Abbreviations

AAT Administrative Appeals Tribunal
ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics
ADF Australian Defence Force
ADSO Alliance of Defence Service Organisations
AISRP Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention
ANAO Australian National Audit Office
APS Australian Public Service
APSC Australian Public Service Commission
AWM Australian War Memorial
Baume report A Fair Go: Report on Compensation for Veterans and War Widows
BEST Building Excellence in Support and Training
CDDA Compensation for Detriment Caused by Defective Administration
CDF Chief of the Defence Force
CFT continuous full time
Clarke review Review of Veterans' Entitlements
CSC Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation
CTSS Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies
Defence Department of Defence
DFWA (Qld) Defence Force Welfare Association (Queensland Branch)
DRCA Bill Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Bill 2016
DRCA Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 (proposed legislation created by DRCA bill)
Dunt Review Review of Mental Health Care in the ADF and Transition through Discharge
Dunt study Independent study into suicide in the ex-service community
DVA Department of Veterans' Affairs
ESO Ex-Service Organisation
GARP Guide to the Assessment of Rates of Veterans' Pensions
Gold Card DVA Health Card – for All Conditions
GP General Practitioner
MHPW study 2010 ADF Mental Health Prevalence and Wellbeing Study
MO Medical Officer
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MRCA Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
MRCA review Review of Military Compensation Arrangements
MRCC Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission
NMHC National Mental Health Commission
NMHC report Review into the Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention Services Available to current and former serving ADF members and their families
PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder
Tanzer Review Review of the Military Compensation Scheme
RMA Repatriation Medical Authority
RSL Returned and Services League of Australia
SoPs Statements of Principles
SRCA Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
VEA Veterans  Entitlements Act 1986
VRB Veterans Review Board
VVFA Vietnam Veterans' Federation of Australia
VVCS Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service
White Card DVA Health Card – for Specific Conditions

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