House of Representatives Notice Paper Question No 1036
Schedule Number: 300263		 Publication Date: 2 February 2010
Hansard: Pages 148-9

Military Superannuation

 Member: Markus

Ms Markus asked the Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, in writing, on 19 October 2009:

  1. When will the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support and Member for the Electoral Division of Eden Monaro, the Hon. Dr Mike Kelly MP, deliver on his pre-election commitment concerning military superannuation, that he would ‘never stop campaigning on this issue until it is adopted and implemented for every Commonwealth superannuant in Eden-Monaro, and all of Australia’.
  2. Did Dr Kelly support the Government’s response to the ‘Matthews’ Review’ (Mr Trevor Matthews, Review of Pension Indexation Arrangements in Australian Government Civilian and Military Superannuation Schemes, 21 August 2009) that the indexation arrangements for military superannuation not be changed; if so, why.

Mr Combet - The answer to the honourable member’s question is as follows:

  1. and (2) In accordance with House of Representatives practice, I cannot answer in relation to another Member’s statements, for which I have no responsibility.

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