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The current Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs is Alison Frame, who succeeded Elizabeth Cosson as secretary on 23 January 2023. [2] For administration purposes, the department forms part of the Defence portfolio. [3] The Minister for Defence acts on behalf of the Minister for Veterans' Affairs within the Cabinet.
The Minister for Veterans' Affairs is an Australian Government position. In the Government of Australia , the minister oversees income support, compensation, care and commemoration programs for more than 400,000 veterans and their widows, widowers and dependants; and administers the portfolio through the Department of Veterans' Affairs .
The Royal Commission heard evidence about risk and protective factors that are unique to military service, including the role and importance of families, Australian Defence Force culture, transition out of the Australian Defence Force, delays with Department of Veterans’ Affairs claims, and more.
The Office of Australian War Graves (OAWG) is a branch within the Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs. The branch was initially a stand-alone agency, formed 1 January 1975. In 1980, the War Graves Act 1980 (Cth) formalised the position of Director War Graves within the Department of Veterans' Affairs. [1]
The Veterans' Review Board (VRB) is a statutory body within the Australian Government's Veterans' Affairs portfolio. The role of the VRB is to conduct merits review of certain decisions under the Veteran's Entitlement Act 1986 (Cth) (the VEA) and the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (Cth) (the MRCA). The objective of the Board ...
As of December 2023, there are 1,334 government entities reportable to the Australian Government Organisations Register. This includes: [ 2 ] [ 3 ] 191 "principal" entities, including non-corporate Commonwealth entities (such as the 20 cabinet departments ), corporate Commonwealth entities, and Commonwealth companies
The Minister for Veterans is a minister of the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for veterans' affairs in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Minister since 5 April 2023 is David Harris , who also holds the Aboriginal Affairs portfolio .
The Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs may grant an allowance, called decoration allowance, to a veteran who has been awarded the Cross of Valour if the veteran is in receipt of a pension under Part II of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (VE Act) and the award was for gallantry during a war to which the VE Act applies or during ...