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A-Z listing of reports, papers and public documents
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- ADF Aviation Maintenance Management Manual (AAP 7001.059)
- ADF Health Journals
- Australian Defence Force Journal
- Annual Reports
- Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program (AACAP) Fact Sheet [PDF 155KB] Fact sheet detailing information related to the Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program.
- Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program (AACAP) Fact Sheet HTML Fact sheet detailing information related to the Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program.
- Australia and NATO Individual Partnership and Cooperation Program [PDF 2.7MB]
- Australia United States Treaty On Defense Trade Cooperation [PDF 76KB] The Australia-United States Treaty on Defense Trade Cooperation was signed by then Prime Minister John Howard and then President George W Bush on 5 September 2007.
- Australian Approach To Warfare, 2002 [PDF 4.9MB]
- Australian Defence Force Packaging Standard Def (AUST)1000C Parts 1 to 12, 14 & 15 This standard is the definitive reference for materiel suppliers and describes the principles of packaging as they apply to Defence Materiel.
- The Australian Reservist Journal - Defence Reserve Association
- Australia's National Security: Defence Update 2007 A major review of Australia's national security outlining current threats and challenges facing Australia
- Defence Responses To ASPI Report Recommendations [PDF 133KB]
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- Black Review 2011 (Review of the Defence Accountability Framework)
- Budget
- Defence Budget Audit 2008 (Pappas Report) [ PDF 9.4MB]
- Response To The Defence Budget Audit [ PDF 30.8KB]
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- Capability Fact Book 2003 [PDF 1.6MB]
- Capability Guide 2012 [PDF 1MB]
- Capability Life Cycle Detailed Design [PDF 302KB]
- Capability Plan 2006 - 2016 [PDF 1MB]
- Capability Plan 2009 [PDF 2MB]
- Capability Plan 2012 [PDF 5MB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - 'About the Navy' campaign [PDF 225KB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - Air Force 'Fighter Pilot' campaign [PDF 844KB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - Air Force 'Up' campaign [PDF 52KB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - Army 'Aviation' campaign [PDF 38KB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - Army 'Diversity' campaign [PDF 2.9MB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - Army 'This Is My Army' campaign [PDF 692KB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - 'CALD Influencer' campaign [PDF 188KB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - 'Defence University Sponsorship' campaign [PDF 749KB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - 'Indigenous in Defence' campaign [PDF 647KB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - Media Plan - January-June 2014 [PDF 53KB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - Media Plan - January-June 2015 [PDF 2MB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - Media Plan - January-June 2016 [PDF 2MB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - Media Plan - July-December 2014 [PDF 49KB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - Media Plan - July-December 2015 [PDF 2MB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - Media Plan - July 2016-June 2017 [PDF 622KB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - Media Plan - July 2017-June 2018 [PDF 184KB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - Media Plan - July 2018-June 2019 [PDF 193KB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - Media Plan - July 2019-June 2020 [PDF 184KB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - Media Plan Resubmission - March-June 2014 [PDF 52KB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - Navy 'What Will You Bring' campaign [PDF 52KB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - 'One Year Roles' campaign [PDF 38KB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Force Recruiting - 'Women in Defence' campaign [PDF 2MB]
- Certification Statement - Defence Industry information campaign [PDF 147KB]
- Coles Report 2012 The study into the business of sustaining Australia's Strategic Collins Class Submarine capability.
- Coles Report Progress Review 2014
- Combat Clothing Review 2006 [PDF 163MB]
- Cosson Report Executive Summary [PDF 348KB] Inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the failure to repatriate the body of Private Jacob Kovco to Australia on 25 April 2006
D
- Defence Corporate Plan
- DECA 2012-2014 [PDF-819 KB]Defence Enterprise Collective Agreement 2012-2014
- Department of Environment and Resource Management Notice Report - RAAF Base Amberley [PDF 7.8MB]
- Defence Accountability Framework
- Defence ISR Roadmap 2007-2017 [PDF 1MB] The Defence Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Roadmap 2007-2017 is co-ordinating the development of ISR capability across Defence to ensure ISR is delivering maximum advantage.
- Defence Information and Communications Technology Strategy 2009 [PDF 1.4MB]
- Defence Priorities 2007-08 [PDF 149KB] At the recent Senior Leadership Group meeting, held at Parliament House in Canberra on 21 May 2007, the new Defence Priorities 2007-08 was launched. The document articulates the Secretary and Chief of the Defence Force's joint vision for Defence.
- Defence Procurement Review 2003 [PDF 672KB] Report on reform to Defence acquisitions processes.
- Defence Portfolio Annual Deregulation Report 2014 [PDF 424KB]
- Corrigendum - Defence Portfolio Annual Deregulation Report 2014 [PDF 88KB]
- Diggerworks - Driving innovation and effectiveness in the Defence sector [PDF 2MB]
- Doctrine Centre - Australian joint doctrine provides the fundamental principles that guide military actions in support of national objectives.
- Defence Leadership Framework [PDF 333KB]
E
- ERRATUM - Schedule of Special Purpose Flights [PDF 50KB]
- Review of the Potential for Enhanced Cruise Ship Access to Garden Island
F
- Defence Family and Domestic Violence Strategy 2017–2022 [PDF 3MB] Defence has developed the Defence Family and Domestic Violence Strategy 2017–2022 to provide an overarching framework that will be underpinned by a series of action plans.
- F-111 Deseal Reseal Board Of Inquiry
- First Principles Review
- Force 2020 [PDF 4.4MB]
- Founded in History, Forging Ahead [PDF 330KB] This paper examines the Australia - United States security relationship, in particular our alliance under the Australia-New Zealand-United States (ANZUS) Security Treaty of 1951, from the perspective of Australia's defence policy.
- Future Submarine Industry Skills Plan [PDF 14MB]
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- Good Decision-Making in Defence [PDF 706KB]
- Government Response - JSCFADT Review of DAR 2012-13 [PDF 44KB]
- Government Response - SSCFADT Report on processes to support victims of abuse in Defence [PDF 5 KB]
- Australian Government response - SERC Future of Australia's Naval Shipbuilding Industry - Part 1 - Tender Process for the Navy's New Supply Ships [PDF 55KB]
- Defence Grants Listing - 4 January 2019 [XLS 60KB]
H
- HMAS Commision of Inquiry
- HERON Unmanned Aerial System - Fact sheet [PDF 16KB]
- Hot Issue Briefs
- The Loss of HMAS Sydney II Final Report
I
- Defence Criteria for Adopting International Standards and Risk Assessments [PDF 98KB]
- Defence Information Management Strategic Framework 2010 [PDF 200KB]
- Independent Review on the Health of Tthe Reformed Military Justice System - Report 2009 [PDF 3.2MB]
- Defence Response to Independent Review on the Health of thereformed Military Justice System - Report 2009 [PDF 1.8MB]
- Defence Indigenous Handbook 2012 [PDF 3 MB]
- Army Indigenous Supplement to the Defence Indigenous Handbook [PDF 2MB]
- Inspector General of the Australian Defence Force - Annual Report 2013 [PDF 290KB]
- Report of an Audit of the ADF Investigative Capability from July 2006 [PDF 1MB]
- Defence Response to the Report of an Audit of the ADF Investigative Capability 2006 [PDF 1.4KB]
J
K
- KPMG Independent Audit: The Implementation of the Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal Determinations for Special Forces pay 2009 [PDF 558KB]
- Management of Kangaroo-Related Environmental and Animal Welfare Issues: Expert Panel Assessment 2007 [PDF 698KB]
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M
- Mortimer Review 2008 (Defence Procurement and Sustainment Review) [PDF 2.6MB]
- Defence Response to the Mortimer Review 2008 [PDF 296KB]
- Mortimer Review Fact Sheet [PDF 534KB]
- Memorandum of Understanding between Defence and DVA for the Cooperative Provision of Care and Support [PDF 162KB]
- Schedule 16 Support for Wounded, Injured or Ill - Framework of Roles and Responsibilities - Memorandum of Understanding between Defence and DVA [PDF 3MB]
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P
- Australian Defence Force Pay and Conditions Manual (PACMAN)
- Philanthropic Manual [PDF 286KB]
- Deed of Settlement of Point Nepean Community Trust [PDF 2.2MB]
- Director of Military Prosecutions (ODMP) - Prosecution Policy 2015 [PDF 7MB]
Q
R
- Defence Regulator Performance Framework - Annual Self-Assessment Report 2016-17 [PDF 270KB]
- Defence Regulator Performance Framework - Annual Self-Assessment Report 2015-16 [PDF 230KB]
- Defence Regulator Performance Framework Metrics [PDF 216KB]
- RAAF Base Williamtown - Australian Noise Exposure Forecast 2025
- Report on Stage A 2011 (Review of all investigation, inquiry, review and audit systems, processes and structures across Defence) [PDF 369KB]
- Removal of Gender Restrictions from ADF Combat Roles - Implementation Plan
- Report on the findings of the investigation of media allegations that Defence staff investigated the Minister for Defence and related matters 2009 [PDF 102KB]
- Report of the inquiry into the loss of access by Dili users to an intelligence database in December 1999 [PDF 1.1MB]
- Rizzo Review 2011 (Plan to Reform Support Ship Repair and Management Practices)
- Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund Annual Report 2014/15 [PDF 518KB]
- Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund Corporate Plan 2015/16 - 2018/19 [PDF 230KB]
- Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund Corporate Plan 2016/17 - 2019/20 [PDF 327KB]
S
- Defence Seaworthiness Management System (DSwMS) manual [PDF 3.9MB]
- Navy's Response to the Moffitt Review 2008 to the (Submarine Workforce Sustainability Review) [PDF 9.1MB]
- Senate Order on File Listings
- Study of Health Outcomes in Aircraft Maintenance Personnel (SHOAMP) 2003
- A History of Australian Strategic Policy since 1945 [PDF 6.3MB]
- The Strategy Framework 2010 [PDF 1.6MB]
- Strategic Reform Program: Delivering Force 2030 [PDF 780KB]
- The Strategic Reform Program - Making it happen [PDF 1MB]
- Support for Injured or Ill Project (SIIP) - Current Review of current practice 2010 [PDF 2.9MB]
- Special Forces Trade Competency Remediation (Chief of Army Directive 06/2009) [PDF 45KB]
T
- Defence Test and Evaluation Roadmap 2008 [PDF 9.3MB]
- Tritium-based Light Sources - Review of Defence policy and procedures for their equipment management [PDF 55KB]
U
- United States Force Posture Initiative - Socio-Economic Impact Study, March 2019 [PDF 2.9MB]
- United States Marine Corps - Economic impact of the rotation of 1,100 US Marines and associated equipment in Northern Australia - Report for the Defence, 10 April 2013 [PDF 558KB]
- United States Marine Corps - Social Impact of rotations of up to 1,100 US Marines and associated equipment in Northern Australia - Report for the Defence, 10 April 2013 [PDF 1.5MB]
V
W
- Whalan Review [PDF 1.5MB] Review of the Reporting of Defects with ADF Personal Equipment and Combat Clothing
- Defence White Paper
- Winning In Peace, Winning In War: The Australian Defence Force's Contribution to the Global Security Environment 2004 [PDF-1.3MB]
- Women in the ADF Report 2013-14
