Structure
The Repatriation Commission has three full-time members appointed by the Governor-General:
- the President, Mr Mark Sullivan, was appointed from 2 December 2004 until 25 October 2008;
- the Deputy President, Mr Ed Killesteyn PSM, was appointed on 15 August 2005 for a three‑year term to 14 August 2008. He replaced Mr Ian Campbell, who resigned from the Commission on 2 July 2005; and
- the Services member (generally known as the Repatriation Commissioner), is Rear Admiral Simon Harrington AM RAN (Retd). The third member of the Repatriation Commission is chosen from lists of names of persons submitted to the Minister by ex-service organisations. RADM Harrington was appointed on 25 August 2003 for a three-year term to 24 August 2006.
The Repatriation Commission members are also part-time members of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (MRCC) with the President serving as Chair of the MRCC and Secretary of DVA. This results in a high level of cohesion between the Repatriation Commission, the MRCC and the Department and inter-connects them with a high level of administrative and fiscal accountability.