The Hon Justice Perry has asked for the case management hearing for Clinton McKenzie’s Federal Court matter on Commutation, which was scheduled for 28 February 2022, to be postponed until 3 March 2022. The hearing is expected be short as it will merely be about...
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ADFRA DFRDB Court Hearing 31 January 2022
Attached is a summary of today's court hearing, we believe it is a good outcome and hopefully very soon we will have a Pro Bono Barrister in our corner. ADFRAs-DFRDB-FEDERAL-COURT-HEARING-31-JANUARY-2022-1Download It is critical that the information we send out gets...
ADFRA – DFRDB Update January 2022
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, This is an important Update we are about to go to court our case looks sound, but it will be up to the judge. ADFRA-DFRDB-UPDATE-01-2022Download Please register to watch the case the Update provides you with the necessary details and a large...
ADFRA – DFRDB Update – September 2021
The Senate FADT Committee’s Inquiry We had hoped for a Government response to the Senate FADT Committee’s report beforethis Update, but to date there has been none. The Effect of the DFRDB Commutation CampaignOver the past two years, the DFRDB Commutation Campaign has...
ADFRA Update May 2021 – Senate inquiry into DFRDB
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...
Superannuation Info: DFRDB pension adjustments for July 2021
From 1 July 2021, all recipients will receive a 1.1% increase to the indexed portion of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (DFRDB) Scheme and the Defence Force Retirement Benefits (DFRB) Scheme. The current indexation method for income streams payable...
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 recalculation...
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 for...
ADFRA’s DFRDB May 2020 Update
Australian Defence Force Retirees Association Inc.No. A0108026RWe represent the interests of Defence Force Retirees regarding their Superannuationwww: https://www.adfra.org/ Email: [email protected] IntroductionDue to COVID-19 and related factors, this will be a brief...