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 – (DVA) Chair | Andrew Kefford PSM, Deputy Secretary |
| DVA – Deputy Chair | Tara Cavanagh, First Assistant Secretary, Clients’ Benefits Division |
| DVA | Michael Harper - Assistant Secretary, VEA Compensation & Support |
| Air Force Association | Vanessa Cheng |
| Australian Peacekeeper and Peacemaker Veterans' Association | Rod Hutchings |
| Australian Special Air Service Association | Michael Carlon JP |
| Australian Veterans Alliance | John McNeill |
| Legacy Australia Inc | Robert Connor |
| Naval Association of Australia | TBC |
| Partners of Veterans Association | Narelle Bromhead OAM |
| Returned and Services League of Australia | Keely Dreghorn |
| Royal Australian Regiment Association | Clem Russell OAM |
| TPI Federation Australia | Scott Jeffrey |
| Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia | Max Ball |
| Vietnam Veterans' Federation of Australia | William Roberts OAM JP |
| Australian War Widows Inc. | Jenny Gregory OAM |
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 and Communiques
Meeting Minutes and Communiques of each OWP meeting are available via the following links:
- 2 October 2025 - meeting minutes (DOCX 65 KB)
2 October 2025 - meeting minutes (PDF 295 KB) - OWP Communique - 2 October 2025 (DOCX 102 KB)
OWP Communique - 2 October 2025 (PDF 208 KB) - 29 August 2025 - meeting minutes (DOCX 66 KB)
29 August 2025 - meeting minutes (PDF 315 KB) - OWP Communique - 29 August 2025 (DOCX 102 KB)
OWP Communique - 29 August 2025 (PDF 216 KB) - 10 July 2025 - meeting minutes (DOCX 68 KB)
10 July 2025 - meeting minutes (PDF 366 KB) - OWP Communique - 10 July 2025 (DOCX 104 KB)
OWP Communique - 10 July 2025 (PDF 268 KB) - 21 February 2025 - meeting minutes (DOCX 74 KB)
21 February 2025 - meeting minutes (PDF 340 KB) - OWP Communique - 21 February 2025 (DOCX 111 KB)
OWP Communique - 21 February 2025 (PDF 261 KB) - 22 October 2024 - meeting minutes (DOCX 71 KB)
22 October 2024 - meeting minutes (PDF 352 KB) - 9 July 2024 - meeting minutes (DOCX 72 KB)
9 July 2024 - meeting minutes (PDF 287 KB) - 29 April 2024 - meeting minutes (DOCX 65 KB)
29 April 2024 - meeting minutes (PDF 242 KB) - 15 November 2023 - meeting minutes (DOCX 63 KB)
15 November 2023 - meeting minutes (PDF 957 KB) - 4 August 2023 - meeting minutes (DOCX 77 KB)
4 August 2023 - meeting minutes (PDF 787 KB) - 28 February 2023 - meeting minutes (DOCX 65 KB)
- 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 (DOCX 69K)
- 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 (PDF 303 KB)
Back to topContact
Contact the Secretariat of the OWP.