54136 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Veterans

Written Question

Published date: 01 Dec 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	54136 (2025)
Question asked:	17 Nov 2025
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Minister for Veterans
Minister replying:	Hon Chris Penk
Answer received:	25 Nov 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_54136_2025
Document guid:	2fa2d93c-1223-4dc5-8c2f-97bf905c7ec7

54136 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Veterans: How many crown appointee positions, if any, are there in the Minister's departments, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2025-26 financial year, broken down by board and number of chairs, deputy chairs and members?

Hon Chris Penk: The Veterans’ Entitlements Appeal Board (VEAB), the Veterans’ Health Advisory Panel (VHAP), and the Veterans’ Advisory Board (VAB) comprise the following positions: VEAB: one Chair, three members. VHAP: one Chair, one Deputy Chair, five members, three ex-officio. VAB: one Chair, one Deputy Chair, five Members, one ex-officio, one Deputy for ex-officio.