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Hearing Block 5, Townsville

Hearing Block 5 will run from Monday 20 June at the Mercure Hotel Townsville.

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Hearing Block 5, Townsville

Hearing Block 5 will run from Monday 20 June at the Mercure Hotel Townsville.

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Announcement

On 8 July 2021, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), issued Letters Patent, which established the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. Mr Nick Kaldas APM, the Hon James Douglas QC, and Dr Peggy Brown AO have been appointed as Royal Commissioners. They are required to produce an interim report by 11 August 2022 and a final report by 17 June 2024.

The Letters Patent set out the Royal Commissioners’ terms of reference.

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Background papers have been released

Background papers from the Department of Defence and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs are available.

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