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...
DFRDB
ADFRA – Reminder: Federal Court Hearing Wednesday at 10.15 am
Tuesday 10th May 2022
Please be advised that the Federal Court hearing this Wednesday, 11 May 2022 will be livestreamed at the following...
ADFRA – DFRDB Update May 2022
Tuesday 10th May 2022
Federal Court Hearing – 11 May 2022A reminder that the hearing of Clinton McKenzie’s Federal Court matter has been set downfor Wednesday, 11 May 2022, at 10:15 am (EST).The hearing will be live-streamed, and we will email the link as soon as it is made availableto the...
ADFRA DFRDB Court Hearing Update
Wednesday 9th Mar 2022
Hi All, It looks like the case management hearing in Clinton McKenzie’s Federal Court matter will go ahead at 0930 Sydney time on Friday 11 March 22. If it does, the hearing should appear on the Court’s NSW Daily List on late Thursday...
Senate inquiry into DFRDB – Hearings -ADFRA Update May 2021
Thursday 27th May 2021
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...
Senate Inquiry into DFRDB On Thursday 20 May 2021 – Open Hearings
Tuesday 18th May 2021
The Senate FADT Reference Committee conducting the Inquiry into DFRDB will be conducting an Open Hearing on Thursday, 20 May 2021, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM. This is an inquiry into the accuracy of information provided to Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits...
Senate Inquiry: Accuracy of information provided to Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (DFRDB) members
Wednesday 28th Apr 2021
On 18 March 2021 the Senate referred the following matter to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee for inquiry and report by Thursday, 24 June 2021: Accuracy of information provided to Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (DFRDB) members....
ADFRA – DFRDB Update – September 2020
Wednesday 23rd Sep 2020
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...
ADFRA – DFRDB Update – July 2020
Thursday 20th Aug 2020
Hi All, This Update although short in itself has reference to our letter to three Federal Government Minister’s, I commend it to you particularly the paper developed over a long period by Herb. I believe this paper clearly sets out our case and justifies the need...
Taxation of DFRDB/MSBS Class A/B Invalidity Benefits Paid by CSC
Tuesday 14th Jul 2020
In March 2020, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) in Brisbane upheld the objections of the three Veterans against the Australian Tax Office (ATO) treatment of their DFRDB and MSBS Class A and B Invalidity Benefits paid by the Commonwealth Superannuation...