Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

Determination of Non-warlike Service

OPERATION QUICKSTEP

I, Bruce Billson, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs:

1. determine that:

(i).            the specified area comprises Fiji and its land, internal waters, archipelagic waters, territorial sea and superjacent airspace and the exclusive economic zone of Fiji; and

(ii).           service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force assigned for service with the Australian Defence Force mission in Fiji on Operation QUICKSTEP during the period 31 October 2006 to 22 December 2006 in the specified area is non-warlike service for the purposes of the definition of “non-warlike service” in subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

b.                      this Determination is taken to have commenced on 11 September 2007.

Dated   22   November           2007

       Signed Bruce Billson

                 BRUCE BILLSON         

             Minister for Veterans’ Affairs