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Re(1): DFRDB & Alan Jones IP: 122.104.206.205 Posted on 21/6/2019 at 11:01:42 AM by Col Coyne
Did you take your Commutation entitlement at time of discharge?
Are you aware the reduced 'retirement pay' WILL NOT be restored to full entitlement when you have fully repaid that advance sum to the Commonwealth?
For those who may not be aware the Commonwealth Ombudsman is conducting his own investigation into the DFRDB Commutation arrangements.
Submissions close in 9 days time, 30 June, go to http://www.ombudsman.gov.au/How-we-can-help/australian-defence-force/dfrdb
Download the questionnaire and email it to the Ombudsman asap.
I am involved with the DFRDB Commutation Campaign 2019. Go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/684907061943195/
Up the top there are four buttons, Join – Notifications – Share _ More Just select the Join button, as soon as I see it come up on the screen I will approve access.
Llew O'Brien MP is doing an excellent job in communicating our grievances to the general public via his media interviews. More that we can say for our Minister for Veteran Affairs, Darren Chester,eh? Replies: