Our best wishes to you and your families for a safe and happy 2024. Thanks for your support Ongoing Quest for Fair TreatmentOur quest for fair treatment over our superannuation entitlements is ongoing. We will be in Canberra again next month and will report on the...
ADFRA
ADFRA – DFRDB UPDATE – OCTOBER 2023
Monday 16th Oct 2023
We have remained quiet while the question of the Voice was being addressed, but not idle.Earlier this year, we wrote to Senators and Members of Parliament to again express our concerns, and several forwarded them to the Minister, the Hon Matt Keogh MP and the Shadow...
DFRDB UPDATE – JULY 2023 (Part 2)
Wednesday 19th Jul 2023
Our SituationFor those seeking an overview of our situation, we have condensed the evidence we compiled in the Reduction of DFRDB Defined Benefits video presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QLJE26TC5I into an email Betrayal of Defence Veterans which we have...
ADFRA – DFRDB Update – May 2023
Tuesday 9th May 2023
Federal Court DecisionMost are already aware that the decision in McKenzie v Commonwealth SuperannuationCorporation [2023] FCA 396 has been handed down by Justice Perry and that the decision did not go our way.First, on behalf of all DFRDB members I want to express...
ADFRA – The Federal Court Decision
Thursday 4th May 2023
In a word we lost. The Federal Court Decision Summary, Full Text and Orders can be viewed here https://www.adfra.org/ref.php Let me be clear that our fight is far from over. Clarifying the interpretation of the Commutation provision in the DFRDB Act is...
DFRDB UPDATE – Federal Court Decision on 2nd May
Monday 1st May 2023
Justice Perry has confirmed that judgment in Clinton McKenzie’s matter will be delivered tomorrow at 10:00am, in Court Room 18B in the Queens Square Federal Court Building, Sydney. Members of the public may attend. In addition, the live-stream of...
DFRDB UPDATE – March 2023
Wednesday 8th Mar 2023
Federal Court Hearing We still don’t have a decision but received this from Justice Perry’s Associate: “Justice Perry is aware that judgment has been outstanding for some time. Unfortunately, while her Honour had intended to address this judgment over the January...
ADFRA – DFRDB Update October 2022
Tuesday 1st Nov 2022
Federal Court Hearing Justice Perry has still not yet handed down her decision. Petition to the House of Representatives I draw your attention to Petition EN4548 titled “Whole of Life Reductions to DFRDB Retirement Pay”. ADFRA did not initiate this Petition as it does...
ADFRA – DFRDB Update September 2022
Wednesday 14th Sep 2022
DFRDB UPDATE – SEPTEMBER 2022 Federal Court Hearing: Justice Perry has still not yet handed down her decision. Meeting with the New Minister In our July 2022 Update we advised that we had requested a meeting with the newMinister, the Hon Matt Keogh MP, to discuss our...
Federal Court Hearing: DFRDB Commutation – 11 May 2022
Wednesday 11th May 2022
If you watched today's (11th of May) hearing of Clinton McKenzie's Federal Court matter, you should be proud of how he presented his (our) case. His oral submission was well researched, polished and unemotional. From the feedback I have seen so far, some found...