Appendix B. People and organisations consulted and submissions received

Formal submissions were received from the following organisations:

Australian Labor Party (submitted by Mr Alan Griffin MP, Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Shadow Minister for Defence Science and Personnel and Senator Nick Sherry, Shadow Minister for Superannuation and Intergenerational Finance, Banking and Financial Services)

Australian Special Air Service Association, National Executive (submitted by LTCOL David Lewis (Rtd))

Australian Veterans’ and Defence Services Council Incorporated (submitted by RADM Ian Crawford (Rtd))

Chief of Navy (submitted by VADM Russ Shalders)

Chief of Air Force (submitted by AM Geoff Shepherd AO)

Defence Families of Australia (submitted by Ms Nicole Quinn)

DEFCREDIT (submitted by CEO Mr Jon Linehan)

Defence Reserves Association, Queensland Branch (submitted by COL G Bulow (Rtd))

Defence Reserves Association, South Australia Branch (submitted by LTCOL Murray Alexander (Rtd))

Defence Reserves Association Victorian Branch (submitted by LTCOL Ian George (Rtd))

Defence Reserves Support Council (submitted by Chair DRSC Superannuation Group, Mr Bill Thompson)

Director General Navy Personnel and Training (submitted by CDRE David Letts)

Director General Personnel – Army (submitted by BRIG Paul Symon)

Director Personnel Capability Management – Air Force (submitted by GPCAPT David Richardson)

Fiducian Financial Services (submitted by Mr Cameron Darrow)

Head Personnel Executive (submitted by MAJGEN Mark Evans)

Injured Service Persons’ Association (submitted by President, Mr Ray Brown)

Legacy Co-ordinating Council (submitted by Chairman, David Grierson)

Military Superannuation and Benefits Board of Trustees (submitted by Chairman, Mr Charles Kiefel)

Naval Association of Australia (submitted by CMDR (Rtd) Peter Cooke Russell)

OzVeteransForce (submitted by LTCOL John Graham (Rtd) and LTCOL John Graham (Rtd))

Regular Defence Force Welfare Association (submitted by National President, Mr H.J. Adams)

Regular Defence Force Welfare Association, New South Wales Branch (submitted by Mr Bryan Wilson)

Returned & Services League of Australia – National Headquarters (submitted by MAJGEN (Rtd) Bill Crews)

Royal Australian Air Force Association National Council (submitted by Air Vice-Marshall (Rtd) Roxley McLennan)

Royal Australian Air Force Association Victorian Division (submitted by President, Mr Peter Colliver & Executive Director Mr Gordon Caley)

Royal Australian Air Force Engineer Officers’ Association (submitted by Mr Richard Orr)

Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps Association Western Australia (submitted by President, LTCOL (Rtd) Warren G Evans)

Royal United Service Institution of New South Wales (submitted by BRIG (Rtd) P.R. Carey)

Sea Change Implementation Team (submitted by CDRE Clint Thomas)

Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (submitted by Chairperson, Mr Graham McDonald)

The Royal Australian Regiment Association (submitted by MAJGEN (Rtd) Jim Connolly)

Vietnam Logistical Support Veterans’ Association Queensland (submitted by DFRDB Project Officer, Mr Rodney Nott)

Vietnam Veterans’ Federation (submitted by President, Mr Tim McCombe)

War Widows’ Guild – Victoria (submitted by Ms Patricia Medaris)

Formal submissions were received from the following individuals:

Mr Renato Alessio

WO2 Andrew Alford

BRIG Peter Alkemade

WO2 Kevin Anderson

Mr Paul Angus

MAJ Christian Antoniak (Rtd)

CHAP Clyde Appleby

COL (ARES) Michael Arnold

Mr Paul Asbury

PO Antony Barnfield

MAJ (ARES) Elizabeth Dawn Bedggood (Rtd)

MAJ Steve Bennett

PTE (ARES) Timothy Bennett

WO1 Kelvin Bennett-Paterson

PTE (ARES) Andrena Berran

SGT Brendan Berry

MAJ Bruce Blain

TPR (ARES) Rodney Bourke

LCDR Ross Bowden

SGT (RAAF) Greg Bower

Mr Brad Brewer

Mr Graham Bruce

Mr Richard Bryce

WOFF Greg Brydon

SGT Leon Bubenicek

LTCOL Michael Buck

FLTLT Glenn Buesnel-May

LTCOL D.E.F. Bullard, OBE (Rtd)

BRIG David Buring, AM (Rtd)

WO2 Terry Burnett

Mr Noel Buswell

Mr J.R. Byrne

CMDR Ian Campbell

WO (RAN) Sean Campbell

Mr Ivan (John) Caran

CPL (RAAF) Jeff Cause

CPO Roderick Charles

Mr David Clyde

MAJ Byron Cocksedge

FLTLT John Cody

SGT (ARES) Kevin Collihoe

CAPT Bram Connolly

Mr Peter Coulson

LTCOL Paul Coulthard

WO2 Marina Cox

WOFF David Cronan

WO2 Clint Crout

CMDR Chris Curtis

CPO Trevor Davidson

CAPT Bradley Davis

Mr Patrick Davoren

CPO Ian De Boer

CPL Phillip Leslie Deegan

LTCOL Alfred De’Laney (Rtd)

Mr Ron Dempsey

CPO Andrew Dennis

WO2 Stephen Derham

LCDR Jonathan Dolan

LEUT Ty Douglas

Mr William Ernest Douglas

LCDR Peter Dowton

WOFF Colin Doyle

Mr Michael Doyle

Mr Jason Draper

Mr Jim Duffield

SGT (RAAF) Michael Dunn

Mr Stephen Dunn

CPO Jamie Edwards

SGT Cenydd Richard J Evans (Rtd)

LCDR John Face (Rtd)

SGT John Farrell

CMDR Rod Fayle (Rtd)

FSGT Peter Ferguson

CPO Mark Ferrell

Mr Darren Fisk

Mr Mark Daniel Fletcher

WOFF Terry Freeman

Mr Anthony Joseph Fuller

CPL Richard Fulwood (Rtd)

CMDR Robert Gagnon

CPL Jason Gardner

Mr Raymond Gaskell

Mr Malcolm Gaydon

LCDR John Giffard

Mr R. Michael Gill

Mr Terry Gill

MAJ D.D. Graham (Rtd)

CPO Luke Graham

Mr Chris Gray

Mr William Griggs

LEUT Daniel Grosse

CAPT (ARES) Mark Grulke

MAJ (ARES) Ron Hack

Mr Geoffrey Hall

SGT (RAAF) Michelle Hamilton

Mr Neil Hammett

Mr R.F. Hammond

Mr David Hansen

Mr David Hardacre

Mr Jackson Harding

Mr Donald Harris

Mr David Harrison

Mr Ted Hartley

Mr Brook Hastie

WGCDR John Hatfield

CMDR Trevor Hay

LAC Christopher Heap

WO1 Les Hemperger

Mr Mark Henderson

Mr Jason Henry

CAPT Roy Henry

AB Kevin Hewitson

CMDR (RANR) Peter Hicks

Mr Jim Hislop

Mr Ian Hopkins

WO2 Ray Hoppo (Rtd)

Mr Warren Hosking

FLTLT Shaun Houlahan

Mr Z. Howard

Mr Greg Howell

TPR (ARES) Benjamin Humphries

SGT Mark Incze

LCDR Peta Irving

CAPT Barry James

Mr David Jamison, AM

LCDR Carleen Jones

CMDR Terry Jones (Rtd)

SGT Simon Joyce

Mr Colin Judd

SMN Nick Kelleher

CPL Aaron Kellett

LCDR Gary Kerr

CAPT (ARES) Andrew Kfoury

SQNLDR Mick Knewstub

COL (ARES) Doug Knight

LCDR Roger Knights

Mr Darryle Knowles

WOFF Allen Koskela

Mr Michael Kusternig

Mr Brian Langridge

CAPT Philip Law

Mr Craig Lawrence

CMDR Andrew Lewis

Mr Norman Lewis

MAJ Glyn Lofthouse

FLTLT Philip Long

WO2 Marcus Ludeman

LTCOL Andrew Neil MacNab

CMDR Mike MacNeill

WO2 Andrew MacReadie

CPO Ray Manley

WOFF Glenn Marchant

MAJ Ed McCann

Ms Sheree McClumpha

MAJ George McDougall

Mr Andrew McGalliard

Mr Bernie McGurgan

WO1 Ian McKay

CPL (ARES) Elise Mckelvie

CPO Joseph Meissner

LCPL (ARES) Cheryl Melling

CDRE Richard Menhinick, CSC

LEUT Ludovic Miller

WGCDR (RAAFSR) Derek Moore

SQNLDR Harold Morgan

Mr Ken Morgan

Mr John Morkham

Mr E.B. Morris

LCDR Terry Morrison

Mr Mark Morten

Mr Chris Martignoni

Mr Shane Moyle

MAJ Marcel Muller

LAC John Thomas Mulry

LCPL (ARES) Steve Munn

Mr Ryan Murray

LCDR (RANR) Eric Mushins

SGT Andrew Neilson

CMDR Peter Newcomb (Rtd)

Mr Peter T. Newman

AB Karen Nicholson

WO2 Laurence Nicholson (Rtd)

LCDR Robert Norton-Baker

Mr Brendan O’Brien

WO (RAN) John O’Brien

Mr Leon O’Donohue

CAPT (RAN) Stephen O’Keefe

LEUT (RANR) Gordon Oliver

MAJ Michael Opie

Mr Jonathon Orford

MAJ David Osborne (Rtd)

FSGT Craig Page

WGCDR Glen Paton

Mr Richard John Patterson

Mr Paul (surname not provided)

WGCDR Peter Chappelow, AM (Rtd)

GPCAPT Tim Pedley

Mr Arthur Barry Petersen

PTE (ARES) Tara Phegan

WGCDR Chris Phelan

CPL Nigel Pholi

WO2 Sean Plunkett

Mr Peter Plustwik

WO1 Richard Polson

MAJGEN Ashley Power, AM, CSC

LTCOL John Pronk (Rtd)

LEUT Barry Purkiss

MAJ Michael Rankin (Rtd)

Mr Brian Rawlinson

SGT (ARES) Brad Reeve

Mr Peter Reggars

CMDR Steven Reid

Mr Graham Rhodes

Mr Troy Roberts

CPO Phillip Robertson

CPL (RAAF) Matthew Robinson

CPL Amos Roccisano

LTCOL Greg Rowlands

Mr Noel Ryan

Mr Rick Ryan

Mr Bob Salmond

Mr Nicholas Sanders

Mr Gregory John Sawyer

MAJ Andreas Scheidl

WO1 Narelle Scott

LTCOL Gerard Sharkey (Rtd)

WGCDR Rohan Sharples

CPL Clayton Sharrett

MAJ David Siggers

Mr Andrew Slatter

WO2 Alex Smith

Mr Ben Smith

Mr D. A. Smith

PO Glenn Smith

SGT (RAAF) Mark Smith

LCDR Andrew St John-Brown (Rtd)

Mr Jim Staats

LCDR Tim Standen

CAPT Michael Stark

Mr Joe Straczek

MAJ Helen Stransky

CMDR Kerry Stephen, AM (Rtd)

Mr Grant Stuart

WO2 (ARES) Greg Summers

Mr Patrick Sumner

Mr Nick Sverdloff

Mr Peter Tait

WO1 Stephen Targett

Mr Don Tate

PO Aaron Taylor

Mr Hamish Taylor

LTCOL Robert Taylor (Rtd)

Mr Harold Vincent Tebbit

Mr Dean Tetley

LCDR Peter Thompson

CAPT (ARA) Dragon Tucic

Mr Paul Ugrinic

Mr R.A. Unger

Mr Michael Voss

Mr Colin Wade

Mr Darryl Wagstaff

CAPT Stephen Ware

CPL Jean Warwick

CPO Benjamin Wastell

Mr Charles Watson OAM

Mr Malcolm Webb

CAPT Peter Wertheimer (Rtd)

Mr Benjamin White

TPR (ARES) Daniel Wilce

WO2 Brett Wild

Mr Jason Williams

LTCOL Paul Wilmot (Rtd)

FLTLT Daniel Wilson

CPL Trent Wiseman

MAJ Franz Wolber (Rtd)

Mr Morgwn Wood

Mr Brad Woodland

SGT (RAAF) Benjamin Wright

Mr A. Wright

LCDR Bernard York

CPL (ARES) Adrian Younger

CAPT Sandy Zalstein

Note: An additional 42 submissions were received from authors who chose to remain anonymous

In addition to the people and organisations at Appendix A who supported the Review Team, the Review Team consulted with representatives of the following organisations:

Australian Defence Force Financial Services Consumer Council

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

Australian Veterans’ and Defence Services Council

Directorate Reserve Support Council

Defence’s Finance Officer

Chief of Defence Force

Chiefs of Service Committee

The Navy, Army and Air Force Personnel Branches

Regular Defence Force Welfare Association

Returned and Services League of Australia