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100			_aRyan, John _4Controller and Auditor-General _910028
245			_aNew Zealand Defence Force : _bresetting efforts to reduce harmful behaviour _cController and Auditor-General (John Ryan)
260			_aWellington, New Zealand : _bOffice of the Auditor-General, _c2023
300			_aelectronic document (82 pages) ; PDF file
500			_aPresented to the House of Representatives under section 20 of the Public Audit Act 2001, March 2023
520			_aIn 2016, the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) launched Operation Respect after a series of reviews found that inappropriate and harmful sexual behaviour was a problem in the organisation. Operation Respect is intended to eliminate harmful behaviour in NZDF and create a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for its people. Initially, Operation Respect focused only on sexual harm, but in 2017 the scope was expanded to include all inappropriate and harmful behaviours. The Ministry of Defence commissioned an independent review of Operation Respect, which was completed in 2020. The review found that while progress had been made in better preventing and responding to inappropriate and harmful behaviour, Operation Respect had lost momentum and needed renewed focus. The review also found that there was a “code of silence” where many personnel felt unable to raise concerns about harmful behaviour because of a fear of repercussions and because they did not trust NZDF’s systems and processes Over the next 20 years, the Office of the Auditor- General will assess how well NZDF is progressing towards achieving Operation Respect’s aims. We will do this by carrying out regular performance audits and monitoring of NZDF’s actions to implement Operation Respect. (From the summary). Ms part of OAG's work, the OAG has developed an outcomes measurement framework that will enable us to assess NZDF’s progress against five outcomes. The OAG intends to report against this framework about every two years. The first of these monitoring reports, A safe and respectful New Zealand Defence Force: First monitoring report, is also available, published in March 2023. (#8246). Record #8245
610			_aNew Zealand Defence Force _912081
650			_aBULLYING _991
650			_aCOMPLAINTS PROCEDURES _98154
650			_aDISCRIMINATION _93086
650			_aINTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS _9325
650			_aINTERVENTION _9326
650			_aPREVENTION _9458
650			_aSEXUAL HARASSMENT _9534
650		4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
650			_aSAFETY _9511
650		4	_aWORKPLACE VIOLENCE _9653
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
856			_uhttps://oag.parliament.nz/2023/nzdf-audit/overview.htm _yRead report, HTML
856			_uhttps://oag.parliament.nz/2023/nzdf-audit/docs/summary-nzdf-audit.pdf _yRead summary, PDF
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