Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service) Determination 2019
I, Darren Chester, Minister for Veterans and Defence Personnel, make the following determination under subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.
Dated 15/8/2019
Darren Chester
Minister for Veterans and Defence Personnel
Contents
1 Name...............................................3
2 Commencement.........................................3
3 Authority.............................................3
4 Schedules.............................................3
Schedule 1-Warlike service
1 Warlike service.........................................4
Schedule 2—Repeals 9
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service - Vietnam
(Southern Zone) (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2006L02932) 9
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service -
OPERATION JURAL (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2007L04375) 9
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service -
OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2007L04377) 9
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike and Non-warlike Service OPERATION BOLTON (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2007L04378) 9
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike and Non-warlike
Service - OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH (Federal Register of Legislation
No. F2007L04379) 9
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service -
OPERATION TAMAR (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2006L01121) 9
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service -
OPERATION NORTHERN WATCH (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2007L04376) 9
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service -
OPERATION FABER (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2006B00958) 9
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike service - OPERATION
WARDEN (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2006B00578) 9
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service - OPERATION
STABILISE (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2006B00961) 9
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike service -
OPERATION TANAGER (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2006B00577) 9
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service - OPERATION
HUSKY (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2007L00986) 9
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation ENDURING FREEDOM:
Afghanistan) Determination 2014 (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2014L00153) 9
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service -
OPERATION SLIPPER (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2010L00176) 9
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation Slipper) Determination 2014
(Federal Register of Legislation No. F2014L00574) 9
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation ARIKI) Determination 2014
(Federal Register of Legislation No. F2014L00148) 9
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service - OPERATION
CITADEL (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2006B00579) 9
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service - OPERATION
FALCONER (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2006B00960) 10
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service - OPERATION
PALATE (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2005L03487) 10
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service - OPERATION
CATALYST (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2010L00699) 10
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation ATHENA) Determination 2014
(Federal Register of Legislation No.F2014L00150) 10
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—International Security Assistance Force)
Determination 2014 (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2014L00151) 10
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation HERRICK) Determination 2014
(Federal Register of Legislation No. F2014L00149) 10
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service - OPERATION
PALATE II (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2005L04107) 10
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service — Operation Paladin) Determination 2011
(Federal Register of Legislation No. F2011L00513) 10
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service -
OPERATION RIVERBANK (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2009L02442) 10
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service -
OPERATION KRUGER (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2009L00722) 10
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service - NATO no-fly-zone and maritime enforcement
operation against Libya) Determination 2012
(Federal Register of Legislation No. F2012L00343) 10
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation Okra) Determination 2016
(Federal Register of Legislation No. F2016L00991) 10
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation HIGHROAD) Determination 2014
(Federal Register of Legislation No. F2014L01432) 10
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation Augury) Determination 2017
(Federal Register of Legislation No. F2017L01413) 10
This instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service) Determination 2019.
This instrument commences the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation.
This instrument is made under the definition of warlike service in subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.
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.
In this instrument:
Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.
NATO means the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Schedule 1 specifies service with the Defence Force that is warlike service for the purposes of the Act.
Schedule 1—Warlike service
For the purposes of the definition of warlike service in subsection 5C(1) of the Act, service in the Defence Force 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 | Vietnam |
| Vietnam (Southern Zone) | 12 January 1973 – 29 April 1975 |
2 | Jural | Defence Force contribution to the Coalition Force operation to patrol the Iraq No-Fly-Zones. | Iraq | 30 June 1991 – |
3 | Provide Comfort | Defence Force contribution to the Coalition Force operation to patrol the Iraq No-Fly-Zones | Iraq | 11 August 1991 – 15 December 1996 |
4 | Bolton | Defence Force contribution to the Coalition Force operation to control the Iraq No-Fly-Zones | Iraq | 31 August 1992 – 12 January 2003 |
5 | Southern Watch | Defence Force contribution to the Coalition Force operation to patrol the Iraq No-Fly-Zones | Iraq | 31 August 1992 – 12 January 2003 |
6 | Tamar | Defence Force contribution to the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda | Rwanda and the areas in Uganda, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Burundi and Tanzania that are not more than 50 kilometres from the border with Rwanda. | 25 July 1994 – |
7 | Northern Watch | Defence Force contribution to the Coalition Force operation to patrol the Iraq No-Fly-Zones | Iraq | 1 January 1997 – 12 January 2003 |
8 | Faber | Defence Force contribution to the United Nations Advance Mission in | East Timor and the sea area that on | 16 September 1999 – |
Warlike service | ||||
Item | Name of operation | Nature of operation | Area of operation | Period |
9 | Stabilise | Defence Force contribution to the International Force in East Timor | East Timor and the sea area that on | 16 September 1999 – |
10 | Warden | Defence Force contribution to the International Force in East Timor | East Timor and the sea area that on | 16 September 1999 – 10 April 2000 |
11 | Tanager | Defence Force contribution to the United Nations Transitional Authority in East Timor | East Timor and the territorial sea of East Timor. | 20 February 2000 – 19 May 2002 |
12 | Husky | Defence Force contribution to the International Military Advisory and Training Team in Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | 15 January 2001 – 28 February 2003 |
13 | Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan | US Global War on Terror | Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace | 7 October 2001 – 31 December 2014 |
14 | Slipper | Defence Force contribution to the International Coalition against Terrorism | (a) The area bounded by the following coordinates 48o 00'N 81o00'E 48o 00'N 35o00'E 12o 00'N 35o00'E 12o 00'N 81o00'E (b) The Diego Garcia land mass and territorial waters and the superjacent airspace out to 250nm radius (from Reference Point 07 18.6S 072 24.6E) | 11 October 2001 – 30 July 2009 |
14A | Slipper | Defence Force contribution to the International Coalition against Terrorism | The area bounded by the following geographical coordinates: (a) 39°00N 78°00E; (b) 39°00N 32°00E; (c) 05°00S 32°00E; (d) 05°00S 78°00E | 31 July 2009 – 19 February 2012 |
Warlike service | ||||
Item | Name of operation | Nature of operation | Area of operation | Period |
14B | Slipper | Defence Force contribution to the International Coalition against Terrorism. | The area bounded by the following geographical coordinates: (a) 39°00N 32°00E; (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°00N 38°00E; (h) 17°00N 32°00E | 20 February 2012 – 30 June 2014 |
14C | Slipper | Defence Force contribution to the International Coalition against Terrorism. | The area bounded by the land mass and superjacent airspace of Afghanistan | 1 July 2014 – 31 December 2014 |
15 | Ariki | New Zealand contribution to Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan and the International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan. | Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace | 1 December 2001 – 31 December 2014 |
16 | Citadel | Defence Force contribution to the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor. | East Timor and the territorial sea of East Timor | 20 May 2002 – 17 August 2003 |
17 | Falconer | Defence Force contribution in support of the US-led coalition operations to assist with the rehabilitation of Iraq and remove the threat posed to global security by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction capability. | The area bounded by the following geographical coordinates: (a) 38°00N 68°00E (b) 38°00N 32°00E (c) 10°00N 32°00E (d) 10°00N 68°00E | 18 March 2003 – 22 July 2003 |
18 | Palate | Defence Force contribution to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. | Afghanistan | 18 April 2003 – 5 July 2004 |
Warlike service | ||||
Item | Name of operation | Nature of operation | Area of operation | Period |
19 | Catalyst | Defence Force contribution in support of the US-led coalition operations in Iraq in order to support the Australian whole-of-government effort to assist with the rehabilitation of Iraq and 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°00N) the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. | 16 July 2003 – |
20 | Athena | Canadian contribution to the International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan. | Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace | 17 July 2003 – 31 December 2014 |
21 | International Security Assistance Force | NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan. | Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace | 11 August 2003 – 31 December 2014 |
22 | Herrick | United Kingdom contribution to the International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan. | Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace | 1 September 2004 – 31 December 2014 |
23 | Palate II | Defence Force support to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan | Afghanistan's land territory, internal waters and superjacent airspace | 27 June 2005 – |
24 | Paladin | Defence Force contribution to the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization. | Southern Lebanon bounded by 33 12 12 10 20 19 25 on the Litani River, then along the Litani River to 33 25 37 33 22 49 on the Syria-Lebanon border, then south to the junction of the Syria-Lebanon-Israel border, then east along the Lebanon-Israel border to the coast, then north along the coast to 33 12 12 | 12 July 2006 – |
Warlike service | ||||
Item | Name of operation | Nature of operation | Area of operation | Period |
25 | Riverbank | Defence Force support to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq. | Iraq | 21 July 2008 – 14 December 2013 |
26 | Kruger | Defence Force contribution to the provision of security to the Australian Embassy in Iraq. | Iraq | 1 January 2009 – |
27 |
| Defence Force contribution to the NATO no-fly zone and maritime enforcement operation against Libya. | Libya and its territorial waters and superjacent airspace | 31 March 2011 – 31 October 2011 |
28 | Okra | Defence Force contribution to the Iraq crisis. | The land area, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of Iraq | 9 August 2014 – 8 September 2015 |
28A | Okra | Defence Force contribution to the Iraq and Syria crisis. | The land area, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of Iraq and Syria | On and after 9 September 2015 |
29 | Highroad | Defence Force contribution to the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan. | Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace | On and after |
30 | Augury | Supporting the Defence Force’s understanding of Islamist terrorist threats to Australia and the region. | Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace | On and after 28 April 2016 |
31 | Steadfast | Defence Force contribution to the NATO Mission in Iraq | The land area, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of Iraq | On and after 10 September 2018 |
Repeal the following instruments:
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service - Vietnam
(Southern Zone) (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2006L02932)
Veterans’Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service -
OPERATION JURAL (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2007L04375)
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service -
OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2007L04377)
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike and Non-warlike Service
OPERATION BOLTON (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2007L04378)
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike and Non-warlike Service -
OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2007L04379)
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service - OPERATION TAMAR
(Federal Register of Legislation No. F2006L01121)
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service -
OPERATION NORTHERN WATCH (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2007L04376)
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service -
OPERATION FABER (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2006B00958)
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike service -
OPERATION WARDEN (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2006B00578)
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service -
OPERATION STABILISE (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2006B00961)
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike service
OPERATION TANAGER (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2006B00577)
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service
OPERATION HUSKY (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2007L00986)
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation ENDURING FREEDOM: Afghanistan)
Determination 2014 (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2014L00153)
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service
OPERATION SLIPPER (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2010L00176)
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation Slipper) Determination 2014
(Federal Register of Legislation No. F2014L00574)
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation ARIKI) Determination 2014
(Federal Register of Legislation No. F2014L00148)
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service
OPERATION CITADEL (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2006B00579)
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service -
OPERATION FALCONER (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2006B00960)
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service -
OPERATION PALATE (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2005L03487)
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service -
OPERATION CATALYST (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2010L00699)
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation ATHENA) Determination 2014
(Federal Register of Legislation No.F2014L00150)
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—International Security Assistance Force)
Determination 2014 (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2014L00151)
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation HERRICK) Determination 2014
(Federal Register of Legislation No. F2014L00149)
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service -
OPERATION PALATE II (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2005L04107)
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service — Operation Paladin) Determination 2011
(Federal Register of Legislation No. F2011L00513)
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service -
OPERATION RIVERBANK (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2009L02442)
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service -
OPERATION KRUGER (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2009L00722)
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service - NATO no-fly-zone and maritime enforcement
operation against Libya) Determination 2012 (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2012L00343)
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation Okra) Determination 2016
(Federal Register of Legislation No. F2016L00991)
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation HIGHROAD) Determination 2014
(Federal Register of Legislation No. F2014L01432)
Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation Augury) Determination 2017
(Federal Register of Legislation No. F2017L01413)
