If you need legal help, please contact the Legal Aid Commission in your state or territory.If you need help with entitlements, you can find an advocate using the ex-service organisation advocacy finder.
Published date: 19 February 2024 | Resource type: Fact sheet
In March 2023 the Federal government changed laws to improve legal protections for people giving confidential information to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
Published date: 09 June 2022 | Resource type: Fact sheet
The terms of reference directs a Royal Commission on the matters that they are to inquire into. This factsheet explains this Royal Commission’s terms of reference, what is relevant to their inquiry, and how you can use them in a submission
A private session is a confidential meeting between you and a Commissioner from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. This fact sheet is about what happens to your information after you share it in a private session.
Do you want to name a person or organisation to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide? This factsheet will help you understand the law and your options if choose to name names in your submission or private session.
Published date: 03 June 2022 | Resource type: Fact sheet
A private session is a confidential meeting between you and a Commissioner from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. This fact sheet is about what legal protections a private session gives you.
A witness is a person who will speak about their experience at a public hearing. This factsheet explains what will happen and your rights when you are called to be a witness for the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
A notice to produce is a legal document that requires you to give the requested information or documents to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. This fact sheet is about what it means if you get a notice to produce, and the legal protections it gives you.
Published date: 08 July 2022 | Resource type: Fact sheet
This easy English guide is about the Defence and Veterans Legal Service. It is written in easy English (information written in an easy to read way) making it suitable for people with low literacy or for whom English is not their first language.
Published date: 10 May 2023 | Resource type: Fact sheet
This fact sheet is about the ways we can help you share your experience and recommendations with the Royal Commission.
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