCDR B Butler, 13 December 2012.32 Interview 32, Army staff male, 15 October 2012.33 Interview 12, Army staff male, 15 October 2012.34 Focus group S5, Mixed Service staff female, 16 October 2012.35 Interview 13, Army undergraduate male, 15 October 2012.36 Interview 25, Navy undergraduate, 16 October 2012.37 LTCOL B Kilpatrick, summary of 2013 YOFT Trainee Review, 12 March 2013, provided to the Audit by Dr N Miller,14 March 2013.38 Focus group U3, Mixed Service undergraduate female, 17 October 2012.39 Focus group U1, Mixed Service 2nd year undergraduate male and female, 17 October 2012.40 Focus group U3, Mixed Service undergraduate female, 17 October 2012.Audit Report: Review into the Treatment of Women at the Australian Defence Force Academy • 2013 • 89
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