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The Joint Transition Authority is expected to host consultations to improve the transition process for former Defence members into their civilian life.
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The Joint Transition Authority (JTA) announced that it has planned a number of online consultations between April and May to receive feedback from Defence members and veterans to enhance support in the transition to civilian life.
Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans’ Affairs Darren Chester explained that the process will optimise the assistance provided by Defence for members who are transitioning into their civilian life.
“The government is committed to ensuring ADF members and their families are better prepared and supported through all stages of transition from Defence to civilian life, and this can only be achieved by listening to those with lived experiences of the process,” Minister Chester said.
“Since the government established the JTA in October last year, ongoing engagement across Defence, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) and the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) has provided guidance on how we can improve the transition services offered across these agencies, but now it is time to hear from those it directly affects.
“I encourage all those who have transitioned or supported a loved one through the process, as well as the broader defence and veteran community, to engage with the JTA and put forward ideas on how we can improve transition, but also on what is working well at the moment.
“Only by working together — government, Defence, DVA and the broader ex-service community — can we create a system that ensures our ADF personnel and their families have the best possible transition.”
The creation of the JTA was triggered by suggestions from the Productivity Commission in order to improve Defence’s collaboration with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation.
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