Chair's foreword

[1]        RSL, 'RSL National and the Australian War Memorial Partner in Veteran Suicide Memorial', Media Release, 1 May 2017.

[2]        Dr Brendan Nelson, Committee Hansard, Budget Estimates, 30 May 2017, p. 91.

Executive Summary

[1]        Tabled 17 March 2016. The recommendation was agreed in principle by the government.

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Senate Hansard, 1 September 2016, p. 374.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, 1 September 2016, p. 101.

[3]        Journals of the Senate, 27 March 2017, p. 1170.

[4]        Journals of the Senate, 19 June 2017, p. 1472.

[5]        DVA, Submission 156, p. 2.

[6]        NMHC, Review into the Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention Services, March 2017, available at https://www.dva.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/publications/health/Final_Report.pdf (accessed 10 April 2017) (NMHC report).

[7]        NMHC report, p. 55.

[8]        Australian Government response to National Mental Health Commission Review into the Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention Services available to current and former serving ADF members and their families, 30 June 2017, p. 72 (Government response to NMHC report).

[9]        For example, this issue was raised in submissions such as by the Defence Force Welfare Association (Queensland) (DFWA Qld), Submission 148, p. 2, Alliance of Defence Service Organisations (ADSO), Submission 172, p. 1 and Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL), Submission 216, p. 4.

[10]      Veterans' Entitlement Act 1988, subsection 5C(1); Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, subsection 6(1).

Chapter 2

[1]        There is also a DVA Health Card – Pharmaceuticals Only, known as the Orange Card, which provides subsidised pharmaceuticals and medicines under the Repatriation Pharmaceuticals Benefits Scheme (RPBS) for medical conditions according to clinical need.

[2]        Submission 156, p. 31.

[3]        This situation may be altered if the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Bill 2016 (currently before the House of Representatives) is passed.

[4]        DVA, Submission 156, p. 31.

[5]        DVA, Submission 156, p. 21.

[6]        DVA, Submission 156, p. 22.

[7]        DVA, 'Overview of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (SRCA)', Factsheet MCS01, p. 1.

[8]        DVA, Stats at a Glance, March 2017.

[9]        Submission 156, p. 31.

[10]      DVA, 'Overview of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA)', Factsheet MRC01, 13 October 2016, p. 1.

[11]      DVA, 'Overview of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA)', Factsheet MRC01, 13 October 2016, p. 1.

[12]      DVA, Submission 156, p. 21.

[13]      DVA, 'Special Rate Disability Pension (SRDP)', Factsheet MRC09, 13 July 2017.

[14]      DVA, Stats at a Glance, March 2017.

[15]      DVA, Budget paper no. 2: Budget measures 2016-17, p. 155.

[16]      DVA, 'Non-Liability Health Care', Fact Sheet HSV109, 1 July 2017, p. 1.

Chapter 3

[1]        Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia's Leading Causes of Death, September 2016.

[2]        Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia's Leading Causes of Death, September 2016.

[3]        Defence, Mental Health in the Australian Defence Force: 2010 ADF Mental Health Prevalence and Wellbeing Study Report, p. xiv.

[4]        Defence, Submission 124, p. 5.

[5]        Defence, Submission 124, p. 6.

[6]        DVA, Submission 156, p. 3.

[7]        DVA, responses to questions on notice from public hearing on 13 August 2014, p. 2.

[8]        Submission 216, p. 8.

[9]        AIHW, Incidence of suicide among serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force personnel 2001–2015: in brief summary report, June 2017, p. 5.

[10]      Submission 156, p. 4.

[11]      AIHW, Incidence of suicide among serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force personnel 2001–2014, November 2016, p. 1.

[12]      AIHW, Incidence of suicide among serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force personnel 2001–2014, November 2016, p. 2.

[13]      AIHW, Incidence of suicide among serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force personnel 2001–2015: in brief summary report, June 2017, p. vi.

[14]      AIHW, Incidence of suicide among serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force personnel 2001–2015: in brief summary report, June 2017, p. vii.

[15]      AIHW, Incidence of suicide among serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force personnel 2001–2015: in brief summary report, June 2017, p. 29.

[16]      DVA, 'Military and Veteran Research Study Roll', available at: https://www.dva.gov.au/health-and-wellbeing/research-and-development/military-and-veteran-research-study-roll (accessed 28 July 2017).

[17]      CTSS, 'Transition & Wellbeing Research Programme', available at: http://health.adelaide.edu.au/ctss/research/military/transition-wellbeing-research-programme/ (accessed 16 May 2017).

[18]      DVA, response to written question on notice from 6 February 2017 public hearing.

[19]      Submission 216, p. 5.

[20]      Submission 216, p. 7.

[21]      Submission 277, pp 6-7.

[22]      AISRP, 'Suicidal behaviour and ideation among military personnel: Australian and international trends', Technical report, July 2016, p. 18.

[23]      AISRP, 'Suicidal behaviour and ideation among military personnel: Australian and international trends', Technical report, July 2016, p. 28.

[24]      Submission 176, p. 2.

[25]      Submission 187, p. 3.

[26]      Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 2.

[27]      Available at: https://www.facebook.com/AustralianVeteransSuicideRegister/ (accessed 12 July 2017).

[28]      For example, Ms Julia Langrehr, Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, p. 46.

[29]      For example, Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Submission 160, p. 7.

[30]      Submission 160, p. 7.

[31]      Submission 295, p. 12.

[32]      Submission 405, p. 4.

[33]      Submission 155, p. 7; also Mr Gordon Smith, Submission 230, p. 5.

[34]      NMHC report, p. 55.

[35]      Government response to the NMHC report, p. 72.

[36]      Submission 156, p. 1.

[37]      Submission 177, p. 2.

[38]      AISRP, 'Suicidal behaviour and ideation among military personnel: Australian and international trends', Technical report, July 2016, pp 18-19.

[39]      Submission 176, pp 3-5. 

[40]      Submission 257, p. 2.

[41]      Submission 155, p. 4.

[42]      Submission 148, p. 2.

[43]      For example, Mr Allan Thomas, Submission 399, p. 3.

[44]      Ms Narelle Bromhead, Committee Hansard, 18 November 2016, p. 15.

[45]      Submission 323, p. 2.

[46]      Submission 165, p. 9.

[47]      Submission 165, p. 12.

[48]      Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 7.

[49]      Submission 176, p. 7.

[50]      Submission 174, p. 3.

[51]      Submission 317, p. 1.

[52]      Submission 433, p. 4.

[53]      Submission 335, pp. 14-15.

[54]      Submission 252, p. 2.

[55]      Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, p. 6.

[56]      Genevieve Grant et al, 'Relationship Between Stressfulness of Claiming for Injury Compensation and Long-term Recovery: A Prospective Cohort Study', JAMA Psychiatry, 71(4) 2014, pp 446-456.

[57]      Submission 165, p. 2.

[58]      Submission 172, p. 8.

[59]      Government response to Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee report, Mental Health of Australian Defence Force Members and Veterans, September 2016, p. 3.

[60]      Submission 156, p. 5.

[61]      NMHC report, p. 26.

[62]      NMHC report, p. 26.

[63]      The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health, 'Providing $47 million for suicide prevention work across Australia', Media release, 28 May 2017.

[64]      Submission 156, p. 6.

[65]      Submission 156, pp 7-8.

[66]      Government response to Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee report, Mental health of Australian Defence Force members and veterans, September 2016, pp 10-11.

[67]      Budget 2017-18, Portfolio Budget Statement, Budget Related Paper No. 1.4B, p. 16.

[68]      Submission 156, p. 9.

[69]      Submission 156, p. 9.

[70]      DVA, 'Mental health treatment for current and former members of the Australian Defence Force – expanded access', Budget 2017-18, p. 1.

[71]      DVA, 'Mental health treatment for current and former members of the Australian Defence Force – expanded access', Budget 2017-18, p. 1.

[72]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 64.

[73]      DVA, response to question on notice 9, Budget estimates, 30 May 2017, p. 1.

[74]      The Hon Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, 'Government supports veterans and ADF personnel', Media release, 11 August 2016.

[75]      DVA, response to question on notice 10, Budget estimates, 30 May 2017, p. 1.

[76]      DVA, 'Suicide prevention pilots', Budget 2017-18, p. 1.

[77]      DVA, response to question on notice 15, Budget estimates, 30 May 2017, p. 1.

[78]      For example, VVFA, Submission 277, p. 8.

[79]      Submission 174, p. 2.

[80]      Submission 177, p. 2.

[81]      Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, p. 21.

[82]      Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, p. 16.

[83]      Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, p. 17.

[84]      Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 15.

[85]      Submission 97, p. 4.

[86]      For example, Dr Katelyn Kerr, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 8.

[87]      Submission 156, p. 11.

[88]      Submission 156, p. 11.

[89]      Submission 42, p. 1.

[90]      Submission 173, p. 2.

[91]      Submission 174, p. 3.

[92]      NMHC report, p. 54.

[93]      Submission 124, p. 15.

[94]      NMHC report, p. 54.

[95]      Government response to the NMHC report, p. 70.

[96]      Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Mental health of Australian Defence Force members and veterans, March 2016, p. 90.

[97]      Submission 42, p. 2.

[98]      Submission 174, p. 4.

[99]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 61.

[100]    DVA, response to question on notice from hearing 6 February 2017.

[101]    DVA, response to question on notice from hearing 6 February 2017.

[102]    DVA, response to question on notice from hearing 6 February 2017.

[103]    DVA, response to question on notice from hearing 6 February 2017.

[104]    Submission 187, pp 3-4.

[105]    Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, p. 39.

[106]    Submission 156, p. 10.

[107]    Submission 216, p. 2.

[108]    Submission 216, pp 17-18.

[109]    NMHC report, p. 53.

[110]    Government response to NMHC report, p. 70.

[111]    NMHC report, p. 53.

[112]    Government response to NMHC report, p. 68.

[113]    Submission 156, p. 15. See discussion in Chapter 6.

[114]    For example, Dr Katelyn Kerr, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 3.

[115]    Government response to the NMHC report, p. 15.

[116]    Northern Queensland Primary Health Network, 'Townsville veteran suicide role appointed', Media release, 9 May 2017, available at https://www.votsa.org.au/images/News/NQPHN/NQPHN_Media_Release.pdf (accessed 17 July 2017).

Chapter 4

[1]        DVA, Submission 156, p. 32.

[2]        Baume review, p. 1.

[3]        Baume review, p. 13.

[4]        Baume review, p. 13.

[5]        Baume review, p. 25.

[6]        Baume review, p. 13.

[7]        Professor Dennis Pearce, Review of the Repatriation Medical Authority and Specialist Medical Review Council, 1997, p. iii.

[8]        Tanzer review, p. 5.

[9]        Clarke review, p. 5.

[10]      Submission 156, p. 33.

[11]      Dunt review, p. 12.

[12]      Dunt review, p. 85.

[13]      Submission 156, p. 35.

[14]      Submission 156, p. 37.

[15]      Submission 156, p. 30.

[16]      Ms Carolyn Spiers, Committee Hansard, 15 March 2017, pp 25-26.

[17]      Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Bill 2016 [Provisions], March 2017, p. 17. 

[18]      Submission 156, p. 32.

[19]      Submission 156, p. 32.

[20]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 56.

[21]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 53.

[22]      DVA, response to question on notice from hearing 6 February 2017.

[23]      Note: veterans' pensions were altered from 20 March 2017 following the latest round of indexation adjustments.

[24]      Submission 378, p. 1.

[25]      Committee Hansard, 5 May 2017, p. 23.

[26]      Committee Hansard, 5 May 2017, p. 22.

[27]      Submission 216, p. 12.

[28]      Submission 208, p. 5.

[29]      Submission 208, p. 7.

[30]      Submission 307, p. 1.

[31]      DVA, response to written question on notice 6 February 2017 public hearing.

[32]      Submission 156, pp 29-30.

[33]      Submission 187, p. 4.

[34]      Submission 189, Supplementary submission 1, p. 9.

[35]      Committee Hansard, 18 November 2016, p. 19.

[36]      Committee Hansard, 5 May 2017, p. 24; Submission 378, Supplementary submission, p. 1.

[37]      Submission 378, Supplementary submission, p. 1.

[38]      Submission 335, p. 16.

[39]      Submission 172, p. 14.

[40]      Submission 277, p. 10.

[41]      Submission 227, pp 11-12.

[42]      Submission 22, p. 1.

[43]      Submission 334, p. 12.

[44]      Submission 334, p. 14.

[45]      Submission 307, p. 3.

[46]      Submission 307, p. 5.

[47]      Submission 305, p. 12.

[48]      Committee Hansard, 5 May 2017, p. 13.

[49]      Submission 78, pp 1-4.

[50]      Joint Committee report, pp 96-97.

[51]      Government response to Joint Committee report, December 2013, pp 6-7.

[52]      DVA, responses to written question on notice, public hearing 6 February 2017, p. 1.

[53]      Committee Hansard, 5 May 2017, p. 19.

[54]      Committee Hansard, 5 May 2017, p. 19.

[55]      Committee Hansard, 5 May 2017, p. 20.

[56]      Submission 216, p. 9.

[57]      Submission 295, p. 5.

[58]      Submission 279, p. 5.

[59]      Submission 264, p. 7.

[60]      For example, Mr John Lawler, Submission 7, p. 22.

[61]      Submission 453, pp 22-23.

[62]      DVA, response to written question on notice from public hearing 6 February 2017.

[63]      DVA, response to written question on notice from public hearing 6 February 2017. 

[64]      DVA, response to written question on notice from public hearing 6 February 2017. 

[65]      See 'Introduction to the RMA', available at http://www.rma.gov.au (accessed 12 September 2016)

[66]      RMA, Submission 32, pp 2-3.

[67]      RMA, Submission 32, p. 4.

[68]      RMA, Submission 32, p. 5.

[69]      Professor Dennis Pearce, Review of the Repatriation Medical Authority and Specialist Medical Review Council, 1997, p. iii.

[70]      Australian Government, Government response to JSCFADT report into Care of ADF Personnel Wounded and Injured on Operations, December 2013, pp 12-13.

[71]      DVA, response to question on notice 8, Budget Estimates, 30 May 2017, p. 1.

[72]      RMA, response to question on notice from public hearing 6 February 2017. 

[73]      Submission 1, p. 1.

[74]      RMA, response to question on notice from public hearing 6 February 2017. 

[75]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 36.

[76]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 36.

[77]      Submission 172, Supplementary submission 172, p. 1.

[78]      Submission 160, p. 24.

[79]      Submission 160, p. 24.

[80]      Submission 171, p. 2.

[81]      Submission 169, p. 12.

[82]      Submission 169, p. 12.

[83]      Submission 169, p. 13.

[84]      Submission 208, p. 9.

[85]      DVA, response to written question on notice from public hearing 6 February 2017.

[86]      Submission 216, p. 10.

Chapter 5

[1]        DVA, Portfolio Budget Statement 2017-18, Budget Related Paper No. 1.4B, pp 69-70.

[2]        DVA, DVA Projected Beneficiary Numbers with Actuals to 31 December 2016, p. 1.

[3]        DVA, response to question on notice 43, Budget estimates, 30 May 2017, p. 1

[4]        DVA, DVA Projected Beneficiary Numbers with Actuals to 31 December 2016, p. 1.

[5]        DVA, Annual report 2015-16, p. 12.

[6]        DVA, Annual report 2015-16, pp 15-16.

[7]        DVA, Stats at a Glance, March 2017.

[8]        Submission 295, p. 9.

[9]        Submission 216, p. 9.

[10]      Submission 307, p. 2.

[11]      Submission 307, p. 7.

[12]      Submission 264, p. 4; Committee Hansard, 18 November 2016, p. 33.

[13]      Submission 264, p. 5.

[14]      Submission 378, p. 7.

[15]      Submission 216, p. 16.

[16]      APSC, Capability Review: Department of Veterans' Affairs, December 2014, p. 5.

[17]      APSC, Capability Review: Department of Veterans' Affairs, December 2014, p. 5.

[18]      Submission 156, p. 16.

[19]      DVA, Portfolio Budget Statement 2017-18, p. 15.

[20]      DVA, Portfolio Budget Statement 2017-18, p. 18.

[21]      Government response to NMHC report, p. 8.

[22]      DVA, Annual report 2015-16, p. 11.

[23]      Mr Simon Lewis, Committee Hansard, Budget Estimates, 30 May 2017, p. 94.

[24]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 57.

[25]      APSC, Capability Review, p. 8.

[26]      Australian Government response, p. 14.

[27]      Australian Government response, p. 14.

[28]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 50.

[29]      DVA, response to written question on notice 6 February 2017 public hearing.

[30]      DVA, response to written question on notice 6 February 2017 public hearing.

[31]      DVA, response to question on notice 27, Budget estimates, 30 May 2017, p. 1.

[32]      DVA, response to question on notice 5, Budget Estimates, 30 May 2017, p. 1.

[33]      Government response to NMHC report, pp 38-39.

[34]      Mr Simon Lewis, Committee Hansard, Budget Estimates, 30 May 2017, p. 93.

[35]      Submission 297, Attachment 1, p. 64,

[36]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 57.

[37]      Committee Hansard, 17 November 2017, p. 2.

[38]      DVA, Portfolio Budget Statement 2017-18, Budget Related Paper No. 1.4B, p. 22.

[39]      Submission 335, p. 15.

[40]      Submission 335, p. 15.

[41]      For example, Mr Raymond Kemp, Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, p. 12.

[42]      Submission 307, p. 4.

[43]      Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, p. 27.

[44]      DVA, response to question on notice from 6 February 2017 public hearing.

[45]      ASPC, Australian Public Service Statistical Bulletin 2015-16, 2016, p. 45.

[46]      Submission 156, p. 7,14.

[47]      Submission 156, p. 14.

[48]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 60.

[49]      DVA, response to question on notice from hearing 6 February 2017.

[50]      Submission 45, p. 3.

[51]      Submission 113, p. 1.

[52]      Submission 281, p. 14.

[53]      Submission 295, p. 7.

[54]      Submission 334, pp 4-5.

[55]      Submission 171, p. 2.

[56]      Submission 165, p. 15.

[57]      Submission 264, p. 9.

[58]      For example, Mr Robert Bak, Submission 248, p. 4.

[59]      Submission 189, Supplementary Submission, p. 10.

[60]      Submission 148, p. 5.

[61]      Submission 169, p. 16.

[62]      Submission 169, p. 14.

[63]      Submission 295, p. 13.

[64]      Submission 295, p. 10.

[65]      Submission 78, p. 1.

[66]      DVA, 2016 Client Satisfaction Survey, May 2017, p. 17.

[67]      Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, pp 42-43.

[68]      Submission 171, p. 1.

[69]      DVA, Annual report 2015-16, p. 39.

[70]      DVA, response to question on notice from 6 February 2017 public hearing.

[71]      DVA, Annual report 2015-16, p. 49.

[72]      Submission 156, p. 18.

[73]      DVA, response to question on notice from 6 February 2017 public hearing.

[74]      DVA. Annual report 2015-16, p. 49.

[75]      Submission 156, p. 18.

[76]      DVA, response to question on notice from 6 February 2017 public hearing.

[77]      Submission 334, p. 3.

[78]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 56.

[79]      Mr Simon Lewis, Committee Hansard, Budget Estimates, 30 May 2017, p. 93.

[80]      DVA, 'Improving claims processing', Budget 2017-18, p. 1.

[81]      For example, Mr Ben Johnson, Submission 264, p. 6.

[82]      Submission 275, p. 1.

[83]      Submission 160, p. 25.

[84]      Submission 160, p. 25.

[85]      NMHC report, p. 54.

[86]      Government response to the NMHC report, p. 71.

[87]      Submission 172, p. 12.

[88]      Submission 172, p. 11.

[89]      DVA, response to written question on notice 6 February 2017 public hearing.

[90]      Submission 169, p. 8.

[91]      Submission 172, p. 14.

[92]      Name Withheld, Submission 292, p. 5.

[93]      Submission 314, p. 2.

[94]      Submission 307, p. 6.

[95]      Submission 307, pp 6-7.

[96]      Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 11.

[97]      Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 11.

[98]      Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, p. 19.

[99]      Submission 378, Supplementary submission, p. 2.

[100]    Government response to the NMHC report, p. 32.

[101]    Government response to the NMHC report, p. 38.

[102]    For example, Ms Ashley Smith, Submission 26, pp 1-3, Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Submission 160, p. 38, Name withheld, Submission 306, pp 1-11.

[103]    Submission 29, p. 4.

[104]    Submission 307, p. 4.

[105]    Submission 160, p. 38.

[106]    DVA, response to written question on notice from 6 February 2017 public hearing.

[107]    DVA, response to written question on notice from 6 February 2017 public hearing. 

[108]    Submission 189, Supplementary submission, pp 3-4.

[109]    Submission 216, p. 11.

[110]    Name withheld, Submission 302, p. 6.

[111]    Submission 172, p. 6.

[112]    Submission 306, p. 2.

[113]    Submission 323, Supplementary submission 2, p. 3.

[114]    Submission 169, pp 16-20. 

[115]    Committee Hansard, 5 May 2017, p. 26.

[116]    Submission 148, p. 4.

[117]    Committee Hansard, 5 May 2017, p. 15.

[118]    For example, Mr Guy Bowering, Committee Hansard, 17 November 2017, p. 39.

[119]    For example, Northern Suburbs Veterans Support Centre, Submission 279, p. 1.

[120]    Submission 169, pp 2-3.

[121]    Submission 201, p. 2.

[122]    Submission 201, p. 4.

[123]    Submission 201, p. 5.

[124]    Submission 334, pp 7-8.

[125]    Department of Finance, The Scheme for Compensation for Detriment caused by Defective Administration (CDDA Scheme),

[126]    Submission 156, p. 39.

[127]    Submission 156, p. 40.

[128]    For example, Dr Phoebe Donaldson, Submission 128, p. 1.

[129]    Submission 306, p. 3.

[130]    Submission 87, p. 3.

[131]    Submission 451, p. 15.

[132]    NMHC report, p. 52.

[133]    Government response to NMHC report, p. 68.

[134]    Submission 171, p. 2.

[135]    The Hon Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, 'No Change', Media release, 7 August 2017, p. 1.

[136]    ANAO, 'Efficiency of veterans service delivery by the Department of Veterans' Affairs: Potential audit 2017-18', Annual Audit Work Program 2017-18, available at https://www.anao.gov.au/work/performance-audit/efficiency-veterans-service-delivery-department-veterans-affairs (accessed 11 August 2017).

Chapter 6

[1]        Defence, Portfolio Budget Statements 2017-18, p. 26.

[2]        Government response to the NMHC report, p. 31.

[3]        Government response to the mental health care in the ADF and transition to discharge review, p. 14.

[4]        Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Defence and the Department of Veterans' Affairs for the Cooperative Delivery of Care and Support, 30 June 2016.

[5]        Submission 124, p. 13.

[6]        Submission 124, p. 14.

[7]        Submission 124, p. 14.

[8]        Government response to NMHC report, p. 38.

[9]        Submission 124, p. 14.

[10]      Submission 156, Supplementary submission, p. 1.

[11]      NMHC report, p. 52.

[12]      Government response to NMHC report, p. 69.

[13]      Government response to NMHC report, pp 39-40.

[14]      Submission 156, Supplementary submission 1, p. 2.

[15]      Submission 156, p. 17.

[16]      Government response to NMHC report, p. 39.

[17]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 50.

[18]      Government response to the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Report into the Care of ADF Personnel Wounded and Injured on Operations, December 2013, p. 6.

[19]      DVA, response to questions on notice from hearing 6 February 2017.

[20]      DVA, response to questions on notice from hearing 6 February 2017.

[21]      NMHC report, p. 55.

[22]      Government response to NMHC report, p. 71.

[23]      Government response to NMHC report, p. 65.

[24]      NMHC report, pp 21-22.

[25]      Name withheld, Submission 258, p. 4.

[26]      Submission 169, p. 21.

[27]      Submission 169, p. 30.

[28]      Submission 22, p. 3;

[29]      For example, Dr Nick Ford, Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, p. 2.

[30]      Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, p. 54.

[31]      Submission 279, p. 5.

[32]      Submission 286, p. 1.

[33]      Victorian Veterans Sector Study Report 2015, p. 32.

[34]      Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, p. 47.

[35]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 4.

[36]      Dr Catriona Bruce and others, Submission 171, p. 3.

[37]      Submission 156, p. 15.

[38]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 60.

[39]      Government response to NMHC report, p. 32.

[40]      Government response to NMHC report, pp 32-33.

[41]      Submission 124, p. 15.

[42]      Submission 124, p. 4.

[43]      DVA, 2016 Client Satisfaction Survey, May 2017, p. 19.

[44]      Submission 171, p. 3.

[45]      NMHC report, pp 21-22.

[46]      Ms Campion, DVA, Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 59.

[47]      ANAO, Administration of Rehabilitation Services under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, May 2016, p. 10.

[48]      DVA, Annual report 2015-16, p. 30.

[49]      Submission 177, p. 4.

[50]      Submission 171, p. 2.

[51]      Submission 216, p. 12.

[52]      Name withheld, Submission 222, p.

[53]      Dr Jonathan Lane, Submission 78, p. 4.

[54]      Submission 323, p. 3.

[55]      Submission 384, p. 4.

[56]      Submission 295, p. 12.

[57]      Dr Jonathan Lane, Submission 78, p. 5.

[58]      Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, p. 20.

[59]      Submission 78, p. 7.

[60]      Submission 175, p. 4.

[61]      NMHC report, p. 53.

[62]      For example, Mr Barry Heffernan, Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, pp 31-32.

[63]      Submission 177, pp 4-5.

[64]      Government response to NMHC report, p. 41.

[65]      Government response to Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee report, Mental Health of Australian Defence Force Members and Veterans, September 2016, p. 15.

[66]      Submission 174, p. 3.

[67]      Submission 173, p. 5.

[68]      Submission 155, p. 5.

[69]      Name withheld, Submission 435, p. 1.

[70]      Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, p. 2.

[71]      Submission 114, p. 1.

[72]      Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 4.

[73]      Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 7.

[74]      ANAO, Administration of Rehabilitation Services under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, May 2016, p. 10, pp 8-9.

[75]      Submission 160, p. 37

[76]      Submission 177, p. 6.

[77]      Submission 175, pp 8-9.

[78]      Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, p. 55.

[79]      Submission 45, p. 3.

[80]      Submission 156, pp 26-27.

[81]      Submission 156, p. 26.

[82]      Submission 156, p. 27.

[83]      Submission 124, p. 16. See also Rear Admiral Wolski, Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p.  20.

[84]      The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Prime Minister and the Hon Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, 'Supporting Veteran Employment Opportunities', Media release, 17  November 2016.

[85]      DVA, 'Supporting veterans’ employment opportunities', Budget 2017-18, p. 1.

[86]      Defence, Portfolio Budget Statement 2017-18, p. 25.

[87]      Submission 156, Supplementary submission, p. 4.

[88]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 20.

[89]      Department of Defence, 'About DCO', available at http://www.defence.gov.au/DCO/About/Default.asp (accessed 19 July 2017).

[90]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 20.

[91]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 21.

[92]      Defence Families of Australia, 'About', available at http://www.dfa.org.au/about (accessed 17 July 2017).

[93]      Submission 175, p. 9.

[94]      Submission 175, p. 6.

[95]      Submission 193, p. 1.

[96]      Submission 44, pp 1-2.

[97]      Submission 173, p. 4.

[98]      Submission 384, p. 4.

[99]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 6.

[100]    Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service, 'Crisis Assistance Program', available from http://www.vvcs.gov.au/Services/crisis-assistance-program.htm (accessed 24 May 2017).

[101]    Submission 45, p. 3.

[102]    Submission 280, p. 1.

[103]    Submission 280, p. 3.

[104]    Submission 164, pp 4-5.

[105]    Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Inquiry of the Defence sub-Committee, Care of ADF Personnel Wounded and Injured on Operations, June 2013, pp xx-xxi.

[106]    Government response to Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Care of ADF Personnel Wounded and Injured on Operations, December 2013, p. 5.

[107]    NMHC report, p. 52.

[108]    Government response to NMHC report, p. 8.

[109]    Government response to NMHC report, p. 69.

[110]    NMHC report, p. 53.

[111]    Government response to NMHC report, p. 69.

[112]    NMHC report, p. 53.

[113]    DVA, 2016 Client Satisfaction Survey, May 2017, p. 19.

Chapter 7

[1]        Submission 223, p. 8.

[2]        Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 49.

[3]        Submission 216, p. 17.

[4]        Submission 173, pp 2-3.

[5]        Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Care of ADF Personnel Wounded and Injured on Operations, June 2013. 74.

[6]        Government response to Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade report, Care of ADF Personnel Wounded and Injured on Operations, December 2013, p. 4.

[7]        DVA, response to written question on notice from 6 February 2017 public hearing.

[8]        Submission 165, p. 3.

[9]        DVA, response to written question on notice from 6 February 2017 public hearing.

[10]      DVA, response to written question on notice from 6 February 2017 public hearing.

[11]      DVA, response to questions on notice 10, Budget estimates, 30 May 2017, p. 2.

[12]      Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies, 'Military research', available at http://health.adelaide.edu.au/ctss/research/military/ (accessed 11 August 2017).

[13]      Ms Lisa Foreman, DVA, Committee Hansard, Budget estimates, 30 May 2017, p. 150.

[14]      Submission 124, Supplementary submission, p. 2. 

[15]      Submission 124, Supplementary submission, p. 4.

[16]      NMHC report, p. 53.

[17]      Government response to NMHC report, p. 69.

[18]      Submission 19, p. 5.

[19]      Submission 172, p. 7.

[20]      Committee Hansard, 5 May 2017, p. 8.

[21]      Name withheld, Submission 242, p. 3.

[22]      For example, Mr Stan Piperoglou, Suicide Prevention Australia, Committee Hansard, 19 November 2016, p. 27.

[23]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 59.

[24]      The Hon Dan Tehan MP, 'Cooperation on veterans' issues', Media release, 25 November 2016.

[25]      Mr Julia Langrehr, Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, p. 46.

[26]      Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 50.

[27]      Submission 173, p. 4.

[28]      Submission 170, p. 4.

[29]      Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, p. 50.

[30]      Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 63.

[31]      Submission 175, p. 7.

[32]      Submission 160, p. 15.

[33]      Submission 160, p. 29.

[34]      Submission 170, p. 4.

[35]      Submission 264, p 6-7.

[36]      Submission 295, p. 13.

[37]      NHMC report, p. 53.

[38]      Government response to NMHC report, p. 69.

[39]      Submission 156, p. 16.

[40]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 58.

[41]      DVA, Review of DVA-funded ESO Advocacy and Welfare Services, December 2010, p. 85.

[42]      Aspen Foundation, ESO Mapping Project Final Report, 2016, pp 44-45.

[43]      Submission 216, p. 7.

[44]      Committee Hansard, 18 November 2016, p. 25.

[45]      Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, pp 47-48.

[46]      Committee Hansard, 5 May 2017, p. 10.

[47]      Submission 323, p. 2.

[48]      Submission 323, p. 2.

[49]      Mr Max Ball, Committee Hansard, 5 May 2017, p. 8.

[50]      Submission 323, Supplementary submission 1, p. 2.

[51]      Mr Ken Parnell, Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, p. 28.

[52]      Submission 216, p. 20.

[53]      Submission 160, p. 41.

[54]      Submission 208, p. 8.

[55]      Submission 208, p. 13.

[56]      Submission 172, p.23.

[57]      Submission 156, p. 18.

[58]      Submission 156, p. 18.

[59]      VRB, Annual report 2015-16, p. 11.

[60]      Submission 122, pp 2-3.

[61]      Submission 122, pp 3-4.

[62]      Committee Hansard, 6 February 2017, p. 16-17.

[63]      Dunt review, p. 87.

[64]      Submission 122, p. 2.

[65]      Submission 323, Supplementary submission 1, p. 2.

[66]      Dunt review, p. 87.

[67]      Mr Justin Brown, Committee Hansard, 17 November 2016, p. 49.

[68]      Submission 292, pp 6, 9.

[69]      Submission 208, p. 9.

[70]      Submission 127, p. 4.

[71]      AAT, response to question on notice from 6 February 2017 public hearing.

[72]      For example, Mr David Kalman, Submission 54, pp 2-3.

[73]      Submission 127, p. 1.

[74]      Submission 208, p. 10.

[75]      Submission 208, p. 11.

[76]      Submission 208, Supplementary submission 1, p. 1.

[77]      Submission 208, Supplementary submission 1, p. 2.

[78]      Submission 160, p. 34.

[79]      Submission 277, pp 13-14.

[80]      Submission 277, p. 15.

[81]      DVA, response to written question on notice from 6 February 2017 public hearing. 

[82]      Submission 127, p. 2.

[83]      Submission 155, p. 6.

[84]      For example, VVFA, Submission 277, p. 14.

[85]      Committee Hansard, 5 May 2017, p. 12 and 16.

[86]      AAT, response to question on notice from hearing 6 February 2017.

[87]      Name withheld, Submission 306, p. 15.

[88]      Committee Hansard, 5 May 2017, p. 23.