Welcome to the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Scheme (MRCS) website.

The MRCS provides rehabilitation, treatment and compensation for ADF members who suffer mental or physical injury or contract a disease as a result of service on or after 1 July 2004. It also provides compensation to their eligible dependants if their death is related to service on or after 1 July 2004, if they were entitled to maximum permanent impairment compensation, or, had been eligible for a Special Rate Disability Pension.

The MRCS has a focus on providing rehabilitation services to help injured or sick personnel make as full a recovery as possible and, if possible, return to their normal duties. The MRCS also increases the amount of compensation available in the event of severe service-related injury, disease or death.

The MRCS is administered by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, who can provide members and their families with information about their rehabilitation and compensation options. However, serving Permanent Force members or Reserve members on continuous full-time service, will have some entitlements, such as rehabilitation and ongoing medical treatment, provided by the ADF.