Who we are

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The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) is a department of the Australian Government. We provide support, services and information for:

  • veterans and their dependants
  • serving and former serving ADF members
  • war widow/ers
  • Australian British Nuclear Tests participants
  • members of the Australian Federal Police and
  • students, teachers and historians

The support, services and information we provide includes:

See further:

Related pages

Our purpose

Our purpose, values and how we report our outcomes

Our structure

We have staff around Australia who provide information, advice and support for veterans

Organisational chart

The leaders and internal structure of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs

The Secretary

Learn about our Secretary Alison Frame

The Repatriation Commission

These Commissions oversee Australia’s veterans' support system and are independent of Government

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