Bernadette Boss as New ADF Suicide Prevention Commissioner

Roger Benedict, the conductor and director conducts as musicians form human wall on a cliff near Macquarie Lighthouse representing standing in the way of suicide to raise awareness for the upcoming Concert For Life on August 21, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images

The federal government has named Bernadette Boss as the new interim National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention.

Since 2012 Boss has served as a magistrate and coroner of the Australian Capital Territory Magistrates Court and also served in various command and staff roles in the Australian Defence Force where she was awarded a Conspicuous Service Cross.