This is a progress report of developments since the DHAAT Report 22 August 2023 was presented to the Defence Personnel Minister The Hon. Matt Keogh and publicly released. We were concerned because the claimants were not given a copy of the Report before its...
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RCB Update 14 September 2022 – DHAAT
Wednesday 14th Sep 2022
Further to our last Update I can report that the Tribunal is nearing the Hearing date. You can see The Tribunal’s terms of reference here and submissions to date here. Of specific interest is the Defence Submission dated 6...
Update 27th July 2022: DHAAT Inquiry – Recognition of Service with Rifle Company Butterworth
Wednesday 27th Jul 2022
Further to our last report dated 5th July 2022 you will recall the Defence Departments “late” submission and my exchange of correspondence with The Tribunal seeking a copy of the Defence submission. Defence has not yet given its approval for the Tribunal to...
RCB Review Group Research – Deployment to Air Base Butterworth (ABB) – Master Document Database Index (Primary & Secondary)
Monday 18th Apr 2022
This is a summary/index of documents that show what the government knew, what decisions were taken, what RCBs really did, evidence of the enemy in intelligence reports and assessments, the operational tasks, laws and regulations in place etc. That is...
Commentary – RCB Nature of Service as Warlike
Friday 25th Mar 2022
There is a long running dispute between the RCBRG and the Defence Department on the rightful categorisation of RCB’s service in Malaysia 1970 – 1989 to protect the RAAF assets at Air Base Butterworth (ABB) during the Communist Insurgency (1969-1989). Defence records...