Operational Working Party
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This forum is intended to:
- enhance the ex-service community’s understanding of DVA’s service delivery performance through information sharing and improved communication between DVA and the ex-service community
- be a forum for ex-service organisations to discuss concerns arising from the delivery of DVA services
- identify and provide recommendations for improvements in operational policy to promote quality and accountability in service delivery.
Membership
| Organisation | Representative |
|---|---|
| Department of Veterans' Affairs – Chair | Mr Stuart Smith AO DSC, Deputy Secretary |
| Department of Veterans' Affairs – Deputy Chair | Ms Natasha Cole, First Assistant Secretary, Clients’ Benefits Division |
| Air Force Association | Mr Graeme Bland |
| Australian Peacekeeper and Peacemaker Veterans' Association | Mr Rod Hutchings |
| Australian Special Air Service Association | Mr Michael Carlon |
| Australian Veterans Alliance | Mr John McNeill |
| Defence Force Welfare Association | TBC |
| Legacy Australia Inc | Mr Robert Connor |
| Naval Association of Australia | Mr Ray Kemp OAM |
| Partners of Veterans Association | Ms Rona Lunney |
| Returned and Services League of Australia | Mr John King |
| Royal Australian Regiment Association | TBC |
| TPI Federation Australia | Ms Pat McCabe OAM |
| Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia | Mr Max Ball |
| Vietnam Veterans' Federation of Australia | Mr William Roberts OAM |
| Australian War Widows Inc. | TBC |
Departmental representation will be available as appropriate. The forum has the flexibility to invite additional participants relevant to the areas of focus or specific agenda items (including service specific and non-ESO aligned).
Back to topMeeting schedule
The OWP meets three times per year.
Back to topMeeting minutes
Meeting minutes of each OWP meeting are available via the following links:
- 11 May 2022 - meeting minutes (PDF 392 KB)
11 May 2022 - meeting minutes (DOCX 65 KB) - 03 March 2022 - meeting minutes (PDF 881 KB)
03 March 2022 - meeting minutes (DOCX 64 KB) - 09 December 2021 - meeting minutes (DOCX 96 KB)
- 24 August 2021 - meeting minutes (DOCX 99 KB)
- 21 April 2021 - meeting minutes (DOCX 108 KB)
- 10 November 2020 - meeting minutes (DOCX 98 KB)
- 22 July 2020 - meeting minutes (DOCX 99 KB)
- 15 April 2020 - meeting minutes (DOCX 119 KB)
- 21 November 2019 - meeting minutes (DOCX 109 KB)
- 10 July 2019 - meeting minutes
- 17 April 2019 - meeting minutes (DOCX 96 KB)
- 04 July 2018 - meeting minutes (DOCX 91 KB)
- 27 March 2018 - meeting minutes (DOCX 95 KB)
Terms of Reference
See the Terms of Reference.
Back to topContact
Contact the owp.secretariat [at] dva.gov.au (Secretariat of the OWP).