Aust Formal Misconduct
- agentorangechild
- Jul 21
- 3 min read
Subject: Formal Misconduct Complaint – Office of International Law and Attorney-General’s Department
21/07/2025
To whom it may concern,
I am lodging a formal misconduct complaint against the following officials employed by the Office of International Law and the Attorney-General’s Department:
Michael Johnson
James Mason
Nathan Kensey
Nina Harvey
Stephanie Ierino
Jesse Clarke
Anne Sheehan
On 19 July 2025, I formally notified each of these individuals of serious and ongoing breaches of international law by the Australian Government. These breaches relate to the systemic denial of redress for second-generation harm caused by exposure to TCDD (commonly known as Agent Orange), a toxic chemical used during the Vietnam War. This includes direct violations of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969), the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, and multiple binding UN treaties concerning the rights of the child and persons with disabilities.
The communication also referenced the Australian Government’s ongoing protection of the chemical manufacturer responsible for the production and export of Agent Orange, despite decades of documented harm. This state-enabled protection is now the subject of a formal complaint submitted under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, currently before the Netherlands National Contact Point.
Australia’s ratification of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties binds all departments and officials to uphold treaty obligations in good faith. Under Article 27 of the Convention, no government official may invoke internal law, administrative structure, or departmental policy as justification for failure to perform a treaty. The individuals named in this complaint cannot lawfully rely on bureaucratic delegation, inter-agency referral, or silence as a defence. Their inaction is a direct violation of international law and professional duty.
Despite receiving this formal legal warning, supported by medical records, legal analysis, and public documentation, the individuals named above failed to acknowledge the matter or take any lawful action.
Their silence constitutes:
A breach of the APS Code of Conduct, including the duty to act with honesty and integrity, uphold Australian and international law, and avoid conduct that damages public trust
A breach of their professional obligations as legal advisers to the Australian Government
Potential misconduct under legal practitioner regulations, including complicity through silence in the concealment of human rights violations
The individuals named above were formally notified of my documented archive of chemical war crimes against children, which includes legal evidence, medical records, and international treaty violations now published at
https://agentorangechild.wixsite.com/agent-orange-child , yet they chose silence — making them part of the obstruction, not the solution.
The individuals named were also made aware of credible medical misconduct involving Dr David Rosengren of Queensland Health, whose actions are documented in Annex A of my ICC submission. No investigation, referral, or inquiry was initiated by OIL or AGD despite clear legal grounds for escalation. Their failure to act reflects a coordinated pattern of institutional protection extending across state and federal levels.
I am requesting immediate investigation by all relevant oversight bodies, including:
The Australian Public Service Commission for breaches of the APS Code of Conduct
The Attorney-General’s Department Internal Ethics Unit for failure to uphold the department’s legal integrity obligations
The Legal Services Commissioner for potential misconduct by any official holding a practising certificate
This matter is now before the International Criminal Court as part of a formal submission under Article 15 of the Rome Statute, filed on 1 July 2025. The individuals listed above are named in Annex B of that submission for knowingly failing to act on evidence of international crimes. The Prime Minister has also been formally notified.
I am prepared to provide the original legal notice, ICC submission reference, medical documentation, the OECD complaint summary, and a full timeline of government inaction.
Warm Agent Orange Burns regards,
Danielle Stevens
We will always be a child of a Vietnam Veteran
A formal complaint has been lodged with the International Criminal Court for Crimes against Humanity. The final submission was the 1st of July 2025.
Australia ratified International treaties but failed to implement them into domestic laws.
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