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Defence Contractors may have dual reporting requirements both to the Commonwealth and to the State or Territory WHS Authority. This includes WHS incidents for all Defence workers including ADF, APS, Cadets, and third parties (contractors or the general public).

Any other serious incident that could put employees or plant at risk.

Exposures to hazardous substances or circumstances.

Dangerous incidents which could have, but did not injure any person.

Serious equipment plant or property damage.

Event definitionĪ WHS incident is any accident (including near miss) incident or event that is caused in the course of Defence work, which involves: The information on this form is protected according to privacy principles in the Privacy Act 1998. Information on this form is collected under the authority of the Defence Act 1903, Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act 2011, the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 (ARPANS Act).

However, WHS incident data is available to support compensation or rehabilitation claims. This form is not a claim for compensation. It may be used to trigger an investigation by the relevant Defence Group or Service. This information is collected in accordance with legislative requirements to notify Comcare and the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency of certain WHS incidents and to maintain a record of WHS incident management in Defence. It is to be completed and sent to a Defence contact who can enter the Incident into Sentinel on your behalf.ĪE527 - Sentinel Event Report - Non Defence Restricted Network (DRN) Users (PDF, 209.46 KB)

The use of this form is only for use by Defence employees (ADF, Civilian and Reservists) as well as ADF Cadets, contractors and visitors who do not have access to the Defence Restricted Network (DRN). This report form must be completed even if a DISCON signal (FATALCAS and NOTICAS) has been raised. The AE527 - Sentinel Event Report - Non Defence Restricted Network (DRN) users, is the notification and reporting form for all WHS incidents in Defence. Sentinel is the preferred method for notification and reporting of all WHS Incidents in Defence, for all personnel with access to the Defence Restricted Network (DRN). We will strive to make measurable improvement in our work health and safety performance through the implementation of the Defence Work Health and Safety Strategy. The responsibility for work health and safety, both physical and mental, belongs to everyone. However, at all times we will manage risk to ensure that when risks are taken they are understood, accounted for, and integrated into our plans and the way we operate.

At times we require our people to operate in environments of extreme risk and hazard due to the nature of military operations. The protection of our people is paramount. Through leadership and individual commitment, Defence aims to ensure no person will suffer a serious preventable work related injury or illness.