Royal Commission on the Assessment of War Service Disabilities
Royal Commission on the assessment of war service disabilities · Repatriation Royal Commission · War Disabilities Royal Commission
27 August 1924 – 22 December 1924
A commission of medical men that inquired whether the Repatriation Commission's methods of deciding whether, and how far, ex-servicemen's disabilities were due to or aggravated by war service were sound.
How it came into existence
Appointed by Letters Patent dated 27 August 1924 by the Bruce government; the Prime Minister had announced its proposed membership on 17 July 1924, with one member to be chosen from names submitted by the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League. Its terms were limited to the general question of the method of determining war-caused or war-aggravated disabilities, not repatriation administration generally.
Changes during its life
- 10 June 1925Report laid before Parliament.
How it ended
Its report, dated 22 December 1924, ended the commission; it was laid before Parliament on 10 June 1925. Its recommendations included increases in some war pensions.
Main functions
- Methods of determining disabilities due to or aggravated by war service
- Assessment of war pensions
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