to move:

That the House:

(1)

acknowledges that:

(a)

it is now 43 years since the HMAS Voyager and HMAS Melbourne disaster;

(b)

Australian defence force personnel who served on the HMAS Voyager and HMAS Melbourne have suffered ongoing psychological stress and trauma as a result of their experiences;

(c)

many survivors from HMAS Voyager and HMAS Melbourne have sought compensation for psychological stress and trauma that has manifested itself in later life;

(d)

the delays in settling these cases is causing further stress to survivors of the HMAS Voyager and HMAS Melbourne disaster; and

(e)

in some cases, the delays in settling the case have led to the cases being heard after the survivor of the HMAS Voyager and HMAS Melbourne collision has died; and

(2)

calls on the Government to do everything within its power to expedite the legal proceedings of the survivors of the HMAS Voyager and HMAS Melbourne.