Cabinet documents: Inspector-General of Defence Bill: Approval for Introduction
On 25 October 2022, Cabinet approved the introduction of the Inspector-General of Defence Bill to Parliament.
This document contains details on Cabinet’s previous policy decisions (proactively released in May 2022), the status and key elements of the Bill, information regarding its development, the consultation that was undertaken, and minor and technical policy changes.
Consistent with the approach taken for the release of the May 2022 and November 2021 Cabinet papers, some information is withheld from the documents in order to protect confidentiality of advice tendered by ministers and officials [s9(2)(f)(iv) of the OIA].
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