NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION
Section 196G of the
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
The Repatriation Medical Authority (the Authority) gives notice under section 196G of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (the VEA) that, pursuant to subsection 196B(7A) of the VEA, as there are grounds for such a review it intends to carry out an investigation in respect of the following:
- nerve agents; and
- oil well fire smoke,
as factors in malignant neoplasm of the brain.
This investigation will be carried out in the context of Statements of Principles Instrument Nos. 58 & 59 of 2008, as amended by Instrument Nos. 37 & 38 of 2011, concerning malignant neoplasm of the brain.
The Authority invites the following persons and organisations to make written submissions to the Authority in respect of the investigation:
a person eligible to make a claim for pension under Part II or Part IV of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986;
a person eligible to make a claim for compensation under section 319 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 [‘the MRCA’];
an organisation representing veterans, Australian mariners, members of the Forces, members of the Peacekeeping Forces, members within the meaning of the MRCA, or their dependants;
the Repatriation Commission or the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission; and
a person having expertise in a field relevant to the investigation.
This Notice of Investigation broadens the terms of the previously advertised Notice of Investigation which appeared in the Government Notices Gazette of 27 June 2012.
The Authority will hold its first meeting for the purposes of this investigation on 8 October 2013.
Persons and organisations wishing to make a submission should obtain a copy of the RMA Submission Guidelines from the RMA website [www.rma.gov.au] or by contacting the RMA Secretariat at the address or telephone number below.
All submissions must be in writing and received by the Authority at the address below no later than 20 September 2013.
The Common Seal of the )
Repatriation Medical Authority )
was affixed in the presence of )
PROFESSOR NICHOLAS SAUNDERS AO
CHAIRPERSON 21/06/2013