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Dr Kay Danes

University of New England - Australia, School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Adjunct

Southern Cross University, School of law and Justice, Alumnus

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Dr Kay Danes OAM has a PhD (Law & Justice), a Masters degree (Human Rights), and varying professional qualifications in Business Administration, Security and Law accumulated over 25 years.

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Papers by Dr Kay Danes

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee

The Proof and Official Hansard transcripts of Senate committee hearings, some House of Representa... more The Proof and Official Hansard transcripts of Senate committee hearings, some House of Representatives committee hearings and some joint committee hearings are available on the Internet. Some House of Representatives committees and some joint committees make available only Official Hansard transcripts.

Army Regs lead to Institutional Abuse by Defence by Kay Danes OAM 08 August 2019

The inconvenient truth of internally conducted Defence Inquiries – where officers act as judge an... more The inconvenient truth of internally conducted Defence Inquiries – where officers act as judge and jury over complaints of bullying and harassment of soldiers and Defence civilians – is now commonly recognised within the Defence community as a foundation for institutional abuse.

The realisation comes with a recommendation that now is the time to investigate the link between abuse and suicide among soldiers and Defence civilians.

The Office of the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention. Research Symposium March 2021. Submission by Dr Kay Danes, OAM

Senate FADT References Committee Afghanistan Inquiry GAP Submission

Senate Inquiry, 2021

Volunteer advocates and immigration lawyers like GAP Legal Services, continue to carry the weight... more Volunteer advocates and immigration lawyers like GAP Legal Services, continue to carry the weight of, and moral responsibility for aiding Afghans who were issued (or rejected) Australian Humanitarian Stay (Temporary) 449 Visas and who remain at risk in Afghanistan, and those located in other parts of the world as displaced persons. This document
is prepared with the aim of providing information to the Australian Government to better understand the challenges and experiences of those Australian Visa Holders and non-Visa holders.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE REFERENCES COMMITTEE INQUIRY "AUSTRALIA'S ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN"

Senate Inquiry, 2021

The enclosed includes examples of communications (inclusive of raw data), personal observations, ... more

FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE REFERENCES COMMITTEE INQUIRY "AUSTRALIA'S ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN"

Danes and Kolomeitz Submission to the Royal Commission Defence and Veteran Suicide 18112021a

Danes and Kolomeitz Submission to the Royal Commission Defence and Veteran Suicide 18112021a, 2021

This submission reflects a critical analysis of maladministration in the Australian Defence Force... more

Capital Punishment — Comparisons in Practice

This paper examines capital punishment and comparisons in practice in order to explore the propos... more This paper examines capital punishment and comparisons in practice in order to explore the proposition that capital punishment is a cruel and unusual punishment against a legal, moral, socio-cultural and human rights framework. In conducting research for this paper it was particularly difficult to connect with literature that gave equal regard to the topic because of the distinct imbalance that suggests Western implementation of capital punishment has some level of superiority over others. Western Human Rights groups and media consistently label countries like Saudi Arabia as ‘barbaric’ when applying capital punishment to its criminal offenders. Yet a closer analysis reveals that legal mechanisms are similarly applied to capital punishment cases. While they may differ slightly to Western practice, there are still a number of comparisons in practice; namely where due process is administered in accordance with judicial governance. State sanctioned capital punishment is intended to impose a swift and humane death of a criminal offender who has been tried and convicted by a legal judiciary. This paper argues that capital punishment in any form is representative of cruel and unusual punishment. There are no best standards for inflicting capital punishment, regardless of whether it is undertaken in either Western or non-Western society. The foundation of human rights is after all, premised on the inherent dignity and value of all human life.

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The Moral Ethic of ADF Employment Rights

The Moral Ethic of ADF Employment Rights , 2016

This article challenges the moral ethic around the inequities of the Australian Defence Force (AD... more

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee

The Proof and Official Hansard transcripts of Senate committee hearings, some House of Representa... more The Proof and Official Hansard transcripts of Senate committee hearings, some House of Representatives committee hearings and some joint committee hearings are available on the Internet. Some House of Representatives committees and some joint committees make available only Official Hansard transcripts.

Army Regs lead to Institutional Abuse by Defence by Kay Danes OAM 08 August 2019

The inconvenient truth of internally conducted Defence Inquiries – where officers act as judge an... more The inconvenient truth of internally conducted Defence Inquiries – where officers act as judge and jury over complaints of bullying and harassment of soldiers and Defence civilians – is now commonly recognised within the Defence community as a foundation for institutional abuse.

The realisation comes with a recommendation that now is the time to investigate the link between abuse and suicide among soldiers and Defence civilians.

The Office of the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention. Research Symposium March 2021. Submission by Dr Kay Danes, OAM

Senate FADT References Committee Afghanistan Inquiry GAP Submission

Senate Inquiry, 2021

Volunteer advocates and immigration lawyers like GAP Legal Services, continue to carry the weight... more Volunteer advocates and immigration lawyers like GAP Legal Services, continue to carry the weight of, and moral responsibility for aiding Afghans who were issued (or rejected) Australian Humanitarian Stay (Temporary) 449 Visas and who remain at risk in Afghanistan, and those located in other parts of the world as displaced persons. This document
is prepared with the aim of providing information to the Australian Government to better understand the challenges and experiences of those Australian Visa Holders and non-Visa holders.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE REFERENCES COMMITTEE INQUIRY "AUSTRALIA'S ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN"

Senate Inquiry, 2021

The enclosed includes examples of communications (inclusive of raw data), personal observations, ... more

FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE REFERENCES COMMITTEE INQUIRY "AUSTRALIA'S ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN"

Danes and Kolomeitz Submission to the Royal Commission Defence and Veteran Suicide 18112021a

Danes and Kolomeitz Submission to the Royal Commission Defence and Veteran Suicide 18112021a, 2021

This submission reflects a critical analysis of maladministration in the Australian Defence Force... more

Capital Punishment — Comparisons in Practice

This paper examines capital punishment and comparisons in practice in order to explore the propos... more This paper examines capital punishment and comparisons in practice in order to explore the proposition that capital punishment is a cruel and unusual punishment against a legal, moral, socio-cultural and human rights framework. In conducting research for this paper it was particularly difficult to connect with literature that gave equal regard to the topic because of the distinct imbalance that suggests Western implementation of capital punishment has some level of superiority over others. Western Human Rights groups and media consistently label countries like Saudi Arabia as ‘barbaric’ when applying capital punishment to its criminal offenders. Yet a closer analysis reveals that legal mechanisms are similarly applied to capital punishment cases. While they may differ slightly to Western practice, there are still a number of comparisons in practice; namely where due process is administered in accordance with judicial governance. State sanctioned capital punishment is intended to impose a swift and humane death of a criminal offender who has been tried and convicted by a legal judiciary. This paper argues that capital punishment in any form is representative of cruel and unusual punishment. There are no best standards for inflicting capital punishment, regardless of whether it is undertaken in either Western or non-Western society. The foundation of human rights is after all, premised on the inherent dignity and value of all human life.

The Moral Ethic of ADF Employment Rights

The Moral Ethic of ADF Employment Rights , 2016

This article challenges the moral ethic around the inequities of the Australian Defence Force (AD... more