4.7 Defence Abuse Reparation Scheme payments

Reparation Payments made by the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce (DART) under the Defence Abuse Reparation Scheme are not compensation payments. Receipt of a Reparation Payment does not require the recipient to waive any legal rights and does not affect her or his right to take other action or access other entitlements. Reparation Payments therefore have no impact on liability or compensation under the MRCA.

Commissions has approved a new policy that enables Delegates to use the fact that a claimant has received a reparation or redress payment in relation to abuse in the ADF to be used as evidence that either a category 2 or category 1A stressor has been met and is related to service.

Further information

Further information about the policy is available the MRCA Policy Manual in CLIK particularly the streamlining pages at Chapter 3.4.5 and further information on policies about abuse claims and information from Phoenix Australia about impacts of and understanding abuse can be found at Chapter 3.4.7 and the related sub-pages.