Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        The Hon Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives Hansard, 30 March 2017, p. 12.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No. 38, 30 March 2017, p. 1245.

[3]        Selection of Bills Committee, Report No. 4 of 2017, p. 9.

[4]        EM, Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 2017, p. ii.

[5]        EM, Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 2017, p. ii.

[6]        EM, Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 2017, p. ii.

[7]        The Hon Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives Hansard, 30 March 2017, p. 12.

[8]        EM, Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 2017, p. iii.

[9]        The Hon Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives Hansard, 30 March 2017, p. 12.

[10]      Department of Veterans' Affairs, Submission 7, pp. 6–7.

[11]      Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Scrutiny Digest No. 5 of 2017, 10 May 2017, pp. 59­–60.

[12]      The Hon Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Preliminary comments to the Scrutiny of Bills Committee, https://www.aph.gov.au/~/media/Committees/Senate/committee/scrutiny/ministerial_responsiveness/comment_and_response.pdf?la=en (accessed 6 June 2016).  Preliminary comments are likely to be included in Scrutiny Digest No. 6 of 2017, which is expected to be tabled on 14 June 2017.

[13]      Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Scrutiny Digest No. 5 of 2017, 10 May 2017, pp. 61–62.

[14]      The Hon Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Preliminary comments to the Scrutiny of Bills Committee, https://www.aph.gov.au/~/media/Committees/Senate/committee/scrutiny/ministerial_responsiveness/comment_and_response.pdf?la=en (accessed 6 June 2016).  Preliminary comments are likely to be included in Scrutiny Digest No. 6 of 2017, which is expected to be tabled on 14 June 2017.

[15]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights Scrutiny Report: Report 4 of 2017, May 2017, p. 74.

Chapter 2 - Issues raised in evidence

[1]        For example: Commonwealth Ombudsman, Submission 1; Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Submission 2; Returned and Services League of Australia, Submission 6.

[2]        International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,  New York, 16 December 1966 , entry into force 13 November 1980, [1980] ATS 23, Part III, Article 14—However, whether administrative review proceedings constitute a 'suit at law' is not fully settled.

[3]        Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Submission 2, p. 2.

[4]        Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Submission 2, p. 4.

[5]        Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Submission 2, p. 6.

[6]        Returned and Services League of Australia, Submission 6, p. 5.

[7]       Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Submission 2, p. 2.

[8]        Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Submission 2, p. 2.

[9]        Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Submission 2, p. 4.

[10]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Submission 1, p. 4.

[11]      For example: Alliance of Defence Service Organisations, Submission 3, pp. 9–13; Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Submission 2, p. 5.

[12]      Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Submission 2, p. 5.

[13]      For example: Commonwealth Ombudsman, Submission 1; Alliance of Defence Service Organisations, Submission 3; Department of Defence, Submission 5; Department of Veterans' Affairs, Submission 7.

[14]      Alliance of Defence Service Organisations, Submission 3, p. 5.

[15]      Veterans' Review Board, Submission 8, pp. 1–2.

[16]      Doug Humphreys OAM, Principal Member, Veterans' Review Board, additional information received 25 May 2017, p. 1.

[17]      Veterans' Review Board, Submission 8, p. 2.

[18]      Doug Humphreys OAM, Principal Member, Veterans' Review Board, additional information received 25 May 2017, p. 3.

[19]      Ms Carolyn Spiers, Principal Legal Advisor , Department of Veterans' Affairs, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 May 2017, p. 22.

[20]      Department of Veterans' Affairs, List of bodies that can dismiss frivolous and vexatious (tabled 26 May 2017).

[21]      Ms Carolyn Spiers, Principal Legal Advisor , Department of Veterans' Affairs, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 May 2017, p. 23.

[22]      Ms Edel Kairouz, Assistant Secretary, Rehabilitation, Case Escalation and MRCA Review, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 May 2017, pp. 21–22.

[23]      Mr Noel McLaughlin, Chairman, Alliance of Defence Service Organisations, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 May 2017, p. 4.

[24]      Colonel David Jamison, AM (Retired), National Spokesman, Alliance of Defence Service Organisations, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 May 2017, p. 1.

[25]      Mr Noel McLaughlin, Chairman, Alliance of Defence Service Organisations, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 May 2017, p. 3.

[26]      Ms Carolyn Spiers, Principal Legal Advisor , Department of Veterans' Affairs, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 May 2017, p. 23.

[27]      For example: Alliance of Defence Service Organisations, Submission 3; Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Submission 4; Returned and Services League of Australia, Submission 6.

[28]      Alliance of Defence Service Organisations, Submission 3, pp. 9–13.

[29]      Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Submission 4, pp. 1–2.

[30]      Alliance of Defence Service Organisations, Submission 3, p. 10.

[31]      Alliance of Defence Service Organisations, Submission 3, pp. 9–13.

[32]      Alliance of Defence Service Organisations, Submission 3, p. 10.

[33]      Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Digital Readiness and Other Measures) Act 2017, s. 409A, 151B, 131A.

[34]      For example: Alliance of Defence Service Organisations, Submission 3; Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Submission 4; Returned and Services League of Australia, Submission 6.

[35]      Department of Veterans' Affairs, Submission 7, p. 5.

[36]      For example: Commonwealth Ombudsman, Submission 1; Department of Defence, Submission 5; Department of Veterans' Affairs, Submission 7.

[37]      Mr Carrigy-Ryan, Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 May 2017, p. 13.

[38]      Mr Peter Carrigy-Ryan, Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, additional information received 30 May 2017, p. 2.

[39]      Ms Carolyn Spiers, Principal Legal Advisor, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 May 2017, p. 19.