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 | Ms Vicki Rundle PSM, Deputy Secretary Veterans & Families Services |
| 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 | TBC |
| Australian Special Air Service Association | Mr John Burrows |
| Australian Veterans Alliance | Mr John McNeill |
| Defence Force Welfare Association | Mr Kerry Mellor |
| 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. | Ms Meg Green AM |
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:
- 09 December 2021 - meeting minutes
- 24 August 2021 - meeting minutes
- 21 April 2021 - meeting minutes
- 10 November 2020 - meeting minutes
- 22 July 2020 - meeting minutes
- 15 April 2020 - meeting minutes
- 21 November 2019 - meeting minutes
- 10 July 2019 - meeting minutes
- 17 April 2019 - meeting minutes
- 04 July 2018 - meeting minutes
- 27 March 2018 - meeting minutes
Terms of Reference
See the Terms of Reference.
Back to topContact
Contact the owp.secretariat [at] dva.gov.au (Secretariat of the OWP).