Victoria

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Terms of reference

The Victorian Consultative Forum will:

  1. provide a mechanism for regular consultation and discussion between the Deputy Commissioner and Ex-Service Organisations (ESOs) to discuss systemic issues that concern the veteran and defence communities arising from the range of DVA operations including:
    • operational issues
    • health care including hospital and community based care
    • aged care both residential and community based
    • health and well-being
    • income support
    • compensation
    • rehabilitation
    • emerging issues for currently serving and recently separated ADF members
  2. sitting as the Victorian Treatment Monitoring Committee, monitor the access to and the quality of treatment available to entitled persons as private patients under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
  3. enhance the ex-service community's understanding of DVA's service delivery performance in Victoria through improved communication and information sharing between DVA and the ex-service community
  4. assist in identifying issues that may require referral to a national-led forum e.g. the ESO Round Table for strategic issues or the Operational Working Party for day-to-day operational matters
  5. provide a mechanism to disseminate information about Veterans' Affairs initiatives and Department of Defence and broader Commonwealth activities where appropriate
  6. provide a forum which facilitates the maintenance of an effective working relationship between ESOs, the Deputy Commissioner and DVA staff in Victoria.
Membership
Organisation Members
ADF Transition for Employment VIC/TAS Anthony Manakis
Advocacy Training and Development Program Roger Greene OAM
Aussie Veterans Association Dave Menz
Austin Health VLO Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital Rob Winther OAM
Australian Commando Regiment — Victorian Branch Doug Knight
Australian National Veterans Arts Museum Tanja Johnson
Australian Veterans and Defence Services Council Ray Gill JP
Australian Veterans Alliance John McNeill
Bravery Trust TBC
Central Victorian Veterans Support Centre Cindy Stott
Defence Families Australia Ashley Smith
Defence Force Welfare Association Daryll Topp
Defence Reserves Association Ian George
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Aaron Coutts
Goulbourn Valley Veterans Centre Paul Blackwell
HMAS Perth National Association Pete Johnson
Melbourne Legacy Mark Dixon
Naval Association of Australia Dale Borthwick
Path of the Horse Dean Mighell
Partners of Veterans Association Cheryl Myers
Regional Veterans' Centre (Victoria) Greg Powell
Royal Australian Air Force Association John Clarkson CSC
RSL Victoria Jeff Jackson OAM
Soldier On Jason Isaac
Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Ex-Servicemen & Women of Victoria Inc. Peter Holz
Vasey RSL Care Janna Voloshin
Victorian Veterans Council Greg Yorke CSC
Vietnam Veteran's Association Australia Bob Elworthy
Women Veteran Australia Peta Irving
Women Veteran Network Australia Jennifer Marr

The forum is chaired by the Victorian Deputy Commissioner.

Proxies

The Chair has discretion to allow members to nominate a substitute attendee when considered necessary.

Meeting schedule

It is anticipated that face-to-face meetings of the State and Territory Forums will be restricted to two or three each calendar year with any additional out-of-session meetings being conducted via video or telephone conferencing as required.

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