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, it intends to carry out an investigation in respect of the use of the terms:
- 'eyewitness'; and
- 'corpse' and 'casualty' in the plural,
in the definition of category 1B stressor in the following Statements of Principles:
Condition: | Instrument Nos.: |
acute stress disorder | 41 & 42 of 2014 |
adjustment disorder | 23 & 24 of 2016 |
alcohol use disorder | 48 & 49 of 2017 |
anxiety disorder | 102 & 103 of 2014, as amended |
cardiomyopathy | 85 & 86 of 2015, as amended |
cerebrovascular accident | 65 of 2015, as amended |
chronic multisymptom illness | 55 of 2014 |
depressive disorder | 83 & 84 of 2015, as amended |
eating disorder | 13 & 14 of 2016 |
female sexual dysfunction | 95 & 96 of 2016 |
gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer | 61 of 2015, as amended |
gingivitis | 45 & 46 of 2013 |
inflammatory bowel disease | 19 of 2012 |
ischaemic heart disease | 1 & 2 of 2016, as amended |
multiple sclerosis | 100 & 101 of 2011, as amended |
personality disorder | 17 & 18 of 2018 |
posttraumatic stress disorder | 82 & 83 of 2014 |
psoriasis | 31 of 2012 |
schizophrenia | 83 & 84 of 2016 |
substance use disorder | 59 & 60 of 2017 |
suicide and attempted suicide | 65 & 66 of 2016, as amended |
The Authority invites the following persons and organisations to make written submissions to the Authority in respect of any of the investigations:
a person eligible to make a claim for pension under Part II or Part IV of the VEA;
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.
The Authority will hold its first meeting for the purposes of each of these investigations on 7 August 2018.
Persons and organisations wishing to make a submission can use the RMA website http://www.rma.gov.au/investigations/ to electronically lodge the submission and supporting information. Alternatively, submissions can be sent by email to info@rma.gov.au or posted to the address below. The RMA Submission Guidelines are available online for guidance. The RMA Secretariat may be contacted at the address, telephone number or email address below for further assistance.
All submissions must be in writing and received by the Authority no later than 3 August 2018.
The Common Seal of the ) Repatriation Medical Authority ) was affixed at the direction of: ) | |
| PROFESSOR NICHOLAS SAUNDERS AO CHAIRPERSON 22 / 6 / 2018 |