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 the ‘legal speak’ long-winded and irrelevant to the issue of ‘lifetime […]
On 20 May 2021, the FADT Reference Committee held its open hearing into DFRDB. The hearing can still be viewed by clicking on this link: Foreign Affairs Defence & Trade – 20/05/2021 08:50:00 – Parliament of Australia (aph.gov.au) Testimony of each witness commences at: 09:07:15 – Ken Stone, Independent Advocate 09:41:30 – Herb Ellerbock, ADFRA […]
IntroductionAnother short Update.CDDA ApplicationHerb has still heard nothing regarding his claim.Legal ActionWe have received a Departmental Reply to our Request for Amendment of the DFRDB Act, in which we requested: The amendment of the DFRDB Act; The recalculation of the retirement pay reduction for recipients yet to reach Schedule 3 life expectancy; The refund of all retirement pay […]