{"id":"F2007L00982","name":"Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990 - Declaration of Warlike Service - OPERATION HUSKY (22/03/2007)","slug":"defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-husky-22-03-20","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":64875,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L00982-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance)","sectionType":"part","heading":"Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance)","content":"![](image.001.png)  \n\n# Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance)\n\n# Act 1990\n\nDeclaration of Warlike Service\n\nOPERATION HUSKY\n\nI, Bruce Billson, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, for the Minister for Defence:\n\n1.  declare that:\n\n(i) the area of operations comprises Sierra Leone; and\n\n(ii) service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force allotted for duty on Operation HUSKY during the period 15 January 2001 to 28 February 2003 in the area of operations is warlike service for the purposes of the definition of “warlike service” in section 3C of the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990.\n\nb. this Declaration commences on the day after it is registered.\n\nDated 22 March 2007\n\nBruce Billson\n\nBRUCE BILLSON\n\nMinister for Veterans’ Affairs\n\nfor the Minister for Defence","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Act 1990","sectionType":"part","heading":"Act 1990","content":"# Act 1990\n\nDeclaration of Warlike Service\n\nOPERATION HUSKY\n\nI, Bruce Billson, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, for the Minister for Defence:\n\n1.  declare that:\n\n(i) the area of operations comprises Sierra Leone; and\n\n(ii) service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force allotted for duty on Operation HUSKY during the period 15 January 2001 to 28 February 2003 in the area of operations is warlike service for the purposes of the definition of “warlike service” in section 3C of the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990.\n\nb. this Declaration commences on the day after it is registered.\n\nDated 22 March 2007\n\nBruce Billson\n\nBRUCE BILLSON\n\nMinister for Veterans’ Affairs\n\nfor the Minister for Defence","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1552},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration operates strictly within the intended scope of the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990, which explicitly provides for ministerial declarations of warlike service to determine eligibility for benefits. It does not expand beyond the Act's original purpose of identifying qualifying service for home loan assistance."},"complexity_factors":["Single operational declaration with no internal definitions","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond a single citation to section 3C of the parent Act","No interpretive provisions or defined terms","Extremely short operative text (under 150 words)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\nThis declaration officially recognises that Australian Defence Force (ADF) members who served in **Operation Husky** in Sierra Leone between 15 January 2001 and 28 February 2003 were engaged in **\"warlike service\"**.\n\n**Why this matters:**\nUnder the *Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990*, only service classified as \"warlike\" (as opposed to peacetime or non-warlike service) qualifies members for special home loan benefits, including subsidies and assistance schemes to help buy a home.\n\n**Who is affected:**\n- ADF members who were officially allotted (assigned) to Operation Husky\n- Who served in Sierra Leone during the specified two-year period\n\n**The practical effect:**\nEligible veterans can access the Home Loans Assistance Scheme, which helps with interest payments on home loans. This declaration was made in 2007 but applies retroactively to cover service rendered during 2001–2003."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-husky-22-03-20","history":"/api/acts/defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-husky-22-03-20/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-husky-22-03-20/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-husky-22-03-20/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-husky-22-03-20/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-husky-22-03-20/documents"}}