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Coroner calls for Department of Veterans Affairs to be subject to independent audit of veterans’ complaints
A Victorian coroner has recommended the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) be subject to independent audits of its handling of veterans' compensation claims following an inquest into the suicide of army veteran Jesse Bird.
Coroner Jacqui Hawkins called for the role of National Commissioner for Defence and Veterans Suicide Prevention to be dramatically expanded to allow for broader reviews of DVA processes, and investigations into complaints about the Department made by veterans.
- Michael Atkin
- ABC News
Coroner Hawkins found that DVA had acted contrary to…