Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Warlike Service) Determination 2014 (No. 4)

I, Stuart Robert, Assistant Minister for Defence, make the following determination.

Dated 22 October 2014

Stuart Robert

Assistant Minister for Defence

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedules

5 Definitions

6 Warlike service

Schedule 1—Warlike Service

1 Warlike service

Schedule 2—Repeals

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Warlike Service) Determination 2014 (No. 3)

1  Name

  This is the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Warlike Service) Determination 2014 (No. 4).

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under paragraph 6(1)(a) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

5  Definitions

  In this instrument:

Act means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.

ADF means the Australian Defence Force.

NATO means the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

6  Warlike service

  Schedule 1 specifies service that is warlike service for the purposes of the Act.

Schedule 1Warlike Service

Note: See section 6.

 

 

1  Warlike service

  For paragraph 6(1)(a) of the Act, service in an operation mentioned in an item of the following table is warlike service for the purposes of the Act if the service:

 (a) is in an area of operation mentioned in the item; and

 (b) occurs during a period mentioned in the item.

 

Warlike service

Item

Name of operation

Nature of operation

Area of operation

Period

1

Enduring Freedom—Afghanistan

US Global War on Terror

Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace

On and after 7 October 2001

2

Slipper

ADF contribution to the International Coalition against Terrorism

The area bounded by the following geographical coordinates:

(a) 48°00′N 81°00′E;

(b) 48°00N 35°00E;

(c) 12°00N 35°00E;

(d) 12°00N 81°00E

11 October 2001—30 July 2009

3

Ariki

New Zealand contribution to Operation Enduring Freedom—Afghanistan and the International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan

Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace

On and after 1 December 2001

4

Palate

ADF support to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

Afghanistan

18 April 2003—5 July 2004

5

Catalyst

ADF contribution in support of the USled coalition operations in Iraq in order to support the Australian wholeofgovernment effort to assist with the rehabilitation of Iraq and to remove the threat posed to global security by Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction capability

The total land areas, territorial waters, internal waterways and superjacent airspace boundaries of Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia (north of latitude 23°00′N), the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz

16 July 2003—31 July 2009

6

Athena

Canadian contribution to the International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan

Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace

On and after 17 July 2003

7

International Security Assistance Force

NATOled security mission in Afghanistan

Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace

On and after 11 August 2003

8

Herrick

United Kingdom contribution to the International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan

Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace

On and after 1 September 2004

9

Palate II

ADF support to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

Afghanistan

On and after 27 June 2005

10

Paladin

ADF contribution to the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization

Southern Lebanon bounded by

33°12′N 35°12′E, 33°10′N 35°20′E, 33°19′N 35°25′E, on the Litani River, then along the Litani River to 33°25′N 35°37′E, 33°22′N 35°49′E, on the SyriaLebanon border, then south to the junction of the SyriaLebanonIsrael border, then east along the LebanonIsrael border to the coast, then north along the coast to 33°12′N 35°12′E

12 July 2006—14 August 2006

11

Riverbank

ADF support to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq

Iraq

On and after 21 July 2008

12

Kruger

ADF contribution to the provision of security to the Australian Embassy in Iraq

Iraq

On and after 1 January 2009

13

Slipper

ADF contribution to the International Coalition against Terrorism

The area bounded by the following geographical coordinates:

(a) 39°00′N 78°00′E;

(b) 39°00N 32°00E;

(c) 05°00S 32°00E;

(d) 05°00S 78°00E

31 July 2009—19 February 2012

14

 

ADF contribution to the NATO nofly zone and maritime enforcement operation against Libya

Libya and its territorial waters and superjacent airspace

31 March 2011—31 October 2011

15

Slipper

ADF contribution to the International Coalition against Terrorism

The area bounded by the following geographical coordinates:

(a) 39°00′N 32°00′E;

(b) 39°00N 78°00E;

(c) 23°00N 78°00E;

(d) 23°00N 68°00E;

(e) 11°00S 68°00E;

(f) 11°00S 38°00E;

(g) 17°00′N 38°00E;

(h) 17°00′N 32°00E

20 February 2012—30 June 2014

16

Slipper

ADF contribution to the International Coalition against Terrorism

Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace

On and after 1 July 2014

17

Okra

ADF contribution to the Iraq crisis

The land area, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of Iraq

On and after 9 August 2014

18

Highroad

ADF contribution to the NATOled Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan

Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace

On and after 1 January 2015

 

Schedule 2Repeals

 

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Warlike Service) Determination 2014 (No. 3)

1  The whole of the determination

Repeal the determination.