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An essential element of our aims is to protect our members and their families’ rights and entitlements under the various Commonwealth Acts.
We are recognized by Government as a major Ex-Service Organisation (ESO) because of our representation of RAR current service men and ex-servicemen and our combined strength of over 15,000 financial members and access to over 70,000 other eligible persons.
We will represent our views on matters that only effect our Association’s aims directly to Government and its agencies and indirectly through kindred ESOs: RSL, Defence Force Welfare Association (DFWA), Legacy and other representative bodies.
If you have any matter you believe threatens your entitlements, please let us know.
Our Association has an Alliance with the Defence Force Welfare Association (DFWA) in Military Superannuation and other major advocacy issues. This allows us to contribute to and endorse their submissions to Government if necessary while retaining our own independence to make our own submissions. On the subject of Military Superannuation we are in full agreement with the DFWA.
WHAT IS IT WE SEEK? Quite simply, indexation of your pension using the SAME formula that applies to Aged and Service Pensions. Why should you be treated differently … and why should you have your standard of living continually deteriorate? Remember you contributed to your superannuation during your working years!
DFWA WEBSITE: ALL ABOUT THE MILITARY SUPERANNUATION PENSIONS ISSUE
The Government announced on 21 August 2009 that it would refuse to provide for ADF families in retirement by adequately indexing their superannuation pensions. The Matthews Report - conveniently released the day Parliament went into recess - blandly recommends that military superannuation schemes continue to be indexed by the CPI. The Government has refused to provide ADF superannuants with adequate protection against cost of living increases despite: Six parliamentary inquiries either recommending military superannuation pensions be better indexed or reflecting on the current arrangements; & The Australian Bureau of Statistics openly stating that the CPI simply does not reflect the cost of living.
Read about the 'Call to Arms', Reports, Responses & background information:
GOVERNMENT INQUIRIES 1972 - 2008
THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS REPORT 2005
DEFINED BENEFITS VERSUS ACCUMULATION SCHEMES
DFWA RESPONSE TO THE MATTHEWS REPORT
BACKGROUND - PREVIOUS DFWA INVOLVEMENT
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The following sites provide further information on this matter:
http://militarysuperannuation.for-our.info/
The RAR Association with the DFWA will continue to campaign on your behalf on this important issue - but we need your help.
Please read our Action Plan to see what you can do.
Ted Chitham
14 November 2009
