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•The Minister for Veterans' Affairs Danna Vale released the Report of the Review of Veterans' Entitlements on 13 February 2003. A media release issued by the Minister can be accessed at
http://minister.dva.gov.au/media_releases/2003/febr/va005.htm.

• The Review Committee presented its report to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, the Hon Danna Vale MP, on 6 January 2003.

• The Committee thanks all who attended the public and private meetings for their co-operation and participation.

• Transcripts of all the public meetings are available on the Meetings page.

• The Committee received 3076 submissions, including 334 supplementary submissions. The Committee requested that submissions be received by 18 April 2002 and extended that deadline until the 30 August 2002.

• Over 700 public submissions are available on the website. Go to Read a Submission.

• An indication of the number and types of issues raised in the submissions is available. Go to Summary of issues.

• The Minister for Veterans' Affairs has issued a number of media releases about the Review of Veterans' Entitlements. The Minister's media releases can be accessed by clicking on the name of the media release.

VA5 – 8 February – Independent Committee to Review Veterans’ Entitlements

VA11 - 27 February - Veterans' Review Committee Calls Submissions

VA22 - 26 April - Overwhelming Response to Veterans' Review

VA105 – 19 August – Veterans' Review Submissions Close at End of August

VA 113 - 2 September - Veterans’ Review Enters Final Phase

VA 005 - 13 February 2003 - Release of Clarke Report into Veterans' Entitlements