This forum is intended to enhance the capacity of the Repatriation Commission and Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission to address issues of strategic importance to the ex-service and defence communities and assist in setting strategic directions for the medium to long term, including:
- acting as the main forum for dialogue between the Military Rehabilitation Compensation Commission (MRCC), Repatriation Commission, Department of Veterans' Affairs and the leadership of the ESO and Defence communities;
- providing advice on how government can better facilitate a common approach to veteran and ex-service issues against the current background of ageing members, declining membership and multiple ex-service organisations not necessarily united in their common concerns;
- guiding strategic directions for the portfolio; and
- serving as the main body for consultation under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 on the development of legislative instruments impacting members of the ex-service and defence communities under:
- the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986;
- Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004;
- Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988;
- Defence Service Homes Act 1918.
- War Graves Act 1980.
Further information
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Type of Body
F. Non-statutory advisory structure
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Established By / Under
Principal Body / Management Board / Senior Executive Officer
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Annual Report Prepared and tabled?
No
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Classification
C. Secondary non-statutory structure
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Creation Date
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Postal Address
Cnr of Bunda and Genge Streets
Canberra City ACT 2601
Australia
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