Review of Military Compensation Arrangements

The Review of Military Compensation Arrangements is a Government commitment to examine the current military rehabilitation and compensation system. 

A Steering Committee has been appointed by the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs to manage the Review. Its primary responsibility is to examine issues raised during the review process and evaluate possible changes to current legislation and schemes. It will develop recommendations and sign off on a final report to the Minister.

Submissions 

The deadline for submissions was 30 June 2009.

Consultation  

Consultation with members and former members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and their families, Ex-Service Organisations, key agencies and other stakeholders is now being undertaken.

A public meeting will be held in Melbourne on Friday 9 April 2010. The time and venue will be available on this website soon.

Previous public meetings have been held at the following locations:

Location

Date

Transcript

Sydney

Thursday 24 September 2009

Transcript available

Brisbane

Monday 9 November 2009

Transcript available

Townsville

Tuesday 10 November 2009

Transcript available

Perth

Wednesday 9 December 2009

Transcript available

Parts of the transcript containing personal information have been removed to protect the privacy of individuals concerned, in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988

Darwin Thursday 4 February 2010 Transcript available
Canberra

Friday 12 March 2010

Transcript available soon

You can register to be notified of meeting details in your closest capital city by e-mailing your request to milcomp.review@dva.gov.au.

Final Report

A report to the Minister is expected by 31 March 2010. However, this will ultimately depend on the number of submissions, the complexity of the matters raised, and their subsequent consideration.

Contact 

Enquiries regarding the Review of Military Compensation Arrangements can be directed to the postal or email addresses below:

Email:  milcomp.review@dva.gov.au
Post:  Military Compensation Review
PO Box 895
Woden  ACT  2606