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Armed Forces Bill

There are other circumstances where only certain sorts of non-commissioned officers can perform certain roles, as set out in the Bill. I do not know, and that is why I ask the question in all innocence. However, it is something that we will need to discuss in Committee. Perhaps we need to look further afield if we are concerned about the true independence of the bodies that we are discussing. There is other experience. For example, there is the inspector general of the Australian defence force. It is an interesting example because his role is to"““identify systemic causes of injustice within the military system of justice covering””," not only"““Australian Defence Force discipline and defence inquiries.””" We might look further at the complaint resolution agency in the Australian defence force, which has a particular role if the commanding officer"““declines to grant the redress sought or does not have the authority””." He can request that the redress of grievance"““is referred to the relevant service chief””" and then to the CRA. That is an important example. So is the defence force ombudsman of the Australian defence force. The Canadian military police have a complaints commission which really is independent, so perhaps we should consider its role.