POPPY DAY APPEAL
1077. Hon
COLIN de GRUSSA to the minister representing the Minister for Veterans
Issues:
I refer to the Western Australian
Aged Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen's Relief Fund Act 1932.
(1) How many ex-service
organisations currently have the authority to conduct the annual Poppy Day
appeal?
(2) Has the minister considered
amending this; and, if yes —
(a) what amendments have been
considered; and
(b) who has been consulted on the
proposed amendments to date?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following
information has been provided to me by
the Minister for Veterans Issues. The Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and
Innovation advises the following.
(1) One, the Returned and Services
League, Western Australian Branch—RSLWA.
(2) The Western Australian Aged Sailors, Soldiers and
Airmen's Relief Fund Act 1932 is currently the subject of a review
of veteran specific Western Australian legislation.
(a) The review is
considering a wide range of options. No specific amendments have been proposed.
(b) RSLWA, Legacy
WA, the Royal Australian Air Force Association, the respective chairs of the Western
Australian Aged Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen's Relief Fund and the
Anzac Day Trust.