About the sub-branch
RSL Cairns sub-branch can assist with matters relating to pensions and entitlements.
The Queensland State Headquarters of the RSL offers a FREE Pensions and Advocacy service that is staffed and operated by qualified Pensions Officers and Advocates. The Service is available to all veterans, former and current members of the Defence Force and their dependants. You do not have to be an RSL member to access the service.
The State Branch Pensions & Advocacy Service covers disability pensions, compensation payments, associated allowances, income support payments and treatment available to entitled veterans and current serving members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
We can:
Provide advice and prepare initial claims for disability pension or compensation under the Veterans' Entitlement Act (VEA), Military Rehabilitation & Compensation Act (MRCA), Safety, and Rehabilitation & Compensation Act (SRCA);
Advise and assist with application for review or reconsideration under various Acts listed above; and
Prepare and present cases for review before the Veterans' Review Board (VRB) and in certain circumstances the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).
Click here to contact the nearest Queensland location of the RSL State Branch Pensions & Advocacy Service.
Volunteer Pension Officers
RSL Sub Branches & Districts offer an initial service provided by volunteer Pensions Officers. The RSL does not charge for this service and you do not have to be an RSL member.
Sub Branches normally have people who have training at the basic level as Pensions Officers and Welfare Officers. In smaller Sub Branches the same person often performs both roles, while larger Sub Branches and Districts may have people trained at advanced level as Case Officers and Advocates.
These people are generally volunteers who have received training under the Training and Information Program (TIP).
The Training and Information Programme (TIP) is a joint venture of ex-service organisations and Veterans' Affairs providing training for members of the ex-service community as Pensions Officers, Welfare Officers, Case Officers and Advocates.