---
title: "Scope of a submission to the Inspector-General of the ADF"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/military-and-defence-law/igadf-submission-scope"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a64-igadf-submission-scope"
area_id: "A64"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A64-H20261018-6", "A64-H20261018-9"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Scope of a submission to the Inspector-General of the ADF

> A screen for a submission to the Inspector-General of the ADF by someone who is not completing the redress form: who may write, which military justice concerns the page lists, and what the Office cannot change.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/military-and-defence-law/igadf-submission-scope  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Military & Defence Law](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/military-and-defence-law.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia, Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the authority it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when a serving member cannot use the Defence Protected Network form, or when a former member, a family member, or another civilian wants to write to the Inspector-General about military justice. It does not draft the submission. It is not the death-inquiry brief and it is not the redress complaint.

## Used for these tasks

- [Prepare a redress of grievance complaint about a service decision](https://ailawframework.com/practice/military-and-defence-law/prepare-a-redress-of-grievance-complaint-about-a-service-decision.md)
- [Advise a family on an IGADF inquiry into the death of an ADF member](https://ailawframework.com/practice/military-and-defence-law.md#A64-H20261018-9)

## How AI may be used

AI may list the page's in-scope and out-of-scope categories against the instructions; the lawyer decides whether a submission is the right channel and what is sent.

**AI may:**

- Match each concern in the instructions to a category the submissions section lists, or mark it as not listed
- Record the channel the person will use, from the three the page names

**AI must not:**

- Must not draft the submission or a witness account
- Must not promise that the Inspector-General will overturn a Defence decision
- Must not promise updates to a person who has given no contact details

**The lawyer checks:**

- A matter the page says should go to the Joint Military Police, the Directorate of Investigations, or Joint Health Command is not described as an Inspector-General submission
- An anonymous submission is recorded with the page's warning about limited inquiries and no updates
- The person is told that findings go to Defence authorities and do not themselves change the decision

## Authorities

- [Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force, Frequently asked questions, Submissions: who may submit, military justice concerns, matters normally outside jurisdiction, and outcomes](https://www.igadf.gov.au/frequently-asked-questions-0)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/military-and-defence-law/igadf-submission-scope and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*