Review of the Veterans Support Act 2014
Okay, we have all got down on Veterans Affairs over the past couple of years about anomalies and how veterans are treated under the Act. So here is your chance. A review of the Veterans Support Act 2014 is about to get underway with Professor Ron Paterson being appointed to lead a review of the operation of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014.
Professor Paterson is a Professor of Law at Auckland University, and a former Health and Disability Commissioner and Ombudsman. He has law degrees from Auckland and Oxford Universities, and has held Fulbright and Harkness Fellowships. Professor Paterson was awarded an ONZM for services to health in 2011.
Click HERE to read more and please take the time when submissions are called for to put your gripes down on paper. The consultation period will be July – September 2017. The Terms of Reference for the Review can be viewed by clicking HERE.
Your Association will be forwarding a submission on behalf of members, so watch this space. However, do not wait, start now preparing your submissions now.