Statistics about DVA medical adviser as of 22 May 2026

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This FOI decision (reference LEX 82845, dated 22 June 2026) responds to seven questions about DVA's medical adviser workforce as at 22 May 2026. The release is a letter of decision with answers rather than underlying data tables. It reports 57.61 FTE Medical Advisers in Compensation (including seniors) and 13.4 FTE in Health (including seniors). It states that medical advisers are a contracted rather than directly employed workforce, most working at least 0.6 FTE, and that all must hold unconditional Ahpra registration, have at least five years' current clinical experience and undergo induction and competency training. DVA said it holds no data on overseas origin, English as a second language or place of study, and described those questions as irrelevant and potentially discriminatory. It also confirmed that no staff are non-citizens. No exemptions under s 47F, s 47C or s 47G are recorded in the text.