Please be advised that the Federal Court hearing this Wednesday, 11 May 2022 will be livestreamed at the following...
ADFRA – Reminder: Federal Court Hearing Wednesday at 10.15 am
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ADFRA – DFRDB Update 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Ombudsman’s Inquiry into DFRDB Commutation
The Ombudsman’s office today (11th December) released a Media Statement on the outcome of his inquiry into DFRDB Commutation. A copy of that Statement and the Ombudsman's Report is here. Ministerial Statement - Independent Inquiry Report into DFRDB Scheme The...