Continue the work of the Office of the Special Investigator (OSI) and support the prosecution of alleged war crimes by Australian Defence Force troops in Afghanistan.
The Government will provide $129.4 million over two years from 2023-24 to continue the work of the Office of the Special Investigator (OSI) and support the prosecution of alleged war crimes by Australian Defence Force troops in Afghanistan. Funding includes:
* $115.1 million over two years from 2023-24 to enable the OSI to continue investigations
* $8.8 million over two years from 2023-24 for the Attorney-General's Department to provide support to the OSI, including legal advice and requests for evidence from foreign jurisdictions
* $5.5 million over two years from 2023-24 for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to consider and prosecute briefs of evidence received from the OSI. This measure will be offset by redirecting funding from the Department of Defence.