Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

Determination of Non-warlike Service

(OPERATION SPITFIRE)

I, Bruce Scott, Minister for Veterans' Affairs for and on behalf of the Minister for Defence, determine that service rendered as a member of the ADF assigned for service during any period 6 September 1999 to 19 September 1999 with OPERATION SPITFIRE in the area of operations specified below is non-warlike service for the purposes of section 5C(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act),

•      The area of operations comprises East Timor and the territorial sea of Indonesia adjacent to East Timor.

Dated    2nd  November      1999

BRUCE SCOTT

Minister for Veterans' Affairs for and on

behalf of the Minister for Defence