Department of Veterans’ Affairs (Australia)

Department of Veterans' Affairs

Department overview
Formed	5 October 1976 (1976-10-05)
Preceding Department	Department of Repatriation
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth Government
Employees	2,055 (at April 2013)
Minister responsible	Dan Tehan, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, the Minister for Defence Materiel, and the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC
Department executive	Simon Lewis PSM, Secretary
Child agencies	Australian War Memorial Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission Office of Australian War Graves Repatriation Commission Repatriation Medical Authority Specialist Medical Review Council Veterans’ Children Education Boards Veterans' Review Board
Website	www.dva.gov.au
Footnotes

The Department of Veterans' Affairs is a department of the Government of Australia, established in 1976, and charged with the responsibility of delivering government programs for war veterans, members of the Australian Defence Force, members of the Australian Federal Police, and their dependants. The Repatriation Commission's Day-to-Day manager is the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

For administration purposes, the department forms part of the Defence portfolio. Note. The Minister for Defence acts on behalf of the Minister for Veterans Affairs within the Inner Cabinet - of government.

The head of the department is the Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, currently Simon Lewis PSM, who is responsible to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs and the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC, currently the Hon. Dan Tehan MP. The Secretary of the Department also has the responsibility of the Repatriation Commission.

The functions of the department are broadly classified into the following matters:

In carrying out its functions, the department administers the following agencies:

The Department of Veterans' Affairs is responsible for administration of several key Acts:

The Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs is Simon Lewis, since July 2013. In addition to his role of departmental secretary, he is also the President of the Repatriation Commission and Chair of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission.

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