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Research

Through our research, the Commission contributes to the public debate and encourages informed policy discussion.

The Commission has a statutory mandate to conduct a program of research to support its inquiries, annual reporting and other responsibilities, including promoting community awareness and understanding of various productivity and regulatory issues.

Slater + Gordon Lawyers (PDF - 923k)

Submission 68 for Compensation And Rehabilitation For Veterans View full list


MRCA needs. urgent review, simplification and that ‘DVA needs to be reasonably satisfied’that the. ... shambolic. Reviews have found DVA’s processes are disjointed and slow, and Veterans’mental.

Date received: 27 Jun 2018

Air Force Association (AFA) (PDF - 278k)

Submission DR300 for Compensation And Rehabilitation For Veterans View full list


decision is much more limited than is the power of merits review tribunals’. ... b. We also note that Government policy is focused on ‘Jobs and Growth’.

Date received: 14 Mar 2019

William Kaine (PDF - 83k)

Submission DR197 for Compensation And Rehabilitation For Veterans View full list


This is a DVA problem. 10.2 Reviews – Review decision Agree many decisions by delegates and their supervisors are often overturned at review by the VRB &AAT. ... It should continue to sit as an independent body and have the ability to conduct reviews

Date received: 7 Feb 2019

Soldier On (PDF - 137k)

Submission DR245 for Compensation And Rehabilitation For Veterans View full list


managed solely by the ADF. The Veteran Services Commission, along with a trusted network of. ... To. influence both the ADF, and also DVA/VCS, it is important to be independent of both.

Date received: 11 Feb 2019

Brian McKenzie (PDF - 203k)

Submission DR275 for Compensation And Rehabilitation For Veterans View full list


This is a DVA problem. 10.2 Reviews – Review decision Agree many decisions by delegates and their supervisors are often overturned at review by the VRB &AAT. ... It should continue to sit as an independent body and have the ability to conduct reviews

Date received: 18 Feb 2019

Department of Defence (PDF - 999k)

Submission 127 for Compensation And Rehabilitation For Veterans View full list


Review of Mode of Transition (Defence). 13. Defence Collaboration with Department of Veterans’Affairs. ... making. As at 9 May 2018, Defence was managing 32 applications for review of mode of transition.

Date received: 23 Jul 2018

Legal Aid NSW (PDF - 1060k)

Submission 109 for Compensation And Rehabilitation For Veterans View full list


for merits review to the Veterans' Review Board (VRB) and the Administrative Appeals. ... 5.  The exclusion of legal representatives from proceedings in the Veterans’Review.

Date received: 10 Jul 2018

Deborah Morris (PDF - 338k)

Submission DR307 for Compensation And Rehabilitation For Veterans View full list


Review and reform creates an opportunity for the ADF to again become leaders within society. ... Networks of power within this complex include the ADF, DVA, and bio-medicine.

Date received: 2 Apr 2019

Defence Force Welfare Association (DFWA) (PDF - 1098k)

Submission DR299 for Compensation And Rehabilitation For Veterans View full list


There is only a limited chance of movement into a less stressful, but meaningful job in the ADF, e.g., administration, support or training, during treatment, because those jobs are virtually ... Command tap into the ESO network but as stated earlier,

Date received: 13 Mar 2019

Returned and Services League (RSL) of Australia Victorian Branch (PDF - 631k)

Submission DR273 for Compensation And Rehabilitation For Veterans View full list


We do not support this recommendation. The Veterans Review Board operates well as an independent review of Departmental decisions. ... The Veterans’Review Board needs to be funded to do its job appropriately.

Date received: 26 Feb 2019