26Further report by inquiry officer or Assistant IGADF

26 Further report by inquiry officer or Assistant IGADF

(1) If: (a) an inquiry officer or an Assistant IGADF has given the Inspector‑General ADF a report under section 25; and (b) the Inspector‑General ADF considers that the inquiry officer or Assistant IGADF should inquire further, and prepare a further report, in relation to the matter to which the inquiry relates; the Inspector‑General ADF may direct the inquiry officer or Assistant IGADF accordingly and must specify in the direction the matters with which the further report is to deal. (2) If the Inspector‑General ADF directs an inquiry officer or an Assistant IGADF under subsection (1): (a) compliance with the direction is an additional function of the inquiry officer or Assistant IGADF in relation to the inquiry; and (b) helping further with the inquiry is an additional function of an inquiry assistant in relation to the inquiry. (3) The further report must be accompanied by: (a) a copy of the transcript or other record of any oral evidence taken during the further inquiry; and (b) a copy of each document accepted as evidence during the further inquiry; and (c) a list of all other things that were produced to the inquiry with information about where each thing is located. (4) The inquiry officer or Assistant IGADF must give the further report to the Inspector‑General ADF as soon as practicable.